Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday reviewed the arrangements made for the ongoing 359th ‘Prakash Parv’ celebrations, marking the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, in Patna. He took stock of the accommodation facilities and amenities for pilgrims and urged officials to monitor arrangements “at the micro level” so that no devotee faces…
Jaipur: Violence erupted in Jaipur’s Chomu town in the wee hours of Friday over removal of some stones outside a mosque, forcing the officials to fire tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. According to officials, they were trying to remove some stones outside the Kalandri Mosque when a crowd emerged and started pelting stones…
Chandigarh: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) on Friday strongly condemned the lynching of another Hindu man in Bangladesh, saying the incidents are disturbing and indicate a pattern of violence against religious minorities in the country. A Hindu man identified as Amrit Mondal was lynched in Bangladesh on Wednesday over alleged extortion. The incident came…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government’s reform trajectory will continue with even more vigour in the coming times as it is committed to boosting ‘Ease of Living’. The prime minister made this observation on a series of posts by the central government on its various reform initiatives. “Ours is a…
Jaipur: Four policemen were injured when a mob pelted stones while they were removing iron railings erected along the road outside a mosque in Jaipur district early on Friday, police said. The incident occurred around 3 am near the bus stand area in Chomu town, located 40 kilometres away from Jaipur. Tensions erupted when police…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has lodged a money laundering case against an Islamic preacher hailing from Uttar Pradesh but based in the UK currently for his alleged radical links, including with a Pakistani outfit, officials said. The case against Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act…
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric and a moderate separatist voice in the Kashmir Valley, on Thursday evening removed his designation as ‘Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference’ from his verified X profile. The edited bio in Miriwaiz’s X handle only contains his name and basic location details. He has more than two lakh followers….
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will participate in a programme marking Veer Baal Diwas, which is observed to commemorate the martyrdom of ‘Sahibzadas’, the sons of Sri Guru Gobind Singh. The prime minister will also address the event to be held at Bharat Mandapam here, an official statement said. On the occasion…
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not been vocal against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, while asserting that the ruling party in West Bengal stands by the minority community in the neighbouring country. West Bengal minister Shashi Panja claimed that the state BJP was trying to create a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said irregularities in team selection and sports that often happened before 2014 came to an end a decade ago, and now children from even the poorest families can rise to the top levels purely through hard work and talent. Addressing the ‘Sansad Khel Mahotsav’, a sports and…
