Goa schools asked to observe International Yoga Day
2015-06-18
The schools have to send a report of the celebration along with photographsContinue Reading
India’s ‘greatest architect’ Charles Correa dies
2015-06-17
New Delhi — Charles Correa, the renowned Indian architect who believed in airy, light-filled buildings that integrated into his country’s environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 84. Correa designed structures as far afield as Toronto, Lisbon and Boston, but most of his projects were in India. The nimblenessContinue Reading
Paryavaran Mahotsav begins in Sikkim
2015-06-16
GANGTOK, June15 – State Paryavaran Mahotsav 2015 began here today with the flagging off of four sapling-laden trucks at MG Marg by Sikkim Minister for Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management TW Lepcha. The Minister also released garbage collection bags, distributed saplings and signed in the signature campaign board during theContinue Reading
NHRC issues notice to Tamil Nadu, Kerala over reports of child trafficking
2015-06-16
New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the Chief Secretaries and the Director Generals of Police, Governments of Tamil Nadu and Kerala over reports ofchild trafficking. The commission has asked them to inquire into the matter and submit reports within eightContinue Reading
Fake encounter: Gujarat court grants bail to two cops
2015-06-16
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court Monday granted regular bail to two police officials in the 2003 Sadiq Jamal fake encounter killing case. Judge Z K Saiyed granted bail to J G Parmar and Irshad Ali Saiyad both of whom retired as Deputy Superintendents of Police (DYSP). It is alleged thatContinue Reading
Meghalaya tribesmen to approach UN over India-Bangladesh land deal
2015-06-16
Describing the ratification of the land swap deal betweenIndia and Bangladesh as violation of the human rights of the indigenous people, tribal villagers in Meghalaya on Monday threatened to move the United Nations if the Indian government fails to revisit the bilateral agreement. “We will petition the concerned state andContinue Reading
Concern over growing cases of female drug users in M’laya
2015-06-16
SHILLONG: Meghalaya Social Welfare Minister Deborah Marak has expressed concern over the rise in the number of female drugs users in Meghalaya and has sought the cooperation of the Union Government in tackling the menace. Addressing the first regional workshop on ‘Prevention of Substance (Drugs) Abuse’ in the North EastContinue Reading
50% fast-track courts in Maharashtra not functioning: RTI reply
2015-06-16
Out of the 187 approved fast-tract courts in Maharashtra, as on June 2014, only 92 were functioning. This is just about 49% percent of the approved number of fast-track courts.Continue Reading
“Now anti-Kudankulam activist wants Sushma to help with impounded passport”
2015-06-16
New Delhi, June 15: Anti-nuclear activist S.P. Udayakumar on Monday wrote to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj requesting her help in the recovery of his impounded passport “on humanitarian grounds” in a reference to her helping former IPL chief Lalit Modi travel to Portugal. Udayakumar, who is the convenor ofContinue Reading
12 Killed in Meghalaya Landslides in 4 Days; Flood Situation Worsens in Assam
2015-06-16
SHILLONG: 12 people have died in Meghlaya in landslides triggered by heavy rains in the last four days. Five people died in two separate landslides in Meghalaya this morning. The landslides were triggered by heavy rain, which have been continuing for the last two weeks. Four people of a familyContinue Reading