Chitradurga: The skeletal remains of five members of a family were recovered from a house in Chitradurga district in Karnataka, police said on Friday, December 29. The skeletal remains are suspected to be those of retired government executive engineer Jagannath Reddy (85), his wife Prema (80), daughter Triveni (62), and sons Krishna (60) and Narendra…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced a Rs 1,000 crore relief package including housing facilities and loans for MSMEs and Self-Help Groups for the rain-ravaged districts in the state. Following up on his assessment of the damage caused due to rain in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts on December 21, the…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday released 12 reference books related to the recently enacted criminal justice laws and said the books have lucidly brought out changes made in the laws in a concise and simple manner. Hailing the publishers for the reference books on the three laws, Shah said the books…
Guwahati: Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Saturday hailed the central government for taking the “monumental initiative” of signing a peace accord with a key faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). The ULFA’s pro-talks faction on Friday signed the accord with the central and the Assam governments in New Delhi in the…
Patna: Former JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’ on Saturday vowed to sue media outfits carrying reports that he had plotted a rebellion against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in favour of the latter’s deputy and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. Lalan issued a statement to the effect a day after he stepped down from the…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he has not yet received the invitation for the consecration of Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. Thackeray also stressed he doesn’t need a formal invite as Ram Lalla belongs to everyone and that he would visit the temple town in Uttar Pradesh…
Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in a festooned, festive Ayodhya on Saturday to unveil a ‘new look old’ city with an airport, a revamped train station and projects worth Rs 15,700 crore ahead of the consecration of the Ram temple next month, his day an artful blend of heritage, culture and development. The flower-bedecked…
Ayodhya (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Maharshi Valmiki airport and the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station from where he flagged off two Amrit Bharat and six Vande Bharat trains, some virtually. This visit by the prime minister comes weeks ahead of the ‘pran pratishtha’ or consecration ceremony of the Ram temple here….
Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has requested Railways Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw to provide a special train from Agartala to Ayodhya for the pilgrims of the state to witness the inauguration of Ram temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the newly built Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. In a letter…
Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Ayodhya on Saturday during which he will inaugurate a redeveloped station and a newly-built airport in the temple town. He is also expected to lay the foundation stones for a slew of development projects in Uttar Pradesh. To welcome the prime minister, the holy city has…
