Guwahati: About 20 people were missing after a boat carrying about 200 people capsized in a river in Assam`s Kamrup district on Monday. Locals said the boat, going from Hatikhola to Gomi over the Kalahi river, developed a snag at Sampupara near Chaigaon and overturned after hitting some object. TheyContinue Reading
Kolkata: In a bid to make education inclusive, the St Xavier`s College here will set aside seats for survivors of trafficking from the 2016 academic session. Plans are on to enroll around a hundred such survivors as students after careful verification and tie-up with NGOs, said Firdausul Hasan, the honoraryContinue Reading
New Delhi: To motivate persons with disabilities (PwD) to do better and come up in all walks of life, the government needs to focus more and more on community-based rehabilitation programmes that can teach people to accept physically-challenged persons, Unicef’s levitra durationcialis onlinelevitra couponhttp://plavixgeneric-dosage.com/plavix generic representative to India, Louis-Georges Arsenault,Continue Reading
Kottayam: Police have come to the conclusion that the accused in the murder case of Sister Amala, Satheesh Babu is a psychopathic killer. “He is a very dangerous person who gets pleasure out of killing,” said ADGP K Padmakumar here on Sunday. He also said that there are indications thatContinue Reading
Mumbai: A prominent Christian organisation here on Sunday objected to the scheduled staging of a play ‘Agnes of God’ on grounds that it mocks God and hurts religious sentiments of the community. In a statement, the Catholics Secular Forum (CSF) general secretary Joseph Dias alleged that the play is “anti-CatholicContinue Reading
Getting away from it all is all very good, but not where there’s no wi-fi! A recent survey on the demands of Indians travelling within the country shows that more and more Indian vacationers want to explore remote areas, but they also need wi-fi hubs. The survey conducted by HolidayIQContinue Reading
Liluah: Amidst reports that lessons from Hindu religious texts may soon be taught in schools and colleges, the head of a Roman Catholic religious institute on Sunday said they will engage in a dialogue with the government on the issue. “As a congregation and also as a church we willContinue Reading
New Delhi/Mumbai: Millions celebrated Eid-ul-Zuha or Bakr Eid with gaiety across India on Friday, but the haj tragedy in Saudi Arabia that killed over 700 pilgrims including 14 Indians cast a shadow. Eidgah grounds and mosques across the country attracted tens of thousands of dominantly men and children who offeredContinue Reading
Aizawl: Major civil society bodies in Mizoram have decided to conduct an ‘in-depth study’ on lesbians and transvestites and take steps to ‘discourage an increase in their number’. A joint meeting of the state’s major NGOs, includingthe central committee of Young Mizo Association (YMA), women’s association Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm PawlContinue Reading
Jammu: Indian and Pakistani soldiers on Friday exchanged sweets and dry fruits on the occasion of Eid at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. “The armies exchanged sweets and dry fruits at Chakan da Bagh and Mendhar crossing points in Poonch district,” defence ministryContinue Reading
