Meghalaya: District Admin bans roadside cooking to protect environment
Shillong, Aug 5 (IANS) In a significant step aimed at protecting the environment and promoting sustainable tourism, the East Khasi Hills district administration has prohibited roadside cooking and indiscriminate dumping of waste at tourist destinations,…
‘Opened doors for higher education, jobs’: Gorkha community hails Article 370 abrogation
Jammu, Aug 5 (IANS) The Gorkha community in Jammu and Kashmir celebrated the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 on Wednesday amidst heightened police vigil and deployment of police and CRPF personnel. Community members exchanged…
India U31 team wins bronze at World Youth Bridge Championships
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) India’s Under-31 team won the bronze medal in the Teams Event at the 9th World Youth Transnational Bridge Championships in Hefei, China, finishing third in the eight-team final round robin with 82.34 Victory Points. China’s AGOOFANS…
‘They worship Nehru and Indira, we honour India’s great personalities’: BJP SC Morcha chief slams Congress
Jaipur, Aug 5 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha President and National Convener of the Sant Ravidas Samrasata Sankalp Abhiyan, Lal Singh Arya, on Wednesday accused the Congress of neglecting the legacy of social reformers…
Punjab Cabinet takes decisions to strength education, public service delivery
Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) The Punjab Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday took decisions aimed at strengthening education, improving governance and public service delivery, and promoting inclusive development across the…
Bangladesh in ‘grip of fear’, says former PM Hasina promising return to country by year-end
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the South Asian country’s situation has worsened over the last two years with people continuing to live in an atmosphere of fear, insecurity and economic…
Cash worth Rs 50 lakh recovered from trolley in brick kiln in Bengal’s Durgapur
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) A trolley full of cash was recovered from an abandoned brick kiln in Durgapur of West Bengal’s West Burdwan district, the police said on Wednesday. The trolley contained more than 48 lakh rupees in cash. According to the…
Hull City sign Greece goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis on five year deal
Hull, Aug 5 (IANS) Hull City have completed the signing of Greece international goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis from Olympiacos for an undisclosed club-record fee, with the highly rated shot-stopper signing a five-year contract that will keep him at the…
CBI charge sheets bank officer, firm owner in Rs 1.6 crore digital arrest scam
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against the owner of a Kashmir-based firm and a Deputy Manager of Axis Bank in connection with a digital arrest scam in which a Delhi senior citizen was defrauded…
Intelligence sharing discussed at co-ordination meeting between Army, BSF, CRPF and Bengal Police in Kolkata
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) An important meeting was held at the Bengal Sub Area headquarters of the Eastern Command on Wednesday between top officials of the Army and other agencies. The joint “Intelligence, Security and Logistics Coordination…