It is a small, pale-coloured shrike, which was perched on a branch Gurgaon: A red-tailed shrike has been spotted in Chandu area of Harsaru sub-tehsil of the city. The rare migratory bird associated with Central Asia — Lanius phoenicuroides, also known as the Turkestan Shrike — is listed as “least concern globally”. But sightings in…
CM Suvendu Adhikari leads a BJP rally from Tengua Bazaar to Nandigram Hospital on Sunday Nandigram: CM Suvendu Adhikari led BJP’s charge on the last day of campaigning in Nandigram on Sunday, where he made clear BJP was eyeing Nandigram’s 72,000-odd minority Muslim voters.“For years, you have been misled,” he told them, saying BJP had…
Residents said the yard at Bainguinim is barely 20m from housing complex walls and causes noise and air pollution from 8am, with work often continuing past 11pm Residents said the yard at Bainguinim is barely 20m from housing complex walls and causes noise and air pollution from 8am, with work often continuing past 11pm Residents…
Varanasi: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that before he came to power in 2017, the state was notorious for anarchy and mafia rule, and its artisans were handicapped by policy paralysis.Stating that artisans are now getting platforms to showcase their skills and pursue opportunities in their own state, Yogi said exports worth Rs…
They have time till Oct 24 to register Gandhinagar: The state agriculture department has extended by 15 days the deadline for farmers to register for procurement of kharif crops at minimum support prices (MSP), following representations from farmers and various stakeholders.Farmers can now register online till Oct 24 to sell groundnut, moong, soybean and urad…
Police teams carry out a CASO drive in Mohali. Seven persons were arrested in NDPS cases and 20 gm heroin was seized during the operation Mohali: Mohali police rounded up 10 to 11 suspects, recovered 20 grams of heroin and seized four to five motorcycles with unverified ownership during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO)…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke joins the MPSC students’ protest at SM Joshi Bridge late on Sunday evening. Participation swells to over a thousand protesters The MPSC students’ protest at SM Joshi Bridge, in which MLA Rohit Pawar is taking part The MPSC students’ protest at SM Joshi Bridge, in which MLA Rohit Pawar is taking…
CM Himanta during media briefing. Guwahati: Assam cabinet on Sunday approved a 12% reservation in several uniformed state govt posts for Assam residents who have served as Agniveers, and cleared a Rs 10,200-crore investment proposal by Dalmia Bharat.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the reservation would allow Agniveers to serve their home state after completing their…
Cyber fraudsters posing as Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) officers allegedly kept a 65-year-old woman under “digital arrest” for four days and cheated her of ₹52 lakh by threatening to implicate her in terror-related activities and send her to prison. Lucknow: A 65-year-old woman was allegedly kept under “digital arrest” for four days by cyber fraudsters posing…
Monthly stipend for senior, junior resident doctors to increase from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1 lakh: Uttarakhand CM Dhami Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday announced that stipends for both Senior and Junior Resident doctors in the state have been raised significantly from approximately Rs 75,000 to over Rs 1 lakh per month.Speaking…
