‘Focus to ensure smooth, hassle-free pilgrimage; reviewed preparations’ NEW DEHLI: BJP’s young face and the member of Hajj Committee of India (HCI), Er Aijaz Hussain today met Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbass Naqvi in New Delhi and held deliberations for steps taken to ensure smooth and hassle free Hajj 2022. In a statement […]
Dehradun: The police have intensified inspections of railway and bus stations across Uttarakhand after a letter threatening to blow up six railway stations in the state was received recently, officials said on Tuesday. The letter was sent to the superintendent of Roorkee railway station on Saturday. The letter, which was written by a man who […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to lower the cut-off percentile for admission to NEET super-speciality courses, saying doctors have to deal with patient’s life and merit cannot be disregarded. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant said a decision has been taken not to lower the percentile which is a […]
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday ordered the state police to launch a crackdown against those involved in selling narcotics and asked it to take action against any politician found to be conniving with the drug mafia. Mann chaired a meeting of the anti-drug special task force team led by its chief Harpreet […]
NEW DEHLI: An accident in Telangana’s Kamareddy’s district led to the death of at least nine people and severely injured 17 others. The major mishap was caused by a head-on collision between a lorry and a minivan at Hasanpally in the district on Sunday evening. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his grief at […]
Mumbai: The NIA on Monday detained gangster Chhota Shakeel’s aide Salim Qureshi aka Salim Fruit and a trustee of Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai after conducting raids at over 20 places here and in adjoining Thane district against associates of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, an official said. The agency also conducted a search at […]
Dharamshala / New Delhi: Khalistan flags were found tied on the main gate and slogans scrawled on the walls of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly complex in Dharamshala, police said on Sunday. While state Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur condemned the “cowardly” act, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is making inroads in the poll-bound […]
Jaipur: Heatwave conditions prevailed in most parts of Rajasthan on Sunday with Banswara being recorded as the hottest place in the state at 46.5 degrees Celsius. The mercury soared in Barmer too to settle at 46.3 degrees Celsius, 4.5 notches above normal. Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar and Jaisalmer each recorded a maximum temperature of 45.5 degrees […]
Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu said he will meet Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday to discuss the revival of the state’s economy, days after he had called the CM a “younger brother” and an “honest man”. Sidhu, who had been attacking the AAP-led government in the state over various issues including the […]
Bahraich: Taking cognisance of a video of a body left outside the Bahraich district hospital amid rain, Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Brajesh Pathak on Sunday sought a report from the medical facility’s authorities. The district hospital is attached to the Maharaja Suheldev Medical College here. In the video, it can be seen that the body […]