Ujjain: At least seven people were killed and nearly 50 injured at the Ardh Kumbh Mela here on Thursday when some temporary structures collapsed after strong winds and heavy rains, officials said. “Six people died after they were buried under the collapsed structures,” Ujjain police chief V. Madhukumar told IANS.Continue Reading
Madhepura : As many as 110 people were taken ill after consuming food at a funeral ceremony in Rupauli panchayat of Bihar’s Madhepura district, an official said today. All the 110 people fell ill after eating food at a ‘shhrad’ (funeral function) hosted by Sukhan Sharma late last night andContinue Reading
New Delhi: Pursuant to a ruling by a UN tribunal, India and Italy will soon approach the Supreme Court for relaxation of bail conditions of Italian marine Salvatore Girone, held in India on murder charges. “As you know the tribunal has said both India and Italy should now approach theContinue Reading
Ujjain :A grand assembly of prominent religious leaders representing different faiths today appealed for a ‘Swachhta Kranti’ (cleanliness revolution) across the country at the ongoing Simhastha Kumbh Mela here. The religious heads of different faiths implored the people of India to rise together so that India can shine as aContinue Reading
Aden: Two months after being kidnapped in Yemen, Salesian priest Tom Uzhunnalil remains missing, although a bishop involved in his case remains hopeful about his timely release. “The last words, which are quite reassuring, I received indirectly about ten days ago. I was told that Father Tom is alive, andContinue Reading
Guwahati: At least two persons — one of them reported to be a Buddhist monk — were killed and 10 injured when police opened fire after a group of anti-dam activists tried to barge into the Tawang police station in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday demanding release of a monk whoContinue Reading
Chennai: The demands include an assembly resolution to bring dalit Christians under the Scheduled Caste category, a government order to include converted Christians from MBC communities in their caste, government pay for teachers working in minority institutions appointed after 1990 (a demand earlier agreed by the DMK), at least 10%Continue Reading
Kottayam: There. was good news for the citizens of Latur town in Maharashtra which has been facing one of its worst droughts this year. Drinking water is making its way to this town – thanks to the joint effort of the families in Kottayam Diocese in Kerala and Maher, aContinue Reading
New Delhi: Over 75 percent of 11,652 child rehabilitation centres across 21 states of India are non-functional, the labour minister informed parliament on Monday. “As per information received from various National Child Labour Project (NCPL), at present there are 2,876 special training centres functional,” Minister Bandaru Dattatreya told the LokContinue Reading
Rome/New Delhi: Italy on Monday said a UN court has ordered that Italian marine Salvatore Girone, detained in India for the alleged 2012 killings of two fishermen, be allowed home on bail while arbitration proceedings in The Hague continue in the case that has soured ties between the two countries.Continue Reading
