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…
BJP names 9 RS nominees from 8 states
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday declared nine candidates for the Rajya Sabha by-elections from eight states. Prominent among them are two ministers of states in the Modi cabinet while one is a former president of the bar council and senior…
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…
RSS to hold All India Co-ord.Meeting in Kerala from Aug. 31
NEW DELHI: Akhil Bharatiya Samanvay Baithak (All India Coordination Meeting) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has been scheduled to be organised this year at Palakkad in left-ruled state Kerala from August 31 to September 2.
This…
UP court orders arrest of AAP MP Sanjay Singh
SULTANPUR: A Sultanpur court on Tuesday took strong objection to Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh not appearing in a two-decade-old case and ordered police to arrest and produce him on August 28.
On August 13, a non-bailable warrant was…
UP Tourism to enlist students as guides for foreign tourists at Maha Kumbh
LUCKNOW: With preparations for the upcoming Maha Kumbh on the banks of the Sangam early next year underway in full swing, the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department has decided to enlist promising school and college students to serve as guides…
India, Malaysia to trade in local currencies
NEW DELHI: India and Malaysia have reached an agreement to trade in local currencies. This was announced after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim here on Tuesday.
"Trade between…
Delhi govt seeks Centre’s support in Pollution plan
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government, ahead of winters, has sought Centre’s support for collaboration with neighbouring states to address cross-border sources of pollution in the national capital.
In a letter to Union environment minister…
Satya Prakash named chef de mission for Paris Paralympics
NEW DELHI: Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) vice president Satya Prakash Sangwan was on Tuesday appointed as the chef de mission of the Indian contingent at the upcoming Paris Paralympics.
Sangwan brings over a decade of dedicated…
All eyes on BCCI secretary Jay Shah
DUBAI: Current ICC chairman Greg Barclay on Tuesday opted out of a third term following the end of his tenure on November 30, fuelling speculations on BCCI secretary Jay Shah's future at the sport's governing body.
Whether Shah will be…
“I didn’t live up to my expectations”: Swimmer Srihari
New Delhi: In the weeks leading up to the Paris Games, Srihari Nataraj was very pleased with himself. His mind and body had been in sync and he had just completed a very good training block. So much that he expected to do 'something big at…
Women’s T20 WC moved to UAE
CHENNAI: After much anticipation regarding the change of venue considering the recent political situation in Bangladesh, ICC confirmed Tuesday that the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 has been shifted to United Arab Emirates. The ninth edition…
CCI raises concern over cricket broadcast rights
NEW DELHI: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is said to have raised preliminary concerns that the $8.5 billion merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets might harm competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights.…
NITES approaches labour dept on Infosys onboarding delay
BENGALURU: The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) on Tuesday said it has filed a formal complaint against Infosys to the Ministry of Labour and Employment over delay in onboarding freshers.
Harpreet Singh Saluja,…