New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the stay of marine Massimiliano Latorre, who along with his colleague Salvatore Girone is accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala coast in 2012, in Italy till 30 September. The court was informed by the Centre that international arbitration proceedings in theContinue Reading
Darjeeling: The Centre has sanctioned a Rs 205 crore project to revamp the water distribution system in Darjeeling municipality, the biggest scheme to be undertaken in the civic area in terms of the amount. “The project has been sanctioned under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) whichContinue Reading
Guwahati: The Centre has recognised that Congress-ruled Assam has done better than any other state in the country to e-enable its panchayati raj institutions through the use of information technology. The development, the ruling party claimed, debunked the BJP’s “misinformation” campaign that Dispur had done nothing for rural development. PrimeContinue Reading
Agartala: Tripura has yet again achieved the first position in the country in implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. According to information made available by the Union rural development ministry on April 19, Tripura has topped in 2015-2016 by creating on an average 94.66 mandays of workContinue Reading
New Delhi: A massive fire overnight has completely destroyed the iconic National Museum of Natural History in Delhi, destroying rare specimen of flora and fauna. 35 fire fighters battled the flames for hours; seven were taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation; two are reported in critical condition. The fire brokeContinue Reading
Durg: This may sound strange but, around 35% pregnant women in different parts of rural as well as urban parts of the Chhattisgarh prefer delivery at home though the Central and State Governments have launched a plethora of health schemes for their benefit. This starling fact came to light duringContinue Reading
Odisha government has declared summer vacation for school students from tomorrow onwards.Continue Reading
Bhopal: The State Government has decided to increase the pension of former Chief Ministers (CMs) by over 600 per cent. The decision of the whopping hike in pension was taken by the Madhya Pradesh Government on Saturday which stated that the pension of ex-CMs in the State will be increasedContinue Reading
Eight Muslim men arrested for the 2006 Malegaon blasts that killed 35 people discharged by a Mumbai courtContinue Reading
Patacharkuchi: The villagers of Tangarkur here can’t remember exactly since when and who actually started the tradition of doll marriage at the village, but they do know that since time immemorial, the villagers are continuing this tradition with all religious and social formalities on the premises of the Jagannath MandirContinue Reading
