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  • Tension in Rajasthan's Bhilwara after 20-yr-old stabbed to death; mobile internet suspended

    May 11, 2022

    Jaipur, May 11 (PTI) A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by two persons from a minority community in Rajasthan's Bhilwara city, prompting authorities to suspend mobile internet services as a measure to maintain law and order. Right-wing groups called on traders to keep their shops shut as protest against the late Tuesday night incident.

  • Fresh heatwave spell in Delhi from Friday

    May 11, 2022

    New Delhi, May 11 (PTI) The maximum temperature in Delhi is likely to hover around the 40-degree mark on Wednesday and start increasing thereafter as moisture-carrying easterly winds make way for hot and dry westerlies. The minimum temperature settled at 28 degrees Celsius, three notches more than normal.

  • DGP Dilbag Singh reviews preparedness of Shri Amarnath Yatra

    May 04, 2022

    Srinagar, May 4, 2022: Director General of Police J&K Shri Dilbag Singh chaired a meeting of senior Police officers here at PHQ and reviewed the functioning of PHQ and other wings of J&K Police. Preparedness of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY) was also reviewed during the meeting. Spl. DG Crime J&K Shri A.K Choudhary, ADGsP Shri SJM Gillani, Shri M. K.

  • Revised Education Scheme approved for Handicrafts-Handlooms sector

    May 03, 2022

    JAMMU, MAY 03: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, revised the education scheme for children of weavers/artisans of Handicrafts and Handloom departments. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting.

  • Nitishwar Kumar Visits Baltal, takes stock of Shri Amarnathji Yatra arrangements

    May 02, 2022

    GANDERBAL, MAY 02: Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Sh. Nitishwar Kumar conducted an extensive tour of Baltal and took on-spot assessment of the facilities being upgraded for the convenience of pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2022. During the visit, the Principal Secretary to Lt Governor, who is also the CEO of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, along with Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Sh. Pandurang K.

  • RPF anti-human trafficking unit rescues 10 minors, 4 women

    Apr 29, 2022

    Jamshedpur, Apr 29 (PTI) Ten minors and four women allegedly being trafficked to a southern state were rescued by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of Railway Protection Force at Chakradharpur in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, an RPF Officer said on Friday.

  • J-K emerging as top destination for foreign, domestic investments

    Apr 26, 2022

    SRINAGAR, APRIL 26: Jammu and Kashmir is set to become the top investment destination in the country as it races up to various infrastructure projects and is reaching out to foreign and domestic investors through several forums and industrial summits.

  • Are women gamers gaining ground in the gaming community?

    Apr 23, 2022

    The stereotype about sports bettors, gamers and players of online lottery in India all mostly being men is not only outdated, but very much wrong. Research and stats suggest that it’s not just a case of female interest in these forms of online gaming growing faster than it is for men.

  • 6 workers killed in fire in chemical factory in AP

    Apr 14, 2022

    Amaravati, Apr 14 (PTI): At least six workers were charred to death and 12 others grievously injured when a reactor in a chemical factory at Akkireddigudem village in the new Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh, blew up and caused a fire in the wee hours of Thursday. Eluru district Collector V Prasanna Venkatesh, who visited the accident spot, ordered immediate shutdown of the Porus Laboratories unit pending a detailed investigation.

  • J-K Bank loan case: Chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Shaikh, 18 others booked

    Mar 18, 2022

    New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) The CBI has booked former J&K Bank chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Shaikh and 18 others for a Rs 800 crore loss to the bank caused due loans to REI Agro, which were issued in violation of guidelines, without tangible security and on fake documents, officials said.

  • 7 killed as fire breaks out in shanties in northeast Delhi: Officials

    Mar 12, 2022

    New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) Seven people were killed after a fire broke out in shanties in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. A senior official of the Delhi Fire Services said information regarding the blaze near pillar number 12 of Gokulpuri village was received at 1.03 am. Thirteen fire-tenders were rushed to the spot, he said, adding that the blaze was finally brought under control around 4 am.

  • SMDA organizes Heritage Walk at Manwal Temples

    Mar 04, 2022

    JAMMU, March 04: Surinsar Mansar Development Authority in collaboration with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University today organised a Heritage Walk to Manwal, the ancient capital of Dogra region. Held under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the heritage walk at historic Babore temples at Manwal witnessed an enthusiastic gathering of historians, academicians, artists and students.

