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August 10, 2022 2:58 PM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Vrindavan widows send 501 handmade rakhis to PM Modi
Widows of Vrindavan have sent 501 ‘rakhis’ and 75 national flags to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Raksha Bandhan. Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International and a well-known social reformer, organised a rakhi-making event for the widows at Maa Sharda Ashram here on Tuesday, Madan Jha, media advisor of Sulabh International, said on Wednesday. The event is organised every year, he added.
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August 10, 2022 2:57 PM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Delhi court dismisses bail application of accused in Kasturba Nagar gang-rape case
A Delhi court has dismissed the bail application of an accused in a case where a 20-year-old woman was allegedly abducted, gang-raped, and paraded by a group of people in Kasturba Nagar in January, terming the offence as “serious and heinous”. The victim was allegedly abducted and taken to a house, where she was assaulted, sexually abused, and molested on January 26, 2022, and the accused allegedly remained outside the house to prevent anyone from rescuing the victim.
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August 10, 2022 2:06 PM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
DU students, teachers hold 'Tiranga Yatra'
Delhi University students, teachers and officials held a rally in the North Campus area on Thursday as a part of the "Har Ghar Tiranga" campaign to celebrate 75 years of India's independence. The rally, led by Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh, covered a distance of four kilometres. Participants of the rally carries Indian flags and raised slogans.
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August 10, 2022 1:57 PM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Parliamentary panel recommends senior citizen rebate restoration in sleeper, AC 3-tier
A parliamentary committee has recommended that senior citizen concessions be reviewed and restored "urgently" at least for sleeper class and AC 3-tier train travel. In its report submitted on August 4, the Standing Committee on Railways said senior citizens were earlier granted a concession amounting to 40-50 per cent of their railway fares, but the practice was stopped during the COVID-19 crisis.
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August 10, 2022 1:57 PM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
RJD likely to get lion’s share in new Bihar cabinet, Nitish may retain Home
JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, who is set to be sworn in as Bihar chief minister for a record eighth time on Wednesday, is likely to retain the all-important Home portfolio, while the RJD may get most of the departments that were previously with the BJP, a highly-placed source said. He said an in-principle agreement has been reached about the composition of the new cabinet, which is likely to have “35 members or more”, drawn from Kumar’s JD(U), the RJD and the Congress.
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August 10, 2022 12:37 PM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Bhima Koregaon case: SC grants bail to 82-year-old P Varavara Rao on medical grounds
The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to poet and activist P Varavara Rao on medical grounds in the Bhima-Koregaon case. While granting bail to the 82-year-old, a bench headed by Justice U U Lalit said he shall not misuse the liberty in any manner. Rao, who had challenged the Bombay High Court's April 13 order rejecting his plea for permanent bail on medical grounds, is currently on interim bail.
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August 10, 2022 12:37 PM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
ED raid at houses of Karuvannur bank fraud accused
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out raids at locations linked to the accused in the Rs 300 crore Karuvannur Cooperative bank scam, which triggered a political row in Kerala recently. Sources in the ED told PTI that searches were conducted simultaneously at the residences of all the five accused in this district.
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August 10, 2022 12:15 PM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
JP Nadda to be on two-day Tripura visit from Aug 27
BJP national president J P Nadda is scheduled to arrive in Agartala on August 27 on a two-day visit to Tripura to oversee organisational activities, a senior party leader said on Wednesday. The visit assumes significance in view of next year’s assembly elections. “Nadda ji will be in Tripura to oversee the party’s preparedness for the 2023 assembly elections,” BJP state vice-president and MP Rebati Tripura said.
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August 10, 2022 12:14 PM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Road accidents in J-K’s Kathua leave three dead
Three people were killed and a woman injured in two separate road accidents in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Hari Kishore (50) and his wife Madhuri (45), residents of Hamidpur in Bihar, were killed while Kishore’s sister Babita (25) was critically injured when their scooty was hit by a truck near Government Medical College Kathua on the Jammu-Pathankot highway on Tuesday night, a police official said.
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August 10, 2022 11:44 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
ED conducting raids at Karuvannur Service Co-Op Bank Ltd
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August 10, 2022 11:44 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
BJP leaders raise slogans of 'Nitish Kumar murdabad'
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August 10, 2022 11:44 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur addresses the house
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August 10, 2022 10:56 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
IED recovered in Pulwama, police say 'major tragedy averted’
Security forces averted a major tragedy Wednesday by recovering an about 30-kg improvised explosive device (IED) in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir just days before the 75th Independence Day, police said. The IED was recovered after a specific input generated by police, Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said.
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August 10, 2022 10:56 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
SAD leader Bikram Majithia granted bail in drugs case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a drugs case. A division bench of justices MS Ramachandra Rao and Sureshwar Thakur pronounced the verdict on the bail plea of Majithia, one of his counsels Arshdeep Singh Kler said.
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August 10, 2022 10:55 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
North Western Railway forms special units to speed up infra work in all its divisions
The Jaipur-headquartered North Western Railway zone has formed special units in all its four divisions to expedite the national transporter's developmental and infrastructure projects, officials said. NWR Chief Public Relations Officer Shashi Kiran said the Gati Shakti units are being set up for a timely completion of the railway's projects such as station redevelopment, yard remodeling and traffic facilities.
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August 10, 2022 9:01 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Encounter underway at the Waterhail area of Budgam
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August 10, 2022 9:01 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
IED weighing 25 to 30 kg recovered in Pulwama
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August 10, 2022 9:00 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Priyanka Gandhi tests Covid positive
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August 10, 2022 7:15 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Assam, Mizoram sign joint statement on resolving border dispute
The Assam and Mizoram governments signed a joint statement on Tuesday after a ministerial-level discussion in Aizawal and Mizoram to take forward the process of resolution of the boundary dispute between the two states. According to the statement, both states have agreed to promote and maintain peace to prevent any untoward incident along the borders. Also, the Deputy Commissioners of the bordering districts of both states shall meet at least once in two months.
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August 10, 2022 7:15 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Haryana: 7-year-old boy falls in uncovered drain in Gadoli village
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August 10, 2022 6:30 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Terrorist threats are on the rise globally: India at UNSC
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August 10, 2022 6:30 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Security tightened in India-Bangladesh border areas
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August 10, 2022 6:30 AM (IST) Posted by Poorva Joshi
Assam BJP holds Tiranga Yatra in Guwahati