New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted engineers, saying their innovative minds and tireless dedication have been the backbone of our nation’s progress. His tributes to them came on Engineer’s Day, which is held to commemorate pioneering engineer and administrator M Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary. He was born in 1861. “Greetings to…
Raigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said global organizations are talking about learning from India’s success stories in different fields and this was possible because every region in the country was getting equal priority in development and welfare of the poor under his government. Addressing a function at Kodatarai village in Raigarh district, he described…
Raigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Congress government in Chhattisgarh indulged in corruption in cow dung procurement scheme. Addressing a rally in Raigarh, Modi also targeted the Bhupesh Baghel-led government in Chhattisgarh, saying it lagged in welfare of the poor but was ahead in corruption. “There was a time when Chhattisgarh was known…
Jammu: Indian troops are defending every inch of the border with China and not even a single inch of land has been taken over by the neighbouring country in recent years, Ladakh Lt Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra said on Thursday. He said infrastructure development is taking place at a rapid pace across Ladakh with…
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said it has “encircled” two Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists in Anantnag district where three security officers were killed in an encounter a day earlier. “In solemn tribute to the unwavering valor of Col Manpreet Singh, Major Ashish Dhonak & DSP Humayun Bhat who laid down their lives leading from the…
Srinagar: Three security force officers including an Army Colonel were killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Kokernag area of Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said here on Wednesday. Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Ashish, deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Humayun Bhat were critically injured in the gunfight and died later, they said. Bhat died…
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday slammed the INDIA bloc meeting as a get together of “Anti-Hindu Coordination Committee” as it kept the heat on the opposition over the Sanatan Dharma issue following DMK leaders’ strident criticism of the ancient faith. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over…
Jaipur: Eleven people from Gujarat were killed and at least 15 injured when a trailer rammed into their bus from behind in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district early on Wednesday, police said. The bus was on its way from Gujarat to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh when the accident occurred around 4.30 am, they said. Expressing grief at…
Colombo: India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs in a super four match to secure their place in the final of the Asia Cup here on Tuesday. Asked to bowl first, left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage (5/40) took a fifer as Sri Lanka bowled India out for 213. The spin duo of Wellalage and Charith Asalanka…
New Delhi: Two deaths reported from Kerala’s Kozhikode district were caused by Nipah virus, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. He said a central team of experts has been sent to Kerala to take stock of the situation and assist the state government in the management of the Nipah virus infection. Two “unnatural deaths”…
