Ranpur, 13/12 : The road leading to Maninag Pith at Ranpur hilltop in Nayagarh district has completely disintegrated within a few years of its construction. Tourists do not feel safe on this road. This 5 km long ghati road was made to go from Lower Maninag Pith to Upper Maninag Pith. This road, built by…
Auckland, ,13/12: Future generations of New Zealanders will be banned from purchasing tobacco as part of a package of new anti-smoking laws that were passed in the Parliament on Tuesday and are among the most strict in the world. The suite of new laws include bans on selling tobacco to anyone born on…
Kyiv, 13/12: The Russian Foreign Ministry has said reports about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi allegedly refusing a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin are a “misunderstanding”, the Interfax news agency said on Tuesday. Bloomberg News reported last week that a decision to cancel a summit between the two leaders was taken after…
Thiruvananthapuram, 13/12: The Kerala Assembly on Tuesday passed the University Laws (Amendment) Bill to replace the Governor as the Chancellor of universities in the state and appoint eminent academicians in the top post, while the opposition UDF boycotted the House for not accepting its suggestions regarding the bill. “The bill is passed,” Speaker A N…
New Delhi, 13/12: The Aam Aadmi Party government will provide 450 types of medical tests free of cost at its hospitals and health centres from January 1, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying the move will help those unable to afford private healthcare. The number of medical tests provided free of cost by…
New Delhi, 13/12: The Indian Army bravely prevented the Chinese PLA’s attempts to unilaterally change the status in the Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector on December 9 and confronted it with firmness, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. In a statement in Lok Sabha, Singh said no Indian soldier has…
AP, 13/12: Three months after the last round of troop disengagement in eastern Ladakh signaling restoration of peace, soldiers from India and China clashed once again, this time in Arunachal Pradesh, leading to “minor injuries” to border guarding men from both sides. Army sources on Monday said on December 9, Chinese People’s Liberation…
Bangalore, 12/12: Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Monday said a five-year-old girl from Raichur district has become the first confirmed Zika virus case in the state. The Minister also made it clear that there is no need for any worry or concern, as the government is taking all the necessary measures, and will also…
New Delhi, 12/12: If you reduce public debate to this level, you have to face the consequences,” the Supreme Court said on Monday while hearing a petition by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia challenging the Gauhati High Court order dismissing his plea for quashing a criminal defamation case filed against him by Assam Chief…
Mumbai, 12/12: The Bombay High Court has granted bail to senior NCP leader and former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in the case he was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Deshmukh (72) has been arrested by CBI as well as the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The CBI informed the court that they want to…
