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CSIR-NBRI launches new, ‘safe’ soft drink
Lucknow; The CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) has come out with a healthy herbal product, 'Pio', which is 100 per cent plant-based with no artificial sweetener or caffeine, but has the fizz and taste intact.
Around…
Amarnath Yatra: 51,000 perform ‘darshan’ in three days
Jammu; Since it started on June 29, so far 51,000 devotees have performed the Amarnath Yatra while another batch of 6,537 pilgrims left for Kashmir in two escorted convoys on Tuesday.
Officials said that the 6,537 pilgrims left…
Majority would become minority if conversions continue: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj (UP); The Allahabad High Court has observed that if the current trend of conversions during religious congregations is permitted to continue, the country's majority population could eventually find itself in the minority one…
Delhi court hands Medha Patkar 5-month jail term, Rs 10 lakh fine
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday sentenced activist Medha Patkar, the leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), to five months of simple imprisonment in a criminal defamation case initiated against her by V.K. Saxena in…
Punjab’s luscious litchis hit Britain markets
Chandigarh; In a first, luscious litchis from Punjab's sub-mountainous districts of Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur have been exported to Britain, state Horticulture Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra said on Sunday.
He virtually…
Security forces launch operation in higher reaches of J&K’s Gulmarg ski resort
Srinagar; Security forces launched an anti-militancy operation in higher reaches of J&K’s Gulmarg ski resort on Sunday following reports of armed men in the area, officials said.
Officials said that the security forces started…
Sujata Saunik takes over as first woman Chief Secretary of Maharashtra
Mumbai; Sujata Saunik, an IAS officer of the 1987 batch and presently the Additional Chief Secretary in the Home Department on Sunday took over as the 45th Chief Secretary of Maharashtra from the outgoing Chief Secretary Nitin Kareer.…
Andhra to soon roll out free bus travel for women
Amaravati,; Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Transport, Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy said on Sunday that the state government will soon roll out free travel facility for women in Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC)…
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami directs swift resolution of public grievances
Dehradun; Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami addressed public grievances on Sunday at the Mukhya Sevak Sadan located at his camp office.
During the session, he issued crucial directives to officials at the Chief…
Haryana to get waste-to-charcoal plant soon
Gurugram: Haryana is soon to get a waste-to-charcoal plant, also known as the green coal plant. An MoU for this plant will be signed between NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVNL) and the Haryana government soon.
After…
Four minor kids among 5 picnickers drown in Pune waterfall
Pune (Maharashtra); Five persons including a woman and four minor kids, were washed away and drowned downstream at the famed hill station of Lonavala here on Sunday, a police official said.
Lonavala Police Station in-charge Mayur…
‘Upbeat’ BJP in Kerala sets eyes on local body and Assembly polls
Kochi; The Kerala unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is on a high after a stunning victory by Suresh Gopi -- a Union Minister -- from the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat on Saturday discussed strategies to taste more success in the…
Former GM of ECL, 2 others sent to judicial custody in Coal smuggling case
Kolkata; A special CBI court in West Bengal's Asansol on Saturday remanded a former General Manager of the Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) and two others to judicial custody till July 3 in connection with the multi-crore coal smuggling…
CM Kejriwal sent to judicial custody till July 12 in CBI case
New Delhi: A city court on Saturday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to 14-day judicial custody (till July 12) in connection with the corruption case linked to the liquor policy case.
Earlier in the day, vacation judge Sunena…
Govt closely monitoring bridge collapse incidents in Bihar: Jitan Ram Manjhi
Patna: Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday said that the government is closely monitoring the bridge collapse incidents in Bihar.
“The state and central governments are…
Haryana govt, NFSU sign MoU for scientific base to criminal justice system
Panchkula (Haryana): A memorandum of understanding between Haryana and the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar was signed here on Saturday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, paving the way for a…
Congress committee arrives in Bhopal to review LS poll debacle
Bhopal: A three-member Congress committee on Saturday arrived in Bhopal on a two-day visit to review the recently concluded Lok Sabha poll debacle of the party.
The committee comprises Prithiviraj Chawan, former…
DC directs officials to ensure strict action against illegal mining in Aravali range
Gurugram; Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav has directed concerned officials to ensure stringent action against those involved in illegal mining in the Aravali range.
The DC instructed officers to keep vigil on…
Second batch of 4,029 pilgrims leave Jammu as Amarnath Yatra beginning today
Jammu: The Second batch of pilgrims left for the Valley early on Saturday morning in escorted convoys for the Amarnath Yatra which has begun.
Officials said that the second batch of 4,029 Yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in…
Central fact-finding team suggests extension of CAPF deployment in Bengal
Kolkata; A four-member central fact-finding team of the BJP, which was in West Bengal earlier this month to review the post-poll violence in the state, submitted its report to BJP President J.P. Nadda on Friday.
In its report, the team…
