Chandigarh, 30/12: Farmers blocked roads at many places across the state on Monday as part of their Punjab bandh call, hamstringing the commuter traffic. A call for a shutdown was given last week by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha over the Centre not accepting the demands of protesting farmers. The bandh will…
Washington, 30/12: Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as US president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt and later received the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, the Carter Center said. He…
Cairo, 29/12: One tourist was killed and another was injured in a shark attack in Egypt’s Marsa Alam resort, the environment ministry said in a statement on Sunday without giving the nationalities of those involved. There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare. The ministry said the attack occurred…
Beijing, 29/12: China on Sunday unveiled an updated model of its high-speed bullet train which its manufacturer claims reached speeds of 450 kmph during the test runs, making it the world’s fastest high-speed train. According to the China State Railway Group Co (China Railway), the new model, known as the CR450 prototype, will further shorten…
Cuttack, 29/12: In a major development, Bobby Das Tenders His Resignation As OCA President Bobby Das had assumed charge as OCA President on 28th October, 2022 His 3-year tenure would have come to an end in October 2025 OCA Vice President Pankaj Mohanty To Act As OCA President Till Elections Will Be Completed Within 45…
Bhopa, 29/12: A 10-year-old boy, who fell into a 140-feet borewell in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district, lost the battle for life despite hectic efforts by multiple agencies for 16 hours to save him, officials said on Sunday. The boy, Sumit Meena, slipped into the open shaft of the borewell at around 5 pm on Saturday…
Bhubaneswar: After a brief hiatus, Odisha will once again experience a cold wave from December 30. According to the regional office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar, the night temperature is likely to drop by 2°C-4°C from December 30 under the influence of cold and dry wind blowing into Odisha owing to westward movement…
Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of vehicles are stranded on both sides of Laxmi Sagar chhaka as a group of locals have blocked the road at this busy square. The block is reportedly due to cricket match. Police are trying to convince the protestors to lift the road blockade but in vain.As per reports, hundreds of vehicles are stranded…
New Delhi, 29/12: Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wrote a letter to the New Delhi District Electoral officer on what he has termed a ‘significant’ rise in applications for voter addition/deletion in his New Delhi constituency I am writing to bring to your immediate attention a significant rise in…
New Delhi: To address rising concerns over the unauthorized stay of migrants including Bangladeshi nationals in the capital, the Delhi Police has intensified efforts to identify, detain, and repatriate individuals residing without valid Indian documents. The police said that as part of the drive eight illegal migrants from Bangladesh were detected and deported to their…