  • NCP slams Fadnavis after asks if MVA govt is 'dedicated' to Dawood Ibrahim

    Mar 03, 2022

    Mumbai, Mar 3 (PTI) NCP chief spokesman Mahesh Tapase on Thursday condemned a statement BJP Devendra Fadanvis, wherein he sought to know if the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state was "dedicated" to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, and claimed it was a "direct insult to 11 crore citizens of Maharashtra".

  • TN BJP chief alleges impersonation, says Union Minister's vote already cast

    Feb 19, 2022

    Chennai, Feb 19 (PTI) Tamil Nadu BJP unit president K Annamalai on Saturday alleged impersonation saying some one else had already cast the vote of Union Minister of State L Murugan in the urban local body polls. Making these allegations, Annamalai tweeted, "The level to which official machinery is misused is too obvious today. @arivalayam party members distributing cash right outside polling centre in Coimbatore & across TN.

  • Bihar begins process to make deities owner of temple land instead of priests

    Feb 18, 2022

    Patna, Feb 18 (PTI) The Bihar government has begun the process to make deities owners of the temple land instead of priests, Law Minister Pramod Kumar said on Friday. The Law Department will soon issue a circular, removing the names of priests from the revenue records to protect the properties from unauthorised claims, Kumar told PTI on the decision that is likely to have widespread socio-political ramifications in the state.

  • Lata Mangeshkar's voice filled lives of every generation: HM Shah

    Feb 06, 2022

    New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday condoled the passing away of singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, and said her mesmerising voice filled the lives of every generation not only in India but across the globe. Mangeshkar passed away on Sunday at a hospital in Mumbai.

  • Remote village Saddal gets power supply first time in 73 years of Independence

    Feb 04, 2022

    UDHAMPUR, FEBRUARY-03:- A historic feat was achieved under the Power Sector in District Udhampur as the village Saddal of Block Panchari received electricity supply for the first time in 73 years of Independence. The electrification work of the village was started after the PRIs and local people of the village projected their grievance before Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur Indu Kanwal Chib during a Public outreach programme held at Panchari.

  • MP forest dept wants to allow killing of nilgai, wild boars which damage crops

    Jan 30, 2022

    Bhopal, Jan 30 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh forest department has sent a draft to the state government to allow the killing of 'nilgai' and wild boars which damage crops of farmers, an official said on Sunday. Following strict rules issued in 2000 and 2003 pertaining to the hunting of blue bulls and boars, respectively, no animal was killed, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) Alok Kumar told PTI.

  • Bank loan fraud: ED attaches assets of Telangana firm

    Jan 27, 2022

    New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Assets worth Rs 43.25 crore of a Hyderabad-based firm have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in connection with an alleged bank loan fraud case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Thursday. A provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been issued by the agency attaching 15 land properties located in Telangana, in the case against Sheetal Refineries Ltd.

  • Jammu-Srinagar NH closed; helicopter service to Vaishno Devi suspended amid snowfall

    Jan 23, 2022

    Banihal/Jammu, Jan 23 (PTI) Traffic on the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was suspended on Sunday following landslides triggered by heavy rains and snowfall, officials said. Over 100 trucks are stranded between Chanderkote and Ramsu and efforts by the road clearance agencies are on to make the road trafficable.

  • Winter Olympics bound Mohammad Arif Khan included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme

    Jan 12, 2022

    SRINAGAR, JANUARY 12: The Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has approved the inclusion of Alpine Skiing athlete Mohammad Arif Khan in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Core group, until the Winter Olympics, scheduled to be held in Beijing, China next month. Khan will take part in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events of Winter Olympics. He has also been approved an amount of Rs 17.

  • PMLA matter: SC to hear batch of petitions on Jan 25

    Jan 10, 2022

    New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear on January 25 the arguments on a batch of petitions which have raised issue concerning interpretation of certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

  • Centre grants VIP security cover to Punjab MLA who recently joined BJP

    Jan 08, 2022

    New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) The Union government has provided the Y+ category VIP security cover to Punjab MLA Fatehjang Singh Bajwa who recently joined the BJP, according to official sources. The 63-year-old is a legislator from the Qadian assembly seat of the state and switched over the BJP from the Congress on December 28. He is the younger brother of Congress Rajya Sabha member Partap Singh Bajwa.

