New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the International Gita Mahotsav on Tuesday at Kurukhetra in Haryana, his office said on Monday. The Gita Mahotsav or Bhagawad Gita Jayanti Samaroh is celebrated…
Ranchi, Dec 5 (IANS) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Arjun Munda on Monday questioned his party’s move to amend two land acts, resulting in worsening law and order situation in the state….
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Crowds returned to banks on Monday after a Sunday holiday as thousands of people hungry for cash queued up to take out money. The scene was no different at ATMs…
Ranchi, Dec 5 (IANS) Three students of the Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) here have been rusticated on charges of ragging of a junior student, an official said on Monday. A First Information Report (FIR) was…
Lucknow, Dec 4 (IANS) In a major step towards rural sanitation, ‘Rail Swachch Mission’ brand ambassador and founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement Bindeshwar Pathak on Sunday launched an intensive campaign to ensure toilet for every…
Agartala, Dec 4 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Sunday met the family members of Chittaranjan Debbarma, who was killed in a terror attack on an army camp near Jammu on November 29. “The…
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Frustrated over “No Cash” messages displayed outside banks and ATMs, residents of an east Delhi locality on Sunday organised a ‘pooja’ of an ATM, praying that it dispenses some cash….
Bhubaneswar, Dec 4 (IANS) A 42-foot-long and 28-foot-wide carcass of a whale was found at Baidhara Pentha beach in Puri district of Odisha, said an official on Sunday. The forest officials recovered the dead marine…
By Vishal Gulati Amritsar, Dec 4 (IANS) Narendra Modi distributed food to devotees at the Golden Temple here on Saturday night thus becoming the first Prime Minister to serve the community kitchen, or langar, at…
Noida, Dec 4 (IANS) ATMs in this industrial town adjacent to the national capital wore a desolate look on Sunday — the 26th day since the demonetisation of high-value currency notes — with no one…
Two green corridors by Noida hospital save six lives (lead- correcting para 3)Noida, Dec 3 (IANS) AJaypee Hospital, Noida, on Saturday created two green corridors to give a new lease of life to six persons…
Imphal, Dec 3 (IANS) The government employees of Manipur are in distress. Some banks and most of the ATMs are dry. On Saturday, some banks issued notices saying “RBI has not despatched currencies”. Employees of…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday paid floral tributes to former President Rajendra Prasad on the occasion of his birth anniversary. “The President, officers and staff paid floral tributes in front…
Bhopal, Dec 3 (IANS) Additional District Magistrate Ratnakar Jha created a controversy by referring to the Bhopal gas tragedy anniversary as “celebrations”, hurting the sentiments of thousands who were affected by the gas leak in…
New Delhi/Noida, Dec 3 (IANS) People across Delhi and NCR queued up in big numbers outside banks and ATMs on Saturday to collect some cash before the weekend. As most of the ATMs were out…
Amritsar, Dec 3 (IANS) An elderly couple, whose son is lodged in a Pakistani prison despite completing his jail term, is seeking “justice” from Pakistan’s visiting foreign policy adviser to get him released. The Mumbai-based…
Gurugram, Dec 3 (IANS) It was a relief for commuters on the expressway as Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki visited Gurugram on Saturday and boom barriers were removed for smooth flow of traffic. The collection…
Panaji, Dec 3 (IANS) The demonetisation move has been causing immense hardship to poor people, especially in rural areas, Secretary General of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of India Theodore Mascarenhas said on Saturday. “About demonetisation,…
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) A man lost his life standing in a queue in front of an ATM outlet in West Bengal on Saturday as the people’s struggle for cash continued on the third day…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the determination of the disabled people on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. “I salute determination of our Divyang sisters and brothers…