Shimla: At least 33 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh, seven of them buried under the rubble of a temple in Shimla as rains wreaked havoc in the state, triggering landslides that blocked key roads and brought down houses, officials said on Monday. More people are feared trapped under the debris of the Shiv temple […]
New Delhi: India will be truly successful only when women occupy equal space in the society, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday. Gandhi also said women must take their rightful place in politics and shape India’s destiny. The former Congress chief also shared a link for applying for the Indira Fellowship named after former […]
Gurugram: Mobile internet services were restored in Nuh on Monday as police stepped up security ahead of Independence Day in the Haryana district where communal clashes broke out two weeks ago, police said. Following the violence on July 31, mobile internet services were completely stopped by the government till August 8. The suspension was subsequently […]
New Delhi: A Delhi court has denied bail to a woman accused of stealing a laptop and an iPad from the Delhi High Court complex in July, saying the possibility of the accused absconding or threatening the witnesses could not be ruled out. Metropolitan Magistrate Paras Dalal denied the relief to the accused — Bala […]
Kolkata: Two days before India became independent, Mahatma Gandhi drove down in a pre-World War Cadillac automobile into Kolkata’s Beliaghata, a densely populated locality and the epicentre of rioting in the megapolis, to be greeted for the first time in his life by crowds which shouted ‘Go back Gandhi’. He had come to stay in […]
Attends ‘Meri Maati, Mera Desh’ programme at Srinagar Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended ‘Meri Maati, Mera Desh’ programme at Srinagar today. Students, common man, Mitti Mitra from Panchayats, Blocks, Urban Local Bodies came together to pay homage to the soil of motherland. The Lt Governor paid tributes to the freedom fighters, martyrs and administered […]
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today flagged-off the Tiranga Yatra in Srinagar and joined thousands of enthusiastic citizens in the walkathon from KICC to Botanical Garden. The Lt Governor said the Tricolor represents the dreams of our freedom fighters, our martyrs. I bow to all the great personalities who had made invaluable contributions and […]
Srinagar: A refurbished Bakshi Stadium here will host the main Independence Day function of Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of five years as the civil administration on Sunday appealed to people take part in the celebrations on Tuesday. “The function is being held here so that more and more people can come to participate. […]
Says There Is No Need To Count Militants Present But Need To Remain Vigilant Srinagar: Director General of J&K Police Dilbag Singh on Sunday said majority of infiltration bids from across the border were foiled and militants who were trying to cross this side were killed. “This year all major encounters happened on the border […]
Jammu: The army has put in place smart fences based on cutting-edge sensor and CCTV camera technologies to thwart infiltration attempts along the Line of Control (LoC), an official said on Sunday. This has strengthened border security and surveillance, Jammu-based army public relations officer Lt Col Suneel Bartwal told a group of journalists who visited […]