New Delhi: Out of total 94 lakh unique disability identification cards issued throughout the country, just nine have been generated from West Bengal till now, according to official data. Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID) is a card to help persons with disabilities avail the benefits extended to them through various schemes. According to the data shared…
Itanagar: Five people were arrested on Tuesday in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Siang district in connection with the incident of firing at the state’s border with Assam in which two persons were killed, police said. The accused were arrested, and kept at the Likabali police station, police spokesperson Rohit Rajbir Singh said. They were identified as Bagam…
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday started its investigation into alleged criminal negligence leading to the Balasore train accident which claimed 278 lives after registering an FIR, officials said. A team of CBI officials, along with forensic experts, has reached Balasore district in Odisha and started the probe immediately after the registration of the FIR Tuesday…
Lakhimpur (UP): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday claimed the Yogi Adityanath government was making do with acting police chiefs instead of a full-time DGP as they were more likely to do the ruling party’s bidding. Addressing party workers at an event here, Yadav took a swipe at the BJP over its “double-engine government”…
Ahmedabad: All ports in Gujarat have been asked to hoist a warning signal as a depression formed in the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. Fishermen have been told not to venture into the deep sea due to the…
Bhubaneswar: Around 40 bodies recovered from the Coromandel Express involved in the triple train crash had no visible injury marks and are believed to have died of electrocution, the GRP said.. An FIR registered at the Government Railway Policestation at Balasore indicated that live overhead wires which snapped when the accident occurred, entangled with a…
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the Election Commission should muster courage to tell people why assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are not being held. “Is there a pressure on them (EC) not to hold elections? Let the Election Commission show some courage and say that they are under pressure. There…
New Delhi: India and Germany on Tuesday explored ways to co-develop key military platforms with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius showing keen interest in New Delhi’s mega plan to procure six stealth conventional submarines at a cost of around Rs 43,000 crore. In his talks with Pistorius, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stressed that India and Germany…
Imphal: The Manipur government on Tuesday extended its ban on internet services till June 10. The suspension of mobile data services, including broadband, has been extended till 3 pm of June 10, an order issued by Commissioner (Home) H Gyan Prakash said.. The ban was imposed on May 3. Nearly 98 people lost their lives and…
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday slammed the government over the Railways seeking a CBI probe into the Odisha railway tragedy, and termed the move as headlines management. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had announced on Sunday evening that a CBI probe had been recommended into the accident. Slamming the government, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh…
