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New Punjab Governor BL Purohit visits Golden Temple, Jalianwala Bagh and Durgiana Temple
NEWLY-APPOINTED Governor of Punjab Banwarilal Purohit paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) welcomed the Governor and honoured him with siropas and a miniature of…
Nikki Pradhan: ‘Motivation by PM Sir inspired team to perform well in Tokyo Olympics’
Ramgarh, Sep 1 (UNI) Member of Indian Women's Hockey Team which finished fourth in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics Nikki Pradhan said that before departing for the games the motivation
given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had…
Farmers protest illegal quarrying near Nandi Hills
Bengaluru, Sep 1 (UNI) Farmers at Tailagere village in Chikkaballapur district are up in arms, protesting against illegal quarrying taking place in the region.
They have also written letters to President Ramnath Kovind and Karnataka…
Kumaraswamy: BJP ministers, MPs has no guts to talk to central leaders
Mysuru, Sep 1 (UNI) Lashing out at BJP general secretary Arun Singh describing Janata Dal (Secular) as a ‘sinking ship’, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said BJP ministers and MPs have no guts to talk to their central…
Kerala: Five Kashmiri youths held for carrying guns with fake license
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 1 (UNI) Five Kashmiri youths were taken into custody for carrying guns with fake license from Niramankara in this Capital City on Wednesday.
The Kashmiri youths are being interrogated by various investigation…
Delhi Rains: The Worst Affected Areas
elhi Rain: Heavy rainfall lashed the national capital, leaving several areas waterlogged and reeling under heavy traffic snarls. Heavy traffic congestion and vehicles were stuck on Delhi roads for hours. Gurgaon and Noida, too, were…
L-G Sinha: Polls after J&K delimitation, Centre committed to restore statehood
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the Assembly elections will be held once the delimitation exercise is over in the UT, and that the Centre is committed to restore the statehood of J&K.
“I have to talk about…
Yogi’s Directive: ‘Ban meat, liquor near holy sites in Mathura’
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said he will direct the Mathura administration to prepare a roadmap to impose a ban on meat and liquor in the vicinity of seven Hindu pilgrimage sites in the district.
He made the announcement in…
SC orders status quo on Patna HC order directing demolition of ‘proposed Waqf Bhawan’
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered status quo on the Patna High Court’s order directing demolition of a “proposed Waqf Bhawan” building constructed “in close proximity…of the newly inaugurated Centenary Building” of the HC in “brazen…
P Chidambaram calls GDP numbers still below pre-pandemic level
New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) Terming the Q1FY22 GDP numbers as 'very revealing', former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the April-June GDP of Rs 32,38,828 was still below the pre-pandemic level of…
Goa Govt’s launches Free Water scheme, 16k litres pm from Sep 1
Panaji, Aug 31 (UNI) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that from September 1, 2021, onwards residents of the state would start getting 16,000 litres of water per month for free.
Addressing to the people of the state, the…
Sikkim CJ JK Maheshwari among the 9 new Judges elevated to Supreme Court of India
Gangtok, Aug 26 (UNI) President of India on Thursday appointed Justice Jitendra Maheshwari, Chief Justice of High Court of Sikkim, as the Judge of Supreme Court of India.
Justice Maheshwari has been heading High Court of Sikkim since…
PM forms high-level group on Afghanistan to focus on India’s immediate priorities
New Delhi, Aug 31 (UNI) In view of the evolving situation in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently directed a high-level group comprising External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and senior…
HP Election Commission announces dates for Panchayat polls in Chamba, Lahaul & Spiti
Hamirpur (HP), Aug 31 (UNI) The State Election Commission on Tuesday announced the dates for holding Panchayati raj elections in the districts of Lahaul and Spiti and Chamba which would be held in two phases on September 29 and October 1.…
Pranab Mukherjee was a true friend of Bangladesh: Hasina
Dhaka, Aug 31 (UNI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday described former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee as a true friend of Bangladesh.
"It was hard to pass a year without Pranab dada (brother). He was a true friend of…
Adityanath imposes ban on meat, liquor trade in Mathura
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday imposed a complete ban on the sale of liquor and meat in Mathura.
“The officers concerned are directed to make plans for the ban as well as for the engagement of people involved in…
Our forces can be more hostile on China border if needed: outgoing ITBP chief
INDIAN FORCES can be “more hostile” to Chinese troops if needed “in case of national interest and to protect our borders”, and are enhancing their capabilities regularly to face any situation, according to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)…
Thinc session examines need for jobs with dignity for migrants in urban areas, policy changes needed
Since the pandemic began, “migration” in India has gained a negative connotation. But the problem may not be migration itself, but the fact that large chunks of migrants come from source states or regions that are facing acute economic…
Memorial to a massacre: Stark Jallianwala passage gets a mural makeover
Jallianwala Bagh a century ago, the historian Kim A Wagner wrote in his 2019 book of the same name, was a right trapezoid about 200 yards long and 150 yards wide, “entirely enclosed by the backs of houses and brick walls”, the main entrance…
Response to Taliban: Russia, China, Pak in new regional structure, India calibrates stand
CALIBRATING its response to overtures Sunday by Taliban leader Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, New Delhi is keenly aware of the power structure emerging in the region.
Officials told The Indian Express that much before the Taliban…
