Varanasi: A mega tree plantation campaign will be organised on July 12 in all the four districts- Varanasi, Jaunpur, Chandauli, and Ghazipur.Ravi Kumar Singh, conservator of forests and regional director, on Thursday reviewed the preparations at a divisional-level meeting.The meeting focused on the role of 27 departments, with discussions covering plantation targets, site selection, sapling…
31-year-old Pakistani national held after crossing LoC in Poonch A 31-year-old Pakistani national was apprehended by Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday after allegedly crossing the Line of Control (LoC) into Indian territory in the Balakote sector of the Mendhar subdivision in Poonch district, officials said.The man was identified as Rayees Khan, son of Bazia…
Mumbai: In volatile trades on Thursday, sensex opened about 600 points up on peace hopes in West Asia. However, the index gave up the gains by mid-session and closed 123 points (0.2%) down at 77,989 points on the back of profit taking at higher levels. Market players said any confirmation about the next round of…
The Southern India Film Editor’s Association (SIFEA) has suspended film editor Pradeep E Raghav for allegedly violating union bylaws and failing to prevent the illegal online leak of the Thalapathy Vijay starrer Jana Nayagan. The decision was taken on Friday following an emergency executive committee meeting held on April 17. SIFEA suspends editor Pradeep E…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CM Suvendu Adhikari (file picture) Kolkata/New Delhi: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Bengal icon Uttam Kumar ahead of the actor’s 100th birth anniversary celebrations on his Sunday ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme, CM Suvendu Adhikari expressed his gratitude to the PM calling Modi’s tribute “a matter of…
Auqib Nabi’s four-wicket spell with the second new ball helped India A take control of the first unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A on the third day, giving the visitors an overall lead of 170 runs.Starting the day on 113 for 2, Sri Lanka A looked well placed and reached 300 for 5 before Nabi…
D4vd is back in court, and the latest update has shocked many people. Prosecutors said they have around 40 terabytes of evidence in the case against him. This is a huge amount of data collected from his phone, cloud accounts, and other devices. They told the court that this evidence includes many files, photos, and…
The accident took place around 6.30am near Heria, around 126km from Kolkata Heria: Four persons, including the owner of a private bus, were killed and three others critically injured when a speeding truck rammed the stationary vehicle from behind on the Digha-Nandakumar National Highway 116B on Thursday morning.The accident took place around 6.30 am near…
Jagdish Aafle is likely to be appointed as the Ram temple trust’s first secretary AYODHYA: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is likely to appoint Ram Mandir construction project manager and RSS functionary Jagdish Aafle as its first secretary, with the proposal expected to be placed before the trust’s executive committee for approval at…
Officials of various departments were unable to clearly identify which agency had dug up a service road, highlighting the confusion and lack of accountability that often results in repeated road cutting, delays and inconvenience to citizens Bengaluru: A late-night inspection of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) by greater Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda Thursday…