  • Bill likely on increasing legal marriage age of women from 18 to 21 years: Sources

    Dec 16, 2021

    New Delhi, Dec 16: The government has decided to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday had cleared a proposal to bring in uniformity in the marriageable age of men and women, sources said on Thursday. The government is likely to bring a bill in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament to amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, they said.

  • Attack on police bus was planned: IGP Kashmir

    Dec 14, 2021

    Srinagar, Dec 14 (PTI) The attack on a police bus here that claimed the lives of three cops was pre-planned as the armed police team was returning to camp at same time it usually did after performing routine duties, a senior police official said on Tuesday. Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar was speaking to reporters at the wreath-laying ceremony for one of the slain policemen.

  • MP woman thrashes husband's alleged girlfriend in gym, video goes viral, cases filed

    Oct 18, 2021

    Bhopal, Oct 18 (PTI) Cross complaints were registered with Bhopal police in Madhya Pradesh after a woman hit another woman in a gym suspecting that the latter was having an affair with her husband, the video of the incident going viral on social media, an official said on Monday. The incident took place on October 15 in the capital's Koh-e-Fiza area and the cases were filed on Sunday after the video went viral, he added.

  • SC dismisses plea seeking cancellation of NEET undergraduate exam

    Oct 04, 2021

    New Delhi, Oct 4: The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, undergraduate, (NEET UG) held on September 12, 2021 on the ground that the examination was not conducted in a fair and transparent manner. The apex court dismissed the plea saying that cancellation of the exam cannot be at the cost of lakhs of students.

  • India records 42,766 new COVID-19 cases, 308 fresh fatalities

    Sep 05, 2021

    New Delhi, Sep 5 : With 42,766 people testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection in day, India's infection tally rose to 3,29,88,673, while active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day, the Union health ministry said on Sunday. The COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 4,40,533, with 308 new fatalities, according to the ministry data updated at 8 am on Sunday.

  • Maha: PM Modi's bust removed from temple built for him by BJP worker

    Aug 19, 2021

    Pune, Aug 19: Days after a BJP worker constructed a temple for Narendra Modi in Pune, the bust of the prime minister has been removed from it. Mayur Munde, who built the temple, could not be reached for comments on what prompted him to remove the bust. Meanwhile, some NCP workers on Thursday staged a mock protest outside the temple in the Aundh area here in Maharashtra.

  • PAGD leaders will attend meeting called by PM: Farooq Abdullah

    Jun 22, 2021

    Srinagar, Jun 22: The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will attend the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday, said alliance chairperson Farooq Abdullah. The announcement came after PAGD leaders met at Abdullah's Gupkar Road residence here on Tuesday to discuss the Centre's invitation to leaders from Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Thousands queue up outside liquor vends in Delhi after lockdown announcement

    Apr 19, 2021

    New Delhi, Apr 19: Long, serpentine queues were seen outside liquor shops in Delhi soon after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's announcement of a six-day lockdown on Monday, with tipplers braving the sun for hours and occasionally breaking into heated arguments. Many lost patience as the mercury climbed and some even tried to jump queues, leading to minor disagreements and altercations at some places.

  • COVID-19: India logs 2,73,810 fresh cases in single day

    Apr 19, 2021

    New Delhi, Apr 19: India's total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed 1.50 crore with a record single-day rise of 2,73,810 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases surpassed the 19-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total tally of COVID-19 cases mounted to 1,50,61,919 and the death toll increased to 1,78,769 with a record 1,619 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

  • Delhi sees highest daily surge of 19,486 COVID-19 cases, record 141 deaths

    Apr 17, 2021

    New Delhi, Apr 16: Delhi Friday recorded the biggest single-day jump of 19,486 fresh COVID-19 cases and 141 deaths due to the disease, according to data shared by the health department. On November 18 last year, the city had recorded 131 COVID-19 deaths, which was the highest single-day fatality count in Delhi till April 15 since the start of the pandemic.

  • Anil Deshmukh accidental home minister, says Sanjay Raut

    Mar 28, 2021

    Mumbai, Mar 28: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut Sunday called Anil Deshmukh an accidental home minister, claiming he got the post after senior NCP leaders like Jayant Patil and Dilip Walse-Patil refused the responsibility.

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