Katra, Aug 23 (IANS) The success story of an 80-year-old farmer in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra has taken the villagers in adjoining areas by surprise, as his floriculture enterprise has turned into a money-minting business and is making heads turn...
Haridwar, Aug 23 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday supported the Narendra Modi government's "One Nation, One Election" initiative. The saffron-clad reformer, while addressing a grand sant samagam here, said that India's endless poll calendar is quietly bleeding the...
Srinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) Two POCSO accused escaped from the Central jail here on Sunday, officials said.A senior police officer said that the two accused, who were lodged in Central Jail, Srinagar, in connection with separate POCSO cases, have fled...
Mandya (Karnataka), Aug 23 (IANS) Continuing his attack on the NICE Project, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday said that he was not instigating JD(S) workers against the NICE project and that people across Karnataka...
Port Louis, Aug 23 (IANS) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri called on Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam and discussed possibilities for furthering cooperation in the energy sector, the Indian High Commission said on Sunday."Hon'ble Minister called on...
Raipur, Aug 23 (IANS) The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), a flagship poverty alleviation programme of the Central government, is enabling poor households across the country to get gainful employment by providing them with sustainable livelihood options. In Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari,...
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court, in a special hearing on Sunday, issued an interim stay on the demolition of an "illegal" construction in south Kolkata's Tollygunge area. A bench of Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury ordered that the...
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Tension has spread in Baranagar area in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district over the discovery of body of a woman hanging in her house on Sunday, officials said. The woman's in-laws claimed that the woman...
Gandhinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) Bhujodi, a village in Gujarat's Kutch district, has carved a distinct identity for itself as the locally made traditional handloom shawls are finding acceptance and recognition in global markets. The handloom weaving art form, dating back...
Raipur, Aug 23 (IANS) A speeding SUV collided with Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap’s convoy near Junwani near the Jagdalpur-Kondagaon border on Sunday, leaving at least six people, including four policemen, injured, officials said.However, the minister remained safe and did...
Kanyakumari, Aug 23 (IANS) The Police have launched a search for a gang accused of attacking a Revenue Inspector and threatening to kill him when officials attempted to seize 17 tonnes of ration rice stored at a warehouse inside the...
Gandhinagar, Aug 23 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, on seventh day of his US tour, visited the BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in New Jersey on Sunday. The Chief Minister was warmly welcomed by the...