New Delhi: The government is likely to push on Monday the passage of a key sports bill in the Lok Sabha, amid a continuing deadlock in Parliament as the opposition’s united demand for a discussion on SIR failed to draw a positive response from the ruling alliance. The Lower House has listed the National Sports…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren, saying he was particularly passionate about empowering tribal communities and the poor and downtrodden. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha co-founder Soren, who was undergoing treatment at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi for over a month for kidney-related problems,…
Varanasi: The water level of the Ganga river crossed the danger mark here on Monday morning, submerging ghats and forcing the authorities to shift cremation and other religious rituals to rooftops and raised platforms, officials said. According to the Central Water Commission, the Ganga was flowing at 72.1 metres by Monday morning, above the danger level…
Bhubaneshwar: Hundreds of people thronged Bayabar village in Odisha’s Puri district on Monday to pay their last respects to the mortal remains of a 15-year-old girl who died of burn injuries. The girl, who was allegedly set on fire by three miscreants after pouring inflammable substance on her body near her house in Balanga area…
Champawat (Ukd): A panchayat poll candidate who was given the certificate of victory by the election officer here has informed the authorities that she polled fewer votes than her rival and that he should be declared the winner. This played out after the results of the election to the post of Tarkuli gram panchayat head…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated a Jan Seva Kendra in Kalkaji on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Gupta said the face of Delhi has begun to change with accelerated progress in sewage management, drainage, road work, water systems, pollution control and other services. Reiterating her government’s commitment to Delhi’s progress, she said…
Patna: A day after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav claimed that his name was missing from the draft electoral roll published by the Election Commission of India (ECI) as part of its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive, the poll body has issued a notice to the former Bihar deputy chief minister, seeking an…
Aizawl: In one of the biggest drug hauls in Mizoram, the state police have seized crystal methamphetamine and heroin worth around Rs 350 crore and arrested one person, a senior officer said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, a team comprising personnel of the Criminal Investigation Department (Special Branch) and the Special Narcotic police station…
New Delhi: Amid the raging row over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday alleged that the Election Commission is trying to change the electoral character and patterns of states, and asserted that this “abuse of powers” must be fought politically and legally. The former home minister…
Srinagar: A routine boarding procedure turned violent at Srinagar Airport on July 26, when a senior Army officer brutally assaulted four SpiceJet ground staff members at the boarding gate of flight SG-386 to Delhi. The altercation stemmed from a dispute over excess cabin baggage, escalating into what the airline has termed a ‘murderous assault.’ According…
