Army rushes to aid 500 tourists stranded after sudden snowfall in Sikkim
Gangtok, Feb 21 The Army on Wednesday rescued more than 500 tourists stranded due to sudden heavy snowfall and inclement weather in high-altitude areas in east Sikkim, officials said. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that in view of the sudden heavy snowfall, approximately 175 vehicles with over 500 tourists got stranded at Nathu […]
Freed from circus, elephant Suzy celebrates nine years of freedom
Agra February 21 Suzy, a 74-year-old female elephant at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation and Care Centre (ECCC) at Churmura in Mathura district, celebrated her ninth year of freedom, marking a significant milestone in her journey from exploitation to sanctuary. Suzy’s journey serves as a beacon of hope for elephants everywhere, reminding us of the […]
Protesting farmers suspend ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest till Friday
Chandigarh, Feb 21 Farmers on Wednesday announced to suspend the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march for two days, and will decide their next course of action on Friday evening. The decision was announced by farmers’ leader Sarwan Singh Pandher while addressing the media. Farmers have been protesting at the Punjab-Haryana borders for the past few days to […]
On India trip, New Guinea resident gets entrepreneurship tips, vows to take home PM Modi’s message
New Delhi, Feb 21 Cynthia Changau, a resident of Papua New Guinea in the Pacific islands, who came to India for a training programme in entrepreneurship, was left enamored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s encouraging and motivating leadership and has now vowed to take home the message. Cynthia Changau came to Gujarat recently for attending […]
Maharashtra: 200 fall ill after consuming ‘prasad’; all stable
Buldhana (Maharashtra), Feb 21 Around 200 people suffered from symptoms of food-poisoning after consuming ‘maha-prasad’ at a religious event in Somthana village, an official said here on Wednesday. With complaints of vomiting, nausea, stomach pains and cramps, they were rushed to local hospitals on late Tuesday night and by Wednesday afternoon, most had recovered and […]
‘Coarse gender discrimination’: SC on termination of woman from army on marriage
New Delhi, Feb 21 The Supreme Court has ordered the Defence Ministry to pay compensation of Rs 60 lakh to a Permanent Commissioned Officer who was released from the Army on ground of her marriage. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said that termination of employment because the woman has got married […]
Two guarantees to be implemented within a week: Telangana CM
Hyderabad, Feb 21 Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday announced that the guarantees for 200 units of free electricity and cooking gas cylinder for Rs 500 will be implemented within a week. He said all the white ration card holders (BPL families) will be provided 200 units of free electricity every month and […]
Mamata attacks state BJP leaders over ‘turban’ row
Kolkata, Feb 21 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing attack against the BJP leaders in the state for allegedly passing a comment relating to the turban of an IPS officer. “What was the fault of the Sikh IPS officer? He was just doing his duty. Since he was wearing a turban, […]
Tillu Tajpuria murder: Delhi HC issues notice on gangster’s plea for custody parole, interim bail for marriage
New Delhi, Feb 21 The Delhi High Court has issued notice to Delhi Police on gangster Yogesh Tunda’s plea challenging the trial court order dismissing his plea, seeking six hours of custody parole for his marriage and subsequent three weeks’ interim bail for rituals and conjugal rights. Justice Amit Mahajan, issuing notice on the plea […]
J&K approves 5 special courts for trials of NDPS Act cases
Jammu, Feb 21 The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council (AC), which met under the chairmanship of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, approved creation of five special courts along with posts for trial of offences under the NDPS Act along with supporting staff and infrastructure, an official statement said on Wednesday. The courts will come up in […]