Bhopal, 5/8: A tigress entered the premises of a private university in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, a forest official said on Saturday. The big cat went back to its habitat and there was no man-animal conflict, he said. Earlier in the day, CCTV footage showing the wild animal near the gate of the private…
MP, 5/8: Ten persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in forest crimes, including hunting and tree-cutting, near the Kuno National Park (KNP), the home of cheetahs, in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district, officials said on Saturday. These persons were arrested from the Karahal forest range, some 40 km from KNP boundaries, officials…
Patna, 5/8: Bihar Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Saturday asserted that his party was confident of “due representation” in the Nitish Kumar administration. Singh was addressing a press meet here, organised to celebrate the Supreme Court judgement in favour of the party’s leader Rahul Gandhi, whose conviction in a defamation case was…
Bhubaneswar,5/8:Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah and Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today dedicated the 4-laning of Kamakhya Nagar-Duburi Section of NH-53. This 51 KM stretch has been constructed at a cost of Rs 761 Crore which will connect the coal belt of Talcher to the steel hub in kalinga Nagar…
Coimbatore, 5/8: The gigantic Periyakulam Lake spread of 300 acres in the heart of Coimbatore was polluted, encroached upon and reeked of filth till a few years ago, but now it shimmers in the sun and has become a major recreational space in the historic city. This transformation has been brought through a…
Canada, 4/8: An Indian woman, currently a biotech student in Canada, recently went viral for her comments about leaving India. In the video, the student, Ekta, had responded to a question asking her what brought her to Canada saying that it was her ‘dream to leave India’. Ekta said that after graduating, she…
Washington DC, 5/8: As the Hollywood writers’ strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators met on Friday with representatives of the major studios for the first time in three months to discuss whether contract talks can resume. The 11,500 members of the guild walked out May 2, citing an…
Mumbai, 4/8: Reliance Industries on Friday said it would hold its much-anticipated annual general meeting of shareholders on August 28, where it is expected to give details on the listing of the recently spun-out Jio Financial Services (JFS). Last month, Reliance demerged JFS, which was valued at around $20 billion after its stock…
New Delhi, 4/8: A parliamentary committee on Friday batted for reducing the minimum age to contest Lok Sabha and assembly elections, saying it would give the youth equal opportunities to engage in democracy. According to the present legal framework, a person should be at least 25 years old to contest Lok Sabha and assembly polls….
Bhubaneswar, 4/8: Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik today appointed Sri Subroto Bagchi as the Chief Advisor to Government for Institutional Capacity Building across all Civil Services Training Institutions of the State. He is given the rank and status of a cabinet Minister. Earlier he had served the state as chairman of Odisha Skill development…
