Gorakhpur: Addiction is a serious threat to individuals, families and society and must be eradicated through awareness, self-discipline and positive values, said Prof Vinod Solanki, provincial training chief of Swami Vivekananda Kendra, Uttar Pradesh, while addressing a seminar at Gorakhnath Temple on Friday.The seminar on “Addiction is a Cause of Destruction” was organised on the…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat unit of the Congress party said on Friday that five students died by suicide in Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara over the past eight days, terming the trend as a “growing crisis among students and young people in the state”.GPCC media convener Manish Doshi said that 1,899 students had died by suicide in…
Congress workers deface the sign board of the election department with spray paint during a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar outside the State Election Commission Office, in Shimla on Friday Shimla: Congress functionaries on Friday staged a protest outside the election department office in Shimla against the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral…
Arms, ammunition seized from former Ulfa-I militant’s house in Golaghat Arms, ammunition seized from former Ulfa-I militant’s house in Golaghat Arms, ammunition seized from former Ulfa-I militant’s house in Golaghat Arms, ammunition seized from former Ulfa-I militant’s house in Golaghat Arms, ammunition seized from former Ulfa-I militant’s house in Golaghat Dibrugarh: Golaghat police on Friday…
NWR enhances security onboard in various trains after Rs 1 crore heist Jaipur: Security arrangements in reserved AC coaches have come under scrutiny after four suspected members of an interstate gang were arrested in connection with an alleged robbery involving cash and jewellery worth around Rs 1 crore aboard Madurai-Bikaner Anuvrat Superfast Express.The case has…
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, in view of the red alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the next two days, spoke to Secretary Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Suman and directed all concerned districts and departments to take necessary precautionary measures.Dhami directed officials to maintain heightened vigilance in districts under…
What began as a simple goal for a six-year-old to raise $10 for charity has now come to an end, leaving the local community with tens of thousands of dollars in charitable support. Grace Hendrian and her younger sister, June, have finished the final season of their “Lemon-Aid Stand for Good” in Quincy, Illinois. What…
Tillotama Shome responds SHARPLY after troll said she has ‘anxiety issues’ over her post on women’s safety in Mumbai: ‘How sensitive of you’ Tillotama Shome has firmly pushed back against a social media user who claimed she was dealing with “anxiety issues” after she shared a post reflecting on the concern she felt for a…
New Delhi: Thirty people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a food outlet in northwest Delhi’s Model Town Thursday afternoon. Police suspect a short circuit may have triggered the blaze.The fire was reported around 1.58pm at a food outlet in Model Town-II. A beat officer from Model Town police station, among the first…
Citizen fixes a pothole in Bengaluru Bengaluru: When petitions to civic authorities don’t yield action for months, citizens pick up a sandbag, bitumen and trowels, start fixing potholes and level off roads.Citizen activism has gone from online clicks and signing petitions to real-world civil work. Meet software engineer Uday S and his wife Ashwini P,…
