Assam, 21/5: The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Friday as waters entered fresh areas affecting a total of 29 districts, though the number of people hit by the deluge decreased marginally to 7,11,905, a government bulletin said. As four more deaths were reported due to the calamity, the toll…
Puducherry, 5/12: In a major development, amid the looming threat from the Omicron variant in India, the government of Puducherry on Sunday made Covid-19 vaccination compulsory across the Union Territory with immediate effect. Those violating the directive will be liable for penal action, the order said. Currently India has identified 4 persons in the…
New Delhi, 17/6:British interior minister Priti Patel on Friday approved the extradition of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to the United States to face criminal charges, bringing his long-running legal saga closer to a conclusion. Assange is wanted by US authorities on 18 counts, including a spying charge, relating to WikiLeaks’ release of vast…
New Delhi, 13/9: Opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc on Wednesday decided to hold their first joint public meeting in Bhopal in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh in the first week of October, and said the constituent parties will start seat-sharing talks at the earliest. They said they will raise issues related to rising prices, unemployment, corruption and caste census….
Bangalore, 16/5: Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar, engaged in an intense competition with Siddaramaiah over the post of Chief Minister, left for Delhi on Tuesday morning. “Congress party General Secretary has instructed me to come alone, I’m going to Delhi alone. My health is good,” Shivakumar told reporters outside his residence before…
Sri Asit Kumar Patra, Addl. Block Development Officer (ABDO), Dharmasala Block, Dist-Jajpur has been placed under arrest by Odisha Vigilance for possession of disproportionate assets. Based on searches conducted on properties of Sri Asit Kumar Patra, ABDO, Dharmasala Block, Dist-Jajpur, he was found in possession of disproportionate assets including 3 multi storeyed buildings, 1 flat…
Kashmir, 24/2: A “suspected blast” was reported by villagers at an open agricultural field in Lalian village of Bishnah ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Sunday. The police said that prima facie, it seems like a lightning attack or a “meteorite” and that investigation is under way
Srinagar, 5/10: Two terrorists have been eliminated by the security forces amid an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Indian Army said on Saturday. The Indian Army also said that war-like stores have been recovered from the spot. The army’s Srinagar based Chinar Corps in a post…
Uttarakhand, 19/1: In a big development, Vijay Rawat, brother of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat who recently died in a helicopter crash, joined the BJP on Wednesday. The BJP may field him as its candidate in poll-bound Uttarakhand, sources said. Vijay Rawat, who retired as a colonel from…
Bengaluru, 20/7:Police have booked 10-15 people for damaging 50 Rapido auto-rickshaws and stealing materials meant for distribution to drivers. According to the FIR, the group converged in front of the ride-hailing firm’s office in HSR Layout Sector 7 around 12.30 pm on July 18 and got into an argument with the staff. It…
