Berhampur: As many as 3,434 students of government-run residential schools in Kandhamal district of Odisha have tested positive for malaria. “The affected students have been administered drugs. The health officials are keeping a watch on their condition,” said Kandhamal District Collector Yamini Sarangi. Blood samples of 19,767 students of 214Continue Reading
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has received an anonymous email threatening a blast, say the police. All law interns have been barred from entering the court for a month and security checks have been increased in the court premises since the mail, which came last week. Litigants who comeContinue Reading
Mumbai : Acclaimed Marathi novelist and Jnanpith award winner Bhalchandra Nemade has said that extra-marital affairs should not be a taboo. “There should not be any objection if a married man or a woman has a lover,” Nemade, who is known for speaking his mind and stirring up controversies, saidContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar—A central team from Delhi is visiting to Kandhamal district to see the status of Forest Right Act in the district. PP Mathur special Rapporteur and Damodar Sarangi, special rapporteur, National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, is visiting the district from August 17-20. According to Integrated Tribal Devolopment Agency (ITDA) ,Continue Reading
Bangkok: A bomb on a motorcycle exploded on Monday just outside a Hindu shrine in the Thai capital, killing 27 people, including foreign tourists, media reported, in an attack the government said was a bid to destroy the economy. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast atContinue Reading
Workers and employers will also have the right to form groups and engage with each other for ‘collective bargaining’.Continue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram: Declaration of Kerala as a ‘complete digital state’ and announcement of a new youth programme in memory of former President, the late A P J Abdul Kalam marked Independence Day celebrations in the state. With the state making remarkable strides in implementation of various e-governance initiatives, chief minister OommenContinue Reading
Bengaluru: Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore has urged Indians to remember their obligation while rejoicing in their rights as free citizens of an independent nation. “While we thank God for the constitutional rights our nation has given us, we must never forget our obligations in contributing to the further developmentContinue Reading
The goof-up was noticed only at the end of the Independence Day functionContinue Reading
Meerut: In yet another anti-woman incident, some unruly young men have thrashed a soldier to death for opposing their attempt to harass a girl in a northern Indian town. The incident took place on Thursday at Hardevnagar in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. Vedmitra Chaudhury, 35, a Lance NaikContinue Reading
