Barnala: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Punjab chief secretary and the director general of police (DGP), seeking a detailed action taken report within two weeks on the police lathicharge on protesting sanitation workers in Barnala last week.Taking cognisance of a complaint alleging excessive use of force, the rights panel…
Bhajan raves, devotional concerts and community singing are finding favour with younger audiences across India Pune: Sadhu Vaswani Mission has taken a cue from bhajan raves, devotional concerts and community singing finding favour with younger audiences across India and organised a kirtan jamming session as it celebrates Dada JP Vaswani’s 108th birth anniversary on Friday.The…
Guwahati: The Assam govt on Wednesday shifted responsibility to the Centre over the long-pending demand to grant ST status to six OBC communities of the state.Tribal affairs minister Ranoj Pegu told the assembly that the state govt completed its responsibility by submitting its report and the required modalities to the Union govt.The Moran, Motok, Chutia,…
Lucknow: A 41-year-old railway loco pilot died during treatment on Wednesday, a day after a heavy tree branch fell on him in Cantonment when he was returning home from duty. His family alleged that instead of rescuing him, several bystanders recorded the incident on their mobile phones.The deceased, Sushil Kumar, a resident of Udayganj, is…
Governor Haribhau Bagde interacts with vice-chancellors of state universities Jaipur: Governor Haribhau Bagde Wednesday directed vice-chancellors of state universities to adopt villages and make them drug-free as part of a comprehensive campaign under the Centre’s Nasha Mukt Bharat initiative.Chairing a meeting with vice-chancellors, Bagde said universities should identify villages and areas with a high prevalence…
File photo: Delhi high court NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to stay the HPV (human papillomavirus) immunisation campaign but asked the Centre, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, and Indian Council of Medical Research to file separate replies in four weeks on the “justification for introducing the vaccine”.It was hearing a PIL that…
The ‘Ramayana‘ trailer fans had been waiting all year to watch, finally dropped online at 4.15 am, on July 30, and, despite the multiple leaks, and delays, it has hit all the checkboxes.Following the release, fans in India, who woke up early to watch the trailer, took to social media to share their praise for…
You have control over your emotions, but you might find it harder to control them as the Moon moves through your own sign. Shravana Nakshatra assists in learning through thoughtful talks, observations and timely messages. What to Do Today See how people react to whatever you say you want to do. Their enquiries may show…
New Delhi: Viral videos of a ceiling fan crashing inside a classroom and waterlogging outside a govt school in Delhi’s Kadipur have brought the school’s infrastructure and maintenance under scrutiny. The school, however, alleged that longstanding civic issues around the campus have remained unresolved.Responding to the incident, an education department official said the fan came…
Mumbai: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday trapped a BMC water meter supervisor for allegedly accepting a Rs 40,000 bribe from a 50-year-old complainant for water meter installation and reconnection of water supply to shop units in Andheri West.The accused was identified as Vinod Rathod, Water Meter Supervisor, K/West Ward, BMC. ACB also named Nandan More,…
