In an unfortunate incident, at least 10 people were killed and 30 others were injured after a bus fell into a canal in a village of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning. The Hyderabad-bound private bus fell in between two flyovers near Mullupadu village in Krishna district. Notably, there were 38[Read More…]
A resident of Jashpur district, with the help of other women, mortgaged her jewelry to make bricks to construct more than 100 toilets in her village. Kajal Roy a sana village ward Panch said it was not an easy decision to make as she had to go through a lot[Read More…]
Amid tight security, 57.36 percent of 1.81 crore electorates on Monday cast their votes during the fifth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh. “Polling held peacefully, in 51 Assembly constituencies spread over 11 districts of the state. Over 57.36 percent voter turnout was recorded,” poll officials said. The exercise was[Read More…]
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Chhattisgarh journalist Santosh Yadav, who was arrested in September 2015 on charges including rioting and conspiracy. He was arrested under the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act for “associating with a terrorist organisation” and “supporting and aiding terrorist groups”. Chattisgarh Police had accused Yadav of[Read More…]
A modified version of the pellet guns will now be used in Jammu and Kashmir to ward off any protest ahead or during any anti-militancy operations. CRPF Director General K Durga Prasad, who is retiring tomorrow, said the paramilitary force had taken the decision of modifying the pellet guns to[Read More…]
Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his bullet train promise, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said “Hurry up as you will not get another chance.” Akhilesh said that Modi, served as chief minister of Gujarat for three terms but could not get a Metro there. “We have started[Read More…]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday has issued fresh summons to controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik in connection with its money laundering probe case against him and his organisation. Officials had issued the fourth summons to Naik, probably the last one, to join the probe and the agency may move[Read More…]
The Anti-Terrorists Squad of Gujarat Police on Sunday detained two brothers who were home-based terrorists said to be working for Pakistan’s ISI. Police said, as per the preliminary information, accused Waseem Ramodiya and Naeem Ramodiya were planning a terror strike at a temple on a hill in Chotila in Surendranagar[Read More…]
Kidnappers of a seven-year-old threw him in to the Yamuna river after they failed to find a place in Karawal Nagar to hide a seven-year-old, the police said Sunday. The police also said that they have arrested two people and detained another youth in connection with the abduction. The boy’s[Read More…]
The voting for the 51 assembly constituencies which includes 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh, began on Monday at 7 am. These constituencies up for voting include Ayodhya, Amethi, Sultanpur, Bahraich and Shravasti. However, the first phase of voting for Uttar Pradesh began on February 11. The elections are expected to complete[Read More…]
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal consume most of the low price high nutrition (LPHN) biscuits in the country each year,according to Biscuits Manufacturers Welfare Association (BMWA). A total of 36 lakh tonnes biscuit is consumed in the country annually. Maharashtra leads with annual consumption of 1.90[Read More…]
