Kolkata: The state on Wednesday cited a 1950 Bengal law and a 2018 Calcutta HC order to issue a public notice, banning cow slaughter without valid certificates, confirming the animal was fit for slaughter.The govt order said, “No person shall slaughter any animal thereby meaning (bulls, bullocks, cows, calves, male and female buffaloes, buffalo calves…
Panaji: Goa Konkani Akademi (GKA) has launched a project to create an encyclopedia of individuals who contributed to the Konkani language, spanning literature, the freedom struggle, the language movement, and other fields. The Akademi said this is the first such initiative undertaken by state govt. It has been titled, ‘Konkani Bhasha Sahitya Shilpkar Kosh’.“The primary…
Cigarettes seized by Customs at Ahmedabad airport Ahmedabad: Customs officials at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Wednesday seized 566 boxes of foreign-made cigarettes, which were being brought in without due customs duties being paid.“Based on suspicious X-ray images of checked-in baggage, officers of Customs Ahmedabad intercepted three passengers at the arrival hall…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday slammed the Centre over the Rs 72 hike in the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy, calling it a “cruel and insulting joke” with farmers. He said the prices of diesel, fertilisers, pesticides, labour and machinery had risen sharply, asking how such a marginal increase…
Pune: A multi-agency efforts rescued a woman (65) safely in a two-hour operation after her leg was stuck in a PVC pipe, which was a part of water supply valve, near Pachpir Chowk in Kalewadi on Tuesday evening.The operation involved deployment of advanced cutting equipment and coordination among multiple civic agencies.According to fire officials, the…
Dimapur: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio, the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), and the Nagaland Joint Christian Forum (NJCF) condemned the killing of three church leaders in an ambush in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Wednesday morning.In a statement, Rio said “such barbaric and senseless violence against innocent lives is unacceptable and has no place in any…
The postmortem report of Prateek Yadav revealed that he died due to a massive blockage in the blood vessels of the lungs, leading to a collapse of the heart and respiratory system. LUCKNOW: The postmortem report of Prateek Yadav revealed that he died due to a massive blockage in the blood vessels of the lungs,…
Jaipur: The state govt has approved five projects worth over Rs 18 crore to upgrade the quality of One District One (ODOP) products in Dausa, Churu, Didwana‑Kuchaman, Phalodi and Balotra districts, aligning them with international standards.A state‑level committee chaired by chief secretary V Srinivas sanctioned the projects under the Panch Gaurav programme, releasing Rs 10.76…
NEW DELHI: A nine-judge Supreme Court bench on Wednesday appeared to be on the same page with the govt on the narrow ambit of judicial review of religious practices and said constitutional courts should be extremely cautious in questioning a denomination’s collective religious beliefs.This remark came from a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices…
JD Vance on Trump’s visit to China Holding fort at the White House, vice president J D Vance compared his situation to Macaulay Culkin in the 1990 film Home Alone.US secret service rules do not allow the president and vice president to travel abroad together, in order to protect the line of succession.US President Donald…
