Madhya Pradesh government issued an order that Param Vir Chakra and Ashok Chakra awardees will receive a one-time grant of 1 crore and Mahavir Chakra and Kirti Chakra winners will receive Rs 75 lakhs. The government has issued a memorandum for the increase in the grant amount received by the State’s […]
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Tamil Nadu: Fire breaks out at furniture manufacturing company in Coimbatore
A fire broke out at a furniture manufacturing company in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore on Tuesday. According to the police, the cotton bed and sofa manufacturing unit of the company caught fire. The police said that as soon as information about the fire was received, firefighting personnel rushed to the spot. Efforts to control the fire […]
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Kerala: Major fire breaks out on Cochin Port Authority land, doused
A major fire broke out that broke out in a plot belonging to the Cochin Port Authority (CoPA) at Wellingdon Island in Kochi and spread to dry grass last evening has been completely put out, officials said on Tuesday. The fire took place on the CoPA land near Indian Maritime University and the Southern Naval Command was called for assistance in dousing […]
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Women Action for Development playing pivotal role in empowering Manipur women
Considering their contribution to economic activities and excellence in diverse fields, including sports, people across the country take pride in the women in Manipur. People should visit the Ima Market, the biggest women’s market in Asia and the smaller women’s markets in different districts of the State to see how […]
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J-K administration to set up Emergency Operation Centers in 20 districts to minimise damage of natural disasters
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to set up state-of-art Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) in all 20 districts to minimize the damage caused by natural disasters in the region, informed a government statement. Notably, J-K falls in earthquake zone IV and V and is also highly prone to flood damage. The construction of […]
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Varanasi-bound flight makes emergency landing at Shamshadabad after ‘technical problem’
A Varanasi-bound IndiGo flight made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad airport in Telangana on Tuesday, due to a technical problem. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has confirmed that IndiGo Flight 6E897 had taken off from Bengaluru for Varanasi but made an emergency landing at 6:15 am after diverting […]
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UP: Police seizes 6600 litres of liquor worth lakhs
Uttar Pradesh police on Monday seized 6600 litres of liquor from a truck heading to Bihar. According to the police, the truck was coming from Haryana’s Hisar district. “We received information about a truck carrying liquor going to Bihar. We then seized a truck which was covered with rotten garlic. On the search, […]
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J-K: Grenades, pistols recovered in Samba
Arms and ammunition including hand grenades were recovered near the Vijaypur area of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. The police said that information about one suspicious object was received, following which the police rushed to the spot. Among the objects which were recovered include pistols, […]
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Assam police seize 5 lakh yaba tablets in Silchar, 2 apprehended
Assam police recovered 50 packets containing 5 lakh Yaba tablets from a consignment at Bagador, Silchar, police said on Monday. During the operation, two drug peddlers were also apprehended, police said. “The consignment was coming from Myanmar via a neighbouring state at Bagador, Silchar,” police said. Assam Chief Minister Himanta […]
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Rahul going to Surat “to augment insult thrown at OBC community” through his Modi surname remark: BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday lashed out at Rahul Gandhi who will be in Gujarat today to move Surat court for challenging his two-year jail term in a defamation case, and said that the Congress leader is going with his family and some chief ministers “with pomp and show” to “repeat and add […]
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UP: Efforts to douse fire at garment complex continue on fourth day in Kanpur
Efforts to douse the massive fire that broke out in a garments complex in Kanpur’s Basmandi area continued on the fourth day on Monday. Smoke was seen coming out from AR towers in the Basmandi area that was gutted in a massive fire. The fire department team has not been able to douse the […]
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MP: Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon offeres prayers at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain
Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon offered prayers at the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on Sunday evening. She also performed jalabhishek inside the sanctum sanctorum. After offering the prayer, she sat in Nandihal of the temple. Talking to the reporters after the puja, the actress said that she has prayed […]
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Rahul Gandhi to appeal against conviction, jail term order of Surat court
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on Monday file an appeal in the Sessions court in Gujarat’s Surat against his conviction and a two-year jail sentence in a criminal defamation case. The Congress leader will move the Sessions court today and the party expects that court will take up the matter today […]
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Tamil Nadu: Kalakshetra Professor arrested in sexual harassment case in Chennai
Chennai police on Monday arrested an assistant professor at Chennai’s Kalakshetra’s Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts based on complaints of sexual harassment against him. Hari Padman, the dance professor was booked by the Adyar police on March 31 after a former student filed a complaint against him. “Chennai Police […]
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J-K: ‘Suspected’ packet recovered in Samba
A suspected packet was recovered near the Vijaypur area of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday. Further details into the matter are awaited. The recovery of a suspected packet comes a day after a blast occured in a private car in Srinagar on Sunday at Boulevard […]