Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam has improved on Sunday, but the death toll because of the natural disaster mounted to 109, where over 55,000 people continue to take refuge in over 170 relief camps erected in 17 districts. Over 1,300 villages under Cachar, Dhubri, Nagaon, Dhemaji, Golaghat, Tamulpur, Chirang, Darrang, Goalpara, Karimganj, etc districts…
ED officials have arrested former Congress minister B. Nagendra in connection with an illegal money transfer case involving the Maharshi Valmiki scheduled tribe development corporation limited (MVSTDCL) Corporation. After an extensive two-day search, Nagendra was apprehended at his residence in Dollars Colony, Bangalore, early on Friday morning that is on January 12. The investigation began…
Prayagraj. Allahabad High Court made history by delivering its judgment in three languages – English, Hindi, and Sanskrit – a first among all High Courts. A bench of Justice Shiv Shankar Prasad authored the judgment in three languages concerning the maintainability of Section 482 CrPC petition seeking enforcement of an interim maintenance order made u/s…
Puri, Odisha. The Hera Panchami ritual, an integral part of the Rath Yatra in Puri, is a captivating tradition where Goddess Laxmi expresses her anger towards Bhagwan Jagannath by damaging his chariot, Nandighosha. Observed on the festival’s fifth day, this ritual is marked by a grand procession. The Hera Panchami festival, celebrated, portrays Goddess Laxmi’s…
New Delhi. Central forces will implement a ten per cent reservation for former Agniveers. Amid debate over the Agnipath scheme, the central forces have announced that they will implement a 10 per cent reservation for former Agniveers. The chiefs of central forces such as Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial…
Bhagyanagar. An ancient Shiva Lingam has been unearthed near the Srisailam Bhramarambika Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, close to the U-Fee Theater on June 5. The Lingam was discovered during the levelling of the ground with a JCB for the construction of a support wall for a CC road. What makes this discovery even more fascinating is…
Guwahati : Nearly one lakh students of Assam get the way forward for free higher education under the government’s policy as State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma disbursed Rs 68.44 crore to 349 institutions under phase-1 of Pragyan Bharati scheme at Janata Bhawan in Dispur recently. Launched in the year 2016-17, the unique scheme has…
Chennai. Over 1,000 Muslims from various villages in the Perambalur district, including Valikandapuram, Mettupalayam South, Thavayur, Ranjankudi, V. Kalathur, and Visuvakudi, gathered at the Perambalur Collector’s office on Tuesday. They demanded the lifting of the Waqf Board’s ban, which has prevented them from registering their properties since 18 February, 2020. The affected residents presented their petitions,…
Bengaluru. Enforcement Directorate has raided the premises of Karnataka Congress leader and former Tribal Welfare Minister B. Nagendra and Raichur Rural MLA, B Daddal, as part of a money laundering probe linked to the alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited. B. Daddal was the Chairperson of the Corporation. According…
Mumbai. The Maharashtra State Assembly passed the Maharashtra Competitive Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, on Wednesday to prevent unfair means in competitive exams, with a provision of imprisonment for up to five years. Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraje Desai had tabled the bill in the Assembly on 28th of June. As per the bill, an offence…
