Imphal: Inner Manipur Lok Sabha MP Bimol Akoijam asserted that normalcy cannot be restored in the state if the free movement of people is prevented. Akoijam was referring to restrictions imposed by some groups on visiting the Thangjing hills, a sacred site for the Meiteis. “Meiteis can’t go to sacred places in Thangjing hills (in…
Pune: The Maharashtra government’s language consultation committee has urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to revoke the decision of making Hindi a mandatory third language for students of classes 1 to 5. Fadnavis on Sunday dismissed concerns over the “imposition” of the Hindi language in the state, asserting Marathi will continue to be compulsory. The state…
Pilbhit (UP): The district administration here on Sunday issued a notice to the caretaker of a mosque allegedly constructed without an approved building map in a city colony, officials said. The notice addressed to Shahid Malik, the caretaker of the mosque in KGN Colony under the jurisdiction of Nagar Kotwali police station, seeks a reply…
Ramban/Jammu: Heavy rainfall due to cloudbursts triggered flash floods and landslides in several areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district early Sunday, leaving three people dead and damaging scores of houses and roads, while more than 100 people were rescued. Traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was suspended as the road was blocked at…
Jammu: Asserting that communal hatred is weakening the country, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the recent violence in West Bengal was the direct fallout of the growing Hindu-Muslim divide in the country. However, the former chief minister urged people to come together and demonstrate unity as “the threat is not from Pakistan…
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Director General of Police Om Prakash was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his HSR Layout residence in Bengaluru on Sunday, police said. His body was found with injuries, raising suspicion that he may have been murdered, they added. The 68-year-old IPS officer from the 1981 batch was a native of Champaran…
New Delhi: Climate experts have proposed urgent measures, including paid heat leave, free water ATMs at labour hubs, and legal recognition for the ‘right to cool’, to protect India’s informal workforce during the extreme summer months. More than 80 per cent of Delhi’s workers, including street vendors, construction labourers, and ragpickers, face severe health risks…
Chennai: While Chief Minister M K Stalin days ago announced the formation of a panel led by former judge of the Supreme Court, Kurian Joseph, to recommend measures to strengthen autonomy for the states, his father M Karunanidhi had fought for the same over 50 years ago when he helmed the state as chief minister….
Buxar (Bibar): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday termed the alliance between the ruling JD(U) and the BJP in Bihar as “opportunistic” and alleged that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar switches sides for ‘kursi’ (chair) only. Addressing the party’s ‘Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’ rally at the Dalsagar stadium in Buxar, Kharge urged people of…
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday disassociated itself with the criticism of the Supreme Court by its MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma, with party president J P Nadda rejecting the comments as their personal views. He also affirmed the ruling party’s respect for the judiciary as an inseparable part of democracy. “The BJP has…
