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Four officials of The Retreat test Covid +ve ahead of President’s visit to Shimla
Shimla, Sep 12(UNI) Ahead of President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to the state Capital on September 16, four employees of Rashtrapati Niwas the Retreat have tested positive for Covid-19.
Deputy Commissioner Shimla Aditya Negi said, the four…
India to get third list of details of Swiss bank account holders
NEW DELHI: India will get this month the third set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals under an automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland and this will include for the first time the data about real estate…
Bhupendra Patel elected next CM of Gujarat, swearing-in today
Ahmedabad, Sep 12 (UNI) In a move that came as a surprise to many, Ghatlodia MLA Bhupendra Patel was on Sunday unanimously elected by MLAs of the BJP in Gujarat as their leader to succeed Vijay Rupani, who resigned from the top post on…
AAP looks for small allies ahead of Punjab elections 2022
CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is sniffing an opportunity to win the Punjab assembly elections slated early next year thanks to the internal conflicts and bickerings within the ruling Congress.
It is likely to enter into a pre-poll…
J&K: Militants shoot cop from behind in Srinagar, killed
SRINAGAR: Militants killed an sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police in downtown Srinagar on Sunday, with the attack being caught on CCTV cameras. It was the second such attack in Srinagar in the last three days after the grenade attack…
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar skips late LJP leader Ram Vilas Paswan’s death anniversary
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday skipped the first death anniversary function of veteran Dalit leader and founder of LJP Ram Vilas Paswan. Leaders from the BJP and the state’s main opposition RJD attended the event.…
Sundays to be ‘fundays’ on Tank Bund road
The Tank Bund road is set to become more lively on Sundays with the State government planning a multitude of programmes to provide more facilities at the popular hangout spot. With tremendous response from citizens and tourists during the…
10 per cent quota for EWS won’t affect existing system: Athawale
CHENNAI: Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said he favoured a caste based census to ascertain the exact population of various communities and stressed that the BJP-led government's 10…
Ranikhet gets one of India’s biggest fern gardens, see pictures here
DEHRADUN: One of the biggest ferneries of India was inaugurated on Sunday in Ranikhet of Almora district in Uttarakhand. It has been developed by the research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department over a period of three years, under the…
Shanta Kumar B’day: CM Thakur extends birthday greetings
Shimla, Sep 12(UNI) Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday extended his best wishes to former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar on his birthday.
Thakur greeted the Veteran leader on social media for his…
Can’t let Afghanistan become terror safe haven: India, Australia
Echoing India’s concern, visiting Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Saturday “we share very strong interests in ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for the breeding or the training of terrorists” and this…
Former SDM sent on leave, probe ordered; farmers end Karnal sit-in
Bringing to an end the five-day standoff between farmers and the Karnal district administration, the Haryana government Saturday agreed to conduct a probe by a retired judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court into the August 28 police…
Change in thinking can boost people’s faith in judiciary: Ram Nath Kovind
Though citizens have expectations from the judiciary, many hesitate in taking the help of courts, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday, adding that this situation needs to change to improve confidence.
Speaking at a function to lay…
No tie-up for UP polls, says BSP gen secy; backs Opposition unity but on own terms
BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra asserted Saturday that the party would stick by its decision to fight the 2022 Assembly elections alone, citing its “bitter experience” with its 2019 alliance with the Samajwadi Party.…
IMD forecasts more rain in Mumbai, Konkan, Western M’rashtra in next few days
Pune, Sep 11 (UNI) Mumbai, the rest of Konkan and Western Maharacshtra are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in next three-four days, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here on Saturday.
The…
India-Australia 2+2 talks a sign of growing strategic convergence: PM Modi
New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed his appreciation for the productive discussions held during the India-Australia inaugural 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, and pointed out that this was a sign of growing…
Shoolini Univ. breaks into the top 100 universities league
CHANDIGARH and SOLAN, India, Sept 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Himachal Pradesh based Shoolini University, which was established just 12 years ago, has been ranked among the top 100 universities in the country by the Government of India's…
Gujarat: CM Rupani resigns; Cong. calls it BJP Govt failure in state
Pralhad Joshi, NS Tomar to be observers for selecting Gujarat CM
Priyanka holds marathon meetings with Cong workers in Lucknow
Lucknow, Sep 10 (UNI) Congress general secretary and in-charge of Uttar Pradesh's party unit Priyanka Gandhi Vadra conducted a series of marathon meetings with party leaders here on Friday to draw the strategy for the next year State…
Himachal HC issues notice to Centre, State on plea for steps to avert landslides
Shimla, Sep 10 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and State government on a plea seeking directions to authorities to take remedial measures to prevent landslides.
A Division Bench comprising Acting…
