Jaipur: Six persons were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly beating and stripping three Dalit teenagers in Laxmipura village in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan. The assailants suspected the boys of having stolen a motorcycle. Three of the six arrested are Dalits, Superintendent of Police Prasanna Kumar Khamesara told The Hindu. OnContinue Reading
Balurghat: Around 3,000 residents of six villages in Ajmotpur gram panchayat near Gangarampur have said they will boycott polls to protest the absence of a proper road, power, health centre and drinking water. The villages — Doara, Koijuri, Kanipukur, Khatangpara, Bhuniapara and Monohali — in Tapan block come under GangarampurContinue Reading
Tezpur: The All Adivasi Students’ Association and Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association today blocked NH 15 at Behali in Sonitpur district for nearly an hour to protest against the forest department’s failure to protect the border villages from elephants. The blockade was in protest against the death of five personsContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: The city administration has decided to transform Ekamra Haat into a night bazaar. In February, municipal commissioner Krishan Kumar had proposed five locations – Ekamra Haat, Khandagiri, Unit-II, BMC-Bhawani Mall and Infocity area – for the night market. Putting all speculations to rest, Ekamra Haat won the race. DetailsContinue Reading
The tribals of Andhra are stuck in their old habitsContinue Reading
The Church of South India has held a short-film competition and film festival as part of a campaign to dissuade young people from using and becoming addicted to drugs. Some 25 short films were entered into the competition, organised by the Church’s youth department; and the 12 best were screenedContinue Reading
Kolkata: From financing their own kits to the ‘Champion’ dance, the West Indies team’s World T20 triumph was nothing less than an inspirational story. The West Indies team had conflicts with their cricket board yet it managed to pull off an emphatic World T20 final win over England by 4Continue Reading
New Delhi: Gatimaan Express, the country’s first semi-high speed train, was flagged off Tuesday morning by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. The new train – that can reach a maximum speed of 160 km per hour – will operate between Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin station and Agra Cantonment station. It will runContinue Reading
SAHAY is engaged in child and youth sponsorship programs and works with child protection and child rights in eight districts of West BengalContinue Reading
The PDP-BJP stalemate ended only after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ms. Mufti on March 23.Continue Reading
