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UP govt releases over Rs 208 crore for flood-hit farmers
LUCKNOW: Providing immediate relief to farmers in distress due to crop loss during the recent floods, the Uttar Pradesh government has released an amount of over Rs 208 crore in 44 districts. This will benefit around 6.18 lakh farmers of…
Kanpur’s Zika virus case tally reaches 10, focus on halting mosquito breeding
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh has so far reported 10 cases of the Zika virus with six fresh cases of the mosquito-borne virus being reported from Kanpur district.
While three of these cases are Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, the remaining…
Manmohan Singh released from AIIMS
NEW DELHI: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh who was undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was discharged on Sunday, hospital sources said.
Singh was admitted to the premier hospital on October…
Experts predict a ‘hot winter’ in J&K
SRINAGAR: It will be a ‘hot winter’ in Jammu and Kashmir this year, with militancy related violence only set to escalate after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan as ‘battle-hardened’ terrorists vie to sneak into the Valley.
According…
Assam-Mizoram tensions ease as jawan gets bail
GUWAHATI: An India Reserve Battalion (IRB) jawan from Mizoram, arrested by the Assam police in connection with a low-intensity blast on the interstate border, was granted bail by a local court in Assam’s Hailakandi.
The Hailakandi…
Punjab parties eyeing votes on caste lines
CHANDIGARH: Ahead of Punjab elections, caste politics has revived in the state, especially with Charanjit Singh Channi, who belongs to a Scheduled Caste, being elevated as chief minister replacing Amarinder Singh, a Jat Sikh.
All…
13 dead as vehicle rolls down gorge in Uttarakhand
DEHRADUN: A total of 13 people from the same village died in an accident on the Bulhad-Baila road at Chakrata in Dehradun on Sunday. The vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a 400-meter deep gorge around 8.30am on the day.
The…
Ready for a debate on fulfilling poll promises: Rawat on Shah’s poser
DEHRADUN: A day after he was lambasted by Amit Shah for his ‘appeasement’ policy during his stint as Uttarakhand chief minister, senior Congress leader Harish Rawat accepted the ‘debate challenge’ of the Union home minister.
“I am ready…
Mortal remains of former minister G S Bali reach Kangra
Kangra, Oct 30 (UNI) The mortal remains of former HP minister and senior Congress leader Gurmukh Singh Bali reached here by an air Ambulance on Saturday evening.
Bali passed away at AIIMS Delhi on Saturday after a prolonged illnesses,…
By-Elections: Not a single vote in the four polling stations of Kinnuar
Shimla, Oct 30 (UNI) As a protest over setting up of power projects, electors of three gram Panchayats, six village polling stations of Kinnuar district boycotted the bye elections, as no vote was registered in four polling stations and…
Amit Shah to be chief guest at Rashtriya Ekta Diwas today
New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be the chief guest at the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas function at Kevadiya in Gujarat on Sunday, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a visit
to Europe, will address the…
Kamakhya P Tasa demands apology from Assam Cong Chief over his remark against CM
New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Assam BJP chief spokesperson Kamakhya Prasad Tasa on Saturday slammed the state Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and demanded an…
Sidhu, Channi owe explanation to Sikhs for supporting Tytler : Chugh
Chandigarh, Oct 30 (UNI) BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Saturday asked Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PCC president Navjot Sidhu to clarify if they endorse the induction of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots accused…
NBW against former police chief Param Bir Singh by Bombay Court
Mumbai, Oct 30 (UNI) A local court has issued a non-bailable warrant against former city police commissioner Param Bir Singh and two others for their alleged involvement in an extortion case after they failed to appear before investigating…
Afghan situation couldn’t be seen in isolation, says PM Modi in Italy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said here that the situation in Afghanistan could not be seen in isolation and that the international community would have to watch out very carefully against any form of intimidation or threat…
India, Israel hold 15th round of Joint Working Group talks on defence ties
India and Israel have agreed to form a task force that will work to identify new areas of defence cooperation, New Delhi said on Friday, after officials of both the countries held the 15th round of Joint Working Group meeting on military…
Bombay HC issues Bail release order for Aryan, 2 others
Mumbai, Oct 29 (UNI) Bombay High Court on Friday issued the release order for superstar Shah Rukh Khan son, Aryan, accused in the Mumbai cruise drugs bust case, while directing him to furnish surety of Rs 1 lakh.
The court is yet to…
By-polls to 3 LS and 29 Assembly seats begins today
Kolkata, Oct 30 (UNI) By-elections to the four Assembly seats of Khardah in North 24 Parganas district, Santipur in Nadia, Gosaba in South 24 Parganas and Dinhata in Cooch Behar in West Bengal began at 0700 hours this on Saturday morning.…
Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar passes away after suffering massive heart attack
Bengaluru, Oct 29 (UNI) Kannada filmstar "Appu" Puneeth Rajkumar passed away on Friday after suffering a massive heart attack, a hospital here said.
The 46-year-old actor was rushed to the Vikram hospital in Bengaluru at 11.30 am and…
Talwar-class frigate of Indian Navy launched in Russia
Kaliningrad (Russia)/New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) The seventh Talwar-class frigate of Indian Navy was launched at Yantar Shipyard in Russia's Kaliningrad and was formally named Tushil, which means 'protector shield'.
The ship was launched on…
