New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court refused to ban children from bringing smartphones to school. The court clarified in its decision that the use of smartphones does not negatively impact teaching, discipline, or the overall educational environment in the classroom. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the directive during the hearing of…
Spiti: There has been yet another avalanche in the famous Spiti valley in Uttarakhand. The avalanche was huge but it stopped just 200 mts away from the ITBP camp. According to reports, a major avalanche occurred in Lahaul Spiti Ghat, Himachal Pradesh. The incident occurred just 200 meters away from the ITBP camp. As a…
Chandigarh: Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence of Ferozepur has busted a cross-border smuggling network with the arrest of smuggler-cum-gangster Hardeep Singh, alias Deepa, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.The police have recovered a sophisticated weapon arsenal — one 9MM Glock pistol, one .30 MM Beretta pistol and one pump action gun,…
Rohtak: Haryana Police has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the incident where Congress party worker Himani Narwal’s body was found stuffed in a suitcase near the Sampla bus stand in Rohtak.Sampla DSP Rajneesh Kumar said, “SIT has been formed. Her phone has been recovered. We are taking the help of cyber, FSL….
New Delhi: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj is organising a national workshop of elected women representatives of Panchayati Raj institutions in which ‘Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan’ will be launched, to strengthen their role in governance, on March 4 at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. The Sashakt Panchayat-Netri…
Chamoli: The death toll in the Chamoli avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Mana region has reached seven, with the rescue officials pulling out three more bodies on Sunday. Meanwhile, the search operation for one missing worker is still ongoing. With this, the total number of recovered people has risen to 53, including the seven workers who were recovered…
Kolkata: Tension was prevailing within the campus of Kolkata’s iconic Jadavpur University (JU) a day after a ruckus by Left-wing students in which Education Minister Bratya Basu was injured. The ruckus broke out on Saturday when the Minister’s car was allegedly stopped after it entered the campus, and a scuffle followed. The students were demanding…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar on Saturday announced that the Maharashtra government will provide free cancer vaccines to girls aged 0-14, highlighting growing concerns over rising cancer cases across the state. “With changes in lifestyle, cancer cases are rising in both rural and urban areas. Previously, cancer was often linked to specific addictions, but…
Chamoli: A drone-based intelligent buried object detection system will be airlifted by the Indian Air Force for deployment in search and rescue operations of the five other missing Border Road Organisation (BRO) workers following the avalanche in the Mana area of Chamoli. “A drone-based Intelligent buried object detection system to be airlifted by the Indian…
Chamoli: Four Army choppers have been pressed into rescue operations to save eight people still trapped under snow in the avalanche that struck near Mana Village in Chamoli district of the state, district magistrate Sandeep Tiwari said on Saturday. A total of 47 out of the 55 trapped workers have been rescued so far, he…
