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Mamata writes to PM demanding stringent rape laws and fast-track justice
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding stringent central legislation with exemplary punishment for perpetrators of rape, a senior official said here.
Alapan…
17 lakh people affected in Tripura floods
GUWAHATI: Tripura is reeling under one of the worst floods in decades, prompting the state government to announce the closure of all educational institutions until further notice.
According to government sources, 12 people lost their…
श्री सनातन धर्म सभा सेक्टर 45सी, चंडीगढ़ के खिलाफ राष्ट्रीय हिन्दू शक्ति संगठन और महिला संकीर्तन…
मंदिर में कीर्तन न किए जाने और मंदिर में प्रवेश पाबंदी पर भी जताया ऐतराज
Three dead, one missing after cloudburst in Tehri, Uttarakhand
DEHRADUN: Three dead and one missing in flash floods as heavy rainfall continues to batter Uttarakhand.
The aftermath of a cloudburst in Tehri has left several villages struggling to cope with the fury of the monsoon. Rescue operations…
Won’t quit politics, may form new outfit: Champai Soren
RANCHI: Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren on Wednesday said he would not quit politics, asserting that an option to float a new political outfit was always open to him.
Soren said he was firm on his plans after "facing…
Candidates to get security cover amid intelligence threats in J&K
NEW DELHI: With intelligence inputs suggesting attacks on candidates contesting the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to provide personal security to them by…
Call to expand scope of Manipur’s STAR Education programme
GUWAHATI: The grassroots impact and confidence of parents in a programme for the development of education in Manipur have made education department officers seek its expansion.
The Manipur government had tied up with NewGlobe, an…
SC asks CBI to probe ‘abduction’ of dentist by Chandigarh Police
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ordered the CBI to conduct a preliminary enquiry to probe the alleged abduction of a dentist by Chandigarh Police personnel to prevent him from appearing in a court.
A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia…
Gujarat govt reveals 134 teachers absent without authorised leaves
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government, during the opening day of the monsoon session, acknowledged that 134 teachers in the state are absent without authorised leave.
Ten teachers have already been dismissed and action is pending against the…
Upendra Kushwaha, Manan Mishra file nomination for Bihar RS polls
PATNA: Former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha and Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Mishra filed their nomination papers as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates for the by-election to two Rajya Sabha seats on Wednesday.
Both…
Heavy rains lash parts of Rajasthan, Jaipur records highest rainfall
JAIPUR: Monsoon activity continued in Rajasthan on Wednesday with heavy rains pounding many districts, including the capital Jaipur, in the last 24 hours, the meteorological department here said.
According to weather data in the past 24…
बहुजन समाज पार्टी की चंडीगढ़ इकाई भारत बंद मे हुई शामिल
चंडीगढ़:- बहुजन समाज पार्टी, चंडीगढ़ द्वारा माननीय सुप्रीम कोर्ट के अनुसूचित जाति और अनुसूचित जनजाति के आरक्षण में उप- वर्गीकरणों को लेकर दिए गए फैसले के विरोध में आज 21 अगस्त को भारत बंद आह्वान का चंडीगढ़ में नेतृत्व किया।
बहुजन समाज…
District Legal Services Authority conducts seminar on POCSO Act to make students aware
SAS Nagar: As per directions of Punjab State Legal Services Authority and Atul Kasana, District & Sessions Judge, SAS Nagar, District Legal Services Authority, SAS Nagar organized a Sensitization and Awareness Programme on POCSO ACT…
ਭਗਵੰਤ ਮਾਨ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਭਾਂਖਰਪੁਰ-ਮੁਬਾਰਕਪੁਰ ਰੇਲਵੇ ਅੰਡਰ ਬ੍ਰਿਜ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਲੰਘਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਡੀ ਰਾਹਤ
ਵਿਧਾਇਕ ਕੁਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੰਧਾਵਾ ਨੇ ਅਪਰੋਚ ਸੜ੍ਹਕ ਦੇ ਪੁਨਰ ਨਿਰਮਾਣ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਕਰਵਾਈ; ਪੁਨਰ-ਉਸਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਕੰਮ ਨਾਲ ਹਜ਼ਾਰਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਾਭ !
Jat leader to lead Haryana BJP manifesto panel
CHANDIGARH: The BJP will flag off ‘Sankalp Yatra Raths’ that will travel across most Assembly constituencies in Haryana seeking suggestions from voters for the party manifesto. The party has appointed former state BJP president and Jat…
US-made M4 carbine assault rifles in J&K terrorists’ hands a serious threat
NEW DELHI: Several operations carried out by the security forces against militants in the wake of recent terror strikes in the Jammu region, have led to recovery of lethal weapons, a majority of which were earlier used by the Taliban…
Delhi visit personal, didn’t meet BJP leaders: Champai
RANCHI: Suspense continues over former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren’s joining the BJP as he rejected media reports claiming that he had met senior BJP leaders in Delhi. After camping for three days in the capital, Soren returned…
Ajmer court sentences 6 convicts to life term in 32-yr-old sex scandal case
JAIPUR: Six of the prime accused in the sordid Ajmer sex scandal that surfaced 32 years ago were given life imprisonment by a POCSO court on Tuesday.
Judge Ranjan Singh of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in…
Massive protests against sexual assault of four-year-old girls
Mumbai: Two nursery students, both aged four, were sexually assaulted by a cleaning staff at a reputed school in Thane district triggering a massive protest on Tuesday.
Hundreds of angry protestors, many of them parents, stormed the…
R.G Kar Doctors continue strike until CBI, state reports submitted
KOLKATA: Junior doctors at R.G Kar Medical College and Hospital protesting the rape and murder of a 31-year-old fellow doctor, have decided to continue their protest until the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and state government…
