The medical college CMS office clerk, Sudhir Pandey, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College tragedy that killed more than 70 children. Uttar Pradesh health minister, Siddharth Nath Singh, had earlier said that it was a clear case of criminal negligence if someone[Read More…]
Cases of drunk driving seem to have taken a deep plunge by 60 % between 2015 and 2016 in Bihar. The state had imposed a liquor ban in the state, that seemed to have helped to reach this figure. The ban was imposed in 2016. However, the number of fatalities[Read More…]
Another technical glitch was experienced by Lucknow Metro on Friday evening as the train did not move from Charbagh metro station for at least 25 minutes. As the train was stuck on the platform, the passengers had a tough time waiting as the authorities made no announcement about when the[Read More…]
After the murder of a class 2 boy in Gurugram on Friday, the city witnessed another shootout. The second incident happened in Sector 50 on Friday evening, when unidentified men fired at a moving SUV, injuring the man who was driving it, and a woman who was in the navigator’s[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Friday instructed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that no protests are held against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in the state. The bench, led by Chief Justice of India, Deepak Misra, said that anyone protesting against the NEET is liable to be charged with contempt[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, on Friday said that the Kanpur airport will be named after Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi and Panki railway station would be renamed to Panki Dham railway station. He was in Kanpur today where he laid the foundation stone and inaugurated projects worth Rs 850 crore[Read More…]
In another case of shamelessness, nearly 18 men allegedly gang-raped a 20-year-old tribal woman near a university campus at Dighi in Jharkhand on Wednesday. The incident was reported 8 km from Dumka. According to a report, all the accused are aged between 18 and 22 years. District SP Mayur Patel[Read More…]
BJP MLA from Karnataka, DN Jeevaraj, on Thursday generated much controversy by stating that senior journalist, Gauri Lankesh, was killed for writing against the right wingers. While flagging off a BJP Yuva Morcha rally, Jeevaraj suggested that Gauri was killed because she published a story with the headline “Chaddigala Marana[Read More…]
Suspended JD(U) legislator Manorama Devi’s son, Rocky Yadav, and three others were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for killing a 19-year-old student in a road rage incident in Bihar’s Gaya district in 2016. His father, Bindi Yadav, has also been sentenced to five years in jail for destruction of[Read More…]
On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, said that the state government will dedicate the Kumbh Mela 2019 to the farmers. While speaking in Allahabad, Adityanath said, “We are preparing for this event. The land of Prayagraj is important to us. We want to dedicate this Kumbh Mela to[Read More…]
Ever since senior journalist, Gauri Lankesh, was shot dead outside her home on Tuesday evening, there have been protests and candle light vigils. Several people protested at Rajarajeshwari Nagar through the night demanding justice for the journalist. A candlelight vigil was also held in Karnataka’s Gulbarga for Lankesh on Tuesday[Read More…]
On its first day of commercial operations, more than 500 passengers were stuck inside the second Lucknow Metro train on Wednesday morning. It was stuck for over an hour at the Mawaiya’s special span. Light and air conditioner went off due to technical problems. Even the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh CM, N Chandrababu Naidu, has announced a new way of offering prayers to water bodies and to make people aware of water preservation. The project called ‘Jala Siriki Haarati’, is aimed at praying at all the rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, irrigation projects, water reservoirs, check dams and all[Read More…]
Speaking at an event on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Tuesday said that he, in his tenure, has ensured that teachers in the state receive a respectable amount as their salaries. While addressing the gathering, he said, “We changed the culture here.[Read More…]
Selfie deaths are not an uncommon phenomenon in the country. In a recent incident, an eight-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head while clicking a selfie, in Ghaziabad. Junaid, the victim, and some of his friends were taking a selfie while holding a gun, when the child accidentally pulled[Read More…]
The Haryana Police on Monday recovered a huge cache of ultra-modern arms and ammunition from the Dera chief’s headquarters in Sirsa in Haryana. 33 licensed arms, including 9-mm pistols, several single and double-barrel rifles have been recovered. Dinesh Kumar, Sirsa Sadar SHO, confirmed that these arms were recovered from the[Read More…]
Union home minister, Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath will flag off the Lucknow Metro on Tuesday, 5 September. The first train will be flagged off by Singh, who represents the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat, and the chief minister from the Transport Nagar metro station. However, the[Read More…]
Ferumal Verma, an 83-year-old man, frustrated with the working of the corrupt system has penned down a letter to Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, saying he wants to commit suicide. A resident of Ghaziabad’s Rajpur area, Verma said that in 1972 he worked in the Sugarcane department of Meerut[Read More…]
An FIR has been registered by the Imphal police against former chief minister of Manipur, Ibobi Singh, and five others in a case of alleged financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 185.79 crore. The case is about the functioning of the Manipur Development Society (MDS), a government agency. The[Read More…]
The Chandigarh administration has imposed Section 144 CrPC in the city for the next 60 days. According to a press release issued by the Chandigarh Administration, there lies a possibility of law and order problem, security threats and the possibility of misuse of weapons by antisocial and others can create[Read More…]
Grieving over the death of her daughter, Anitha’s father on Saturday said that his daughter managed to study hard in even difficult circumstances and was concerned about the NEET exam. The 17-year-old Dalit girl, who led a campaign against National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) exams, committed suicide on Friday.[Read More…]
S.Anitha, the state board student who filed a case in the Supreme Court against National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical admissions, has allegedly committed suicide at her house at Kuzhumur village near Sendurai on Friday. The 17-year old Dalit girl, who was a daughter of a daily wage[Read More…]
Over 1500-year-old Kalyani Devi temple, in Allahabad, is famous for drawing thousands of devotees. Besides these devotees, the temple is also visited by chess players and champions as the temple is known to share a unique bond with the game. “It is perhaps the only temple where priests can talk[Read More…]
The Income Tax Department has issued a notice to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and has asked for details on the amount of money spent at Lalu Prasad’s mega anti-BJP rally in Patna on 27 August. The I-T department has asked RJD to explain the source of money that was spent[Read More…]
A 24-year-old man was killed after being run over by the SUV of former Karnataka chief minister, BS Yeddyurappa’s son, late on Thursday night. As per reports, the incident reportedly happened near Madapura Cross in Karnataka, when BY Raghvendra was on his way to his constituency. The police have reached[Read More…]