Kannauj (UP): Four people were arrested following violence in Kanshiram Colony here, police said on Wednesday. Considering that those involved in the violence belonged to different communities, additional police force has been deployed in the area. Superintendent of Police Kunwar Anupam Singh said the incident took place when one Chitrnashu and Nikhil Mihra had gone […]
New Delhi: Twelve research scholars of Jamia Millia Islamia have been awarded the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) under the lateral entry scheme, double than last year. Lauding the improvement, Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar said Jamia stands for excellence and strives hard to provide its students with every possible support to achieve […]
New Delhi: Astronomy enthusiasts turned their gaze towards the sun as the moon started to cover the solar disc as a partial solar eclipse began on Tuesday. The partial solar eclipse is being observed in several parts of the country with Srinagar witnessing the maximum obscuration of the solar disc at 55 per cent. The […]
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has taken all precautionary measures, including evacuation of people and supply of relief materials to shelters, to deal with possible devastation under the impact of cyclone ‘Sitrang’, a senior official said on Monday. Several teams of the disaster management department along with SDRF and NDRF personnel have been posted in […]
Bijnor: The family of a pharmacy owner who died while in the Haryana Police custody has alleged that excessive torture and harassment led to his death. Sanjeev Kumar, who owned a pharmacy in Sevaram locality in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh, was arrested by the Haryana Police on October 15 in a case under the […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday issued notices to Vice-Chancellors of nine universities after they refused to send their resignation letters to him before 11.30 AM as per his directive on Sunday. This was disclosed by the Governor himself, who is also the chancellor of the universities in the state. “Now, they have […]
New Delhi: Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 265 on Sunday, which was lowest for the day before Diwali in seven years, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. Diwali will be celebrated across the country on Monday. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 […]
New Delhi: Riding on the anti-incumbency factor and raising issues like price rise and unemployment, the Congress in Himachal Pradesh is banking on the legacy of Virbhadra Singh to stage a comeback in the hill state. The grand old party is, however, faced with internal rumblings and defections of some of its old timers in […]
Rishikesh: The number of snow leopards has increased to 121 in Uttarakhand, according to the latest census. State’s Chief Wildlife Warden Samir Sinha said the 2022 snow leopard census was conducted on the orders of the Centre. Sinha said the census, conducted under the joint aegis of the Forest Department and Wildlife Institute of India, […]
New Delhi: Delhi government has renewed the life insurance policy for advocates, launched under a welfare scheme, till October 19 next year, officials said on Saturday. The government had implemented the Chief Minister Advocates’ Welfare Scheme for advocates in November 2020 with an annual outlay of Rs 50 crore, according to a statement issued by […]