New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) accused CBI Director Alok Verma, who was divested of his charge on Wednesday, of non-cooperation in producing records and files sought by it on allegations against him and that his “wilful obstruction in the functioning of the Commission is established.” In its eight-page order issued on Tuesday, the CVC […]
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday raised the supervisory visiting charges for ASHA facilitators from Rs 250 to Rs 300, a move that will lead to a cumulative increase of Rs 1,000 per month. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the increase in supervisory visit […]
Kanpur: A theft of Rs 140 crore worth of gold and jewels has been reported to a Kanpur police station by a Uttar Pradesh jeweller, police said on Wednesday. The complaint was registered by a jeweller who has a shop on Birhana Road. The shop was closed down five years back following a dispute between […]
Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in the outskirts of Srinagar city, police said. Security forces early in the day started searches for hiding militants in Sathu area of Nowgam in Jammu and Kashmir after receiving specific input about their presence. “As the cordon was tightened, they […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that only green firecrackers with reduced emission and decibel levels will be permitted during all religious festivals. On Diwali firecrackers could be burst between 8 pm and 10 pm. A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan banned the bursting of firecrackers not conforming to […]
New Delhi: A total of 400 petrol pumps, many with CNG dispensing units, began a day-long strike on Monday in protest against Delhi government’s refusal to reduce VAT on fuels. The Delhi Petrol Dealers Association (DPDA) said the Delhi government’s inaction was hampering their business as the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were […]
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra): At least eight passengers were killed when a private bus in which they were travelling rammed into a stationery truck on the Pune-Aurangabad highway, on Monday, an official said. According to Ahmednagar Police Control official Riyad Inamdar, the incident occurred at around 5.20 a.m. when the bus was speeding from Aurangabad to Pune. […]
New Delhi: In a lengthy speech invoking valour and recalling the contribution of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) in the freedom movement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that his government was committed to taking “big and bold” decisions and that the Indian Army was being modernised as per the dreams of […]
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its first list of candidates for the Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assembly elections after long deliberations at a central election committee (CEC) meeting of the party. The party announced names of 77 candidates for Chhattisgarh, 38 for Telangana and 13 for Mizoram. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister […]
Jammu/Srinagar: As a hassle-free counting of votes in the Jammu and Kashmir civic elections ended on Saturday, the BJP emerged winner in the Jammu Municipal Corporation, while majority of seats in Srinagar Municipal Corporation went to Independent candidates. Thanks to the presence of security forces in large numbers around the counting centres, the counting process […]
Amritsar: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said on Saturday the Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner will conduct an inquiry within four weeks into the Amritsar train tragedy in which 59 people were crushed by a speeding train. The Chief minister also said that nine of those killed were yet to be identified, while 57 other Dussehra […]
Amritsar: The Punjab and Railway Police on Saturday questioned the driver of a train that crushed at least 60 people to death here while they were watching the burning of a Ravana effigy from a railway track. Punjab Police officials said that the DMU (diesel multiple unit) driver had been detained at the Ludhiana railway […]
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended the celebratory burning of Ravan’s effigy on the occasion of ‘Vijaya Dashmi’ at the Ramlila Maidan here. Union Minister Harsh Vardhan and Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief and MP Manoj Tiwari also shared the statge. Popularly known as ‘Ravan Dahan’, the […]
Sabarimala/Thiruvananthapuram: The custodian of the Sabarimala temple, Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), has decided to submit a detailed report about the happenings in and around the temple both to the Supreme Court and the Kerala High Court. A. Padmakumar, TDB president, said in the state capital that the board would soon approach their legal counsel for […]
Srinagar: Seven soldiers were injured when militants triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Friday. The explosion took place when an armoured Army vehicle was passing through the Tahab area at around 9.30 p.m., on Thursday. “The IED explosion was followed by firing by the militants. Troops […]
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