New Delhi: Bihar, recording the highest-ever voter turnout in the first phase of assembly polls, is a victory of democracy, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Thursday, lauding the “transparent and dedicated” election machinery. “Bihar has shown the way to the nation. SIR with Zero Appeals and the highest voter turnout since 1951. Purest…
Mumbai: Veteran actor and playback singer Sulakshana Pandit, known for movies like “Uljhan” and “Chehre Pe Chehra”, died on Thursday due to cardiac arrest, her brother Lalit Pandit confirmed the news. She was 71. Sulakshana was being taken to Nanavati Hospital when she breathed her last. “She passed away due to cardiac arrest around 7…
Patna: A voter turnout of 64.46 per cent was recorded provisionally at the close of polling in 121 seats in the first phase of assembly elections in Bihar on Thursday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinod Singh Gunjiyal said. A total of 3.75 crore voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in this phase, to decide…
I joined NIPER Mohali on May 12, 2017, and soon after attended my first Board of Governors (BoG) meeting — the 70th — held on June 29, 2017, in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by Dr. V. M. Katoch and attended by Prof. M. R. Doreswamy, Ms. Meenakshi Gupta (Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor,…
In the radiant court of Indraprastha, the venerable sage Dhoumya, his heart brimming with delight at the peerless achievements and transcendent virtues of the Pandava princes, turned to Dharmaraja with words of benediction. “O scion of the Kuru race,” he said, “your rule, founded upon spotless conduct and abundant virtues, has bestowed true wealth and…
Goddess Durga Temple is situated on the peak of the Sadashivgad Hill Fort in Karwar, Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. The fort lies on the north bank of the River Kali, right at the confluence of the river and the Arabian Sea, forming one of the most scenic views along the Karnataka coast. The temple…
Araria: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday charged the opposition RJD-Congress combine in Bihar with having a soft corner for infiltrators, but “dislike” for Lord Ram and ‘Chhathi Maiya’ because of vote bank politics. Addressing a rally in Araria district, Modi also alleged that the reluctance of opposition leaders to visit Ayodhya to have ‘darshan’…
Jammu: A cordon and search operation is underway to track down at least two to three terrorists believed to be hiding in a forested area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Thursday. The operation follows an encounter that broke out between terrorists and security forces in the heavily forested Chatru belt on…
New Delhi: Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani has been summoned again by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning next week in an alleged bank fraud-cum-money laundering case, according to sources. The 66-year-old businessman was questioned by the federal probe agency in August. Anil Ambani has been asked to depose on November 14 for questioning in…
Patna: Several senior politicians, including Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, RJD leader and INDIA bloc’s CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav and Union ministers Giriraj Singh and Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’ were among those who cast their votes in the first few hours of voting in the first phase of elections in…
