CID finds leads in nun’s gang rape case
2015-03-28
Kolkata: The CID, on Friday, claimed to have got some specific leads from the two persons arrested in connection with the gang rape of a 71-year-old nun in Nadia district and was planning to question the duo together to speed up the probe. “We have interrogated both and it wasContinue Reading
17 per cent tea garden workers in Assam have tuberculosis
2015-03-28
Guwahati — About 17 per cent of tea laborers in Assam were suffering from tuberculosis following which the state government is planning to initiate DOTS centres across all gardens. Replying to a query by AGP MLA Keshab Mahanta during Zero Hour, Health and Family Welfare Minister Nazrul Islam said the governmentContinue Reading
Arunachal wants special status for Northeast to continue
2015-03-28
Itanagar– Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki Friday appealed to the Centre for continuing the Special Category Status for North Eastern States with the corresponding benefits. He was speaking at the first meeting of the sub-group on rationalization of Centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) of NITI Aayog in New Delhi, aContinue Reading
Obama honors South Asian mentors
2015-03-28
Washington — An Indian-American and a Sri Lankan-origin scientist and teacher are among fourteen individuals and one organization named winners of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). Andhra University graduate Murty S. Kambhampati, a professor of biology at Southern University at New Orleans, andContinue Reading
Age no bar for learning law: Supreme Court
2015-03-28
New Delhi — The old saying that age is no bar for learning will apply from this year to those desiring to appear in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), the screening gateway for admission to prestigious national law universities (NLU). The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal byContinue Reading
Religious minorities vulnerable amid IS violence: UN chief
2015-03-28
United Nations — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that religious minorities remain highly vulnerable since the Islamic State (IS) affiliated groups are targeting minorities and attacking religious sites in Libya, a media report said on Saturday. Ban made the remarks at a Security Council open debate on theContinue Reading
Lesser poems
2015-03-28
Father R H Lesser wanted these poems published after his deathContinue Reading
Rajasthan bids farewell to author priest
2015-03-28
A lesser priest who performed greater thingsContinue Reading