Winds, rain damage more crops in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) As if the fury of recent rains in February and earlier March was not enough, rainfall and high velocity winds have damaged more standing crops in various parts of
Kejriwal chose Perfect Victory over Perfect Party
From the happenings of recent weeks, it will be tempting to deduce that Arvind Kejriwal is a Stalinist who, like all autocrats, hates democracy and dissension and loves yes-men. That's what Prashant
ABVP shutdown hits rail, road transport in Bihar
Patna, March 30 (IANS) Road and train traffic in Bihar was hit on Monday during a shutdown called by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) to protest the police action against its members
Kashmir floods: Army help not to be taken as yet
Jammu, March 30 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that as of now it has no plans to call out the army to assist civil administration to tackle the floods."The army is always
Lightning, crop loss claim four lives in UP
Agra, March 30 (IANS) Two people were killed by lightning and two others died of shock as unseasonal rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, destroyed standing crops in their fields in Uttar
Centre sends disaster response teams to Kashmir
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The central government has sent two teams of the National Disaster Response Force to the flood ravaged Kashmir Valley, an official communique said on Monday.Following
President confers Bharat Ratna on Malviya
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday conferred the Bharat Ratna posthumously on Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya and the Padma Vibhushan on veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani.The
Cloudy day ahead in Delhi
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning on Monday in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 20.3 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's
Authorities declare flood in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, March 30 (IANS) Authorities on Monday declared flood in the Kashmir Valley, asking people living close to the banks of the Jhelum river to exercise extreme caution and move to safer
Four arrested for cricket betting in Kolkata
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Four people were arrested here on Sunday in connection with a cricket betting racket, police said.Following a tip off, police raided a flat in Ashwininagar in the Baguiati
Government will try to ban cow slaughter: Rajnath
Indore (Madhya Pradesh), March 29 (IANS) The central government will try to build consensus on banning cow slaughter, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Sunday.Cow slaughter has always been
My sole aim is to end corruption: Khattar
Chandigarh, March 29 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said his sole aim was to end corruption and give good governance to the state's people.Attacking the previous
Previous coal mine allottees have to clear stock by April 8
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) All the previous allottees of coal mines are required to remove the dry fuel extracted till March 31 by April 8 to ensure their smooth handover to successful bidders at
Tricolour flown at half-mast as tribute to Lee
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) As a tribute to Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, the government on Sunday observed one-day national mourning with the national flag flown at half-mast and no
Rs.385 crore for Andhra, Rs.150 crore for Telangana released
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The government has released Rs.385 crore to Andhra Pradesh and Rs.150 crore to Telangana in line with the recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission, the finance
Chandrababu Naidu to visit Singapore from Monday
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will lead a delegation on a two-day visit to Singapore, beginning Monday.This will be Naidu's second visit to Singapore
Bhushan, Yadav worked against AAP for one year: Kejriwal
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Dissident leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav had been conspiring against the AAP for the past one year, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said.In a
Australia brought out 'A' game in final: Faulkner
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) Australian all-rounder James Faulkner, who etched his name in history by winning the Player of the Match award in the cricket World Cup final, said that his team brought
Andhra CM lays foundation stone for irrigation project
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the Pattiseema lift irrigation project in West Godavari district.The project
CSR funds not for BJD's election expenditure: BJP
Bhubaneswar, March 29 (IANS) After the ruling BJD expressed its dissatisfaction over central PSUs backing out from the Aahar scheme, the Odisha unit of BJP on Sunday hit out at the former, stating