Bhim Army staged a protest demanding 16 per cent reservation for the Scheduled Castes category at Budha Talab area in the state capital Raipur on Thursday. Founder and National president of Bhim Army, Chandrashekhar Azad also participated in the protests and said that the state government should stop playing with the society, otherwise they would have to face consequences in the […]
Kerala: Film producer-businessman arrested in sexual assault case
Ernakulam Central Police on Thursday arrested film producer-businessman Martin Sebastian in a sexual assault case, officials said. The Police arrested him on a complaint filed by a woman from Thrissur. According to the victim’s complaint, Martin sexually assaulted her from 2000 Wayanad, Mumbai, Thrissur, and Bengaluru under the pretext of marriage and a chance to act […]
Bihar: Police informer shot at in Siwan, condition stable
A 45-year-old man was allegedly shot in Bihar’s Siwan district on Thursday morning, the police said. The victim, identified as Mohammad Izhar, reportedly worked with local police and administration as their informer. On Thursday morning, he was on his way to home after offering namaz, when unidentified persons intercepted him and […]
RailTel bags Rs 253.35 crore project from State Bank of India
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, a PSU under the Ministry of Railways, has received a Work Order from the State Bank of India (SBI) for providing 4G LTE connectivity to 15,000 offsite ATMs spread across India, a statement issued here said. The project also entails the operations and maintenance of the entire […]
Budget 2023 a step towards strong India, says Uttarakhand CM Dhami
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that India’s role has become that of a global leader under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The Union Budget 2023-24 is an important step towards a strong India. This is the budget of Amrit Kaal, the golden age of […]
Domestic air traffic expected to reach around 97 pc of pre-Covid level: MoS Gen VK Singh
Domestic air traffic has again picked up pace during the current financial year 2022-23, and is expected to reach around 97 percent of the pre-Covid level, said General (Rtd) VK Singh, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, on Thursday. In a written reply to questions in the Lok Sabha on […]
SC issues guidelines to avoid delay in releasing prisoners on bail
The Supreme Court has issued various guidelines to avoid delay on the issue of releasing prisoners who continue to be in jail despite having been granted the benefit of bail due to various reasons. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka issued the guidelines in an order delivered […]
UP CM Yogi Adityanath conducts Janata Darshan at Gorakhnath Temple
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath listened to the problems of about 300 people during the Janata Darshan held at Gorakhnath Temple’s Mahant Digvijaynath Smriti Auditorium and directed the officials to resolve them as soon as possible, said a press release on Thursday. Addressing the visitors, the CM said “Whatever the problem […]
J-K: After GI tags, J-K handicrafts get QR labels, sell like hotcakes in global markets
In a major achievement, Jammu and Kashmir has become the first region in the country to issue Quick Response (QR) labels for its 13 different GI and non-GI registered handicrafts. The QR code labels are a step towards providing global recognition of the traditional arts and crafts of the Himalayan region. The government […]
MP: Over 100-year-old rare Triloka Ber trees still bearing fruits in Bhopal
One of the rarest species of Ber fruit called Triloka Ber is being preserved at Fruit Research Centre situated at Intkhedi in the state capital Bhopal. The centre claims that it is over a 100-year-old tree and there are only five trees of this Ber fruit in the country. All those trees are […]
Guwahati airport submits CCTV footage to CBI court in Sheena Bora murder case
The Guwahati airport authorities have submitted a sealed envelope to the special CBI court in Mumbai in reply to a notice ordering them to submit CCTV footage in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case. This envelope will be opened in the next hearing on March 2. Along with this, […]
Odisha Police recover handwritten notes of accused ASI from septic tank in Naba Das murder case
The special investigating team (SIT) probing minister Naba Das’ murder on Thursday recovered handwritten notes of accused ASI Gopal Das from a septic tank of Jharsuguda Airport police station. The CID and Crime Branch team in a statement said that the accused ASI during questioning revealed that he threw handwritten notes in a septic […]
Centre signs MoU to enable primary agricultural credit societies operate as ‘Common Service Centers’
The Ministry of Cooperation on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, NABARD and CSC e-Governance Services India Limited to enable Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) to provide services offered by Common Service Centers. As per the MoU, which was signed in […]
5 bogies of Satyagrah Express detach from engine in Bihar; Probe launched
Five bogies of the Satyagraha Express train detached from the engine near Majhaulia station in Bihar’s Bettiah. The incident took place at the Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj railway section and triggered panic among passengers. East Central Railway officials immediately rushed to the spot and reattached the bogies to the train running from Bihar’s […]