Gujarat: Over 300 artists from 8 states bring India’s folk traditions together at Saputara Monsoon Festival
Dang (Gujarat), Aug 8 (IANS) More than 300 artists from eight states, along with over 110 artists from Gujarat, are taking part in the Saputara Monsoon Festival in Dang, bringing folk music, dance, tribal traditions and handicrafts from different parts…
Jimmy Neesham joins Glasgow Cosmic for inaugural edition of ETPL
Glasgow, Aug 8 (IANS) Glasgow Cosmic have announced the signing of New Zealand international all-rounder Jimmy Neesham for the inaugural edition of the European T20 Premier League (ETPL), strengthening their squad with a proven match-winner ahead of the…
Odisha secures Rs 66,392 crore investment proposals during Delhi outreach
Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) Odisha has secured investment proposals worth Rs 66,392 crore, with the potential to create 54,135 employment opportunities during the state government’s two‑day investment outreach in Delhi. Led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan…
With 450 players, Punjab to host IPL-style T20 league from Aug 30
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) Punjab is set to get its own IPL-style T20 league, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday unveiling the Sher-e-Punjab T20 League, featuring six franchise teams and star Punjab cricketers, comprising Shubman Gill and…
Pakistan cricketers return from unsanctioned Zambia league, face two-year PCB ban
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A group of former Pakistan cricketers have returned from Zambia after featuring in an unsanctioned Twenty20 league, where they reportedly failed to receive full payment and now face a two-year ban from the Pakistan Cricket Board…
Coimbatore farmers allege casting unit pollution damaging crops, groundwater
Coimbatore, Aug 8 (IANS) Farmers from Appanaickenpatti and Karadivavi villages in Sulur taluk in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district on Saturday raised serious concerns over alleged air and groundwater pollution from a nearby cast iron unit, claiming…
MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh calls on Cote d’Ivoire President, discusses growing partnership
Abidjan, Aug 8 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on Saturday called on Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara and discussed the growing partnership, as the former has travelled to the West African nation to…
National Rural Livelihoods Mission aims to create women entrepreneurs in Kashmir
Pulwama, Aug 8 (IANS) In a shining example of women-led entrepreneurship, a Self-Help Group at Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, has established a successful Food Service Enterprise (FSE) with support from National Rural…
Bengal: Govt medical institutions to observe silence for RG Kar victim tomorrow
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that two minutes of silence will be observed in all government health centres and institutions in the state on Sunday in memory of the RG Kar rape and murder victim. Before observing the silence,…
Arunachal Guv orders faster border fencing to curb crime
Itanagar, Aug 8 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K.T. Parnaik (Retd) on Saturday directed Director General of Police S.D. Singh Jamwal to expedite border fencing work to help prevent incidents of extortion and kidnapping in the state. The…