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Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath temple
Rudraprayag : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday morning offered prayers at Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district.The Prime Minister, accompanied by Minister of State for Defence and Tourism Ajay Bhatt and Uttarakhand…
Teen raped by Instagram friend in Lucknow
Lucknow : A 15-year-old girl was raped inside the high-security Lohia Park here by a man whom she befriended on a social networking site Instagram.The girl, a student of class 7, has been admitted to Jhalkari Bai hospital after her…
2 tourists killed, 3 injured in Turkey hot air balloon accident
Turkey : Two Spanish tourists were killed and three others injured on Tuesday in a hot air balloon accident in Turkey’s popular tourist destination of Cappadocia, local authorities said.
The balloon belonging to a private company took off…
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai indicates to prepare action plan for creating $ 1 trillion GDP for…
Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday indicated to prepare an action plan for creating $1 trillion GDP for Karnataka.He was speaking after launching the report “Karnataka: A $1 Trillion GDP Vision” authored by…
DGCA begins probe into Kedarnath chopper crash, death toll rises to 7
Rudraprayag : Aviation regulator DGCA has launched a probe into the Kedarnath helicopter crash in which seven people, including the pilot, were killed on Tuesday.A senior DGCA official said that a team will be sent soon to the crash site to…
Ancient temples, stunning beauty make Guptkashi one of Uttarakhand’s hidden gems
Rudraprayag : Guptkashi city in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district is visited by a large number of people from across the world for its scenic beauty, as well as for the various ancient temples. Located near the Mandakini river, Guptkashi…
RBI report contradicts Mamata Banerjee’s claim on development spending
Kolkata : In political rallies or administrative review meetings, the common talking point of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is her claim of keeping social development projects, especially the ones related to women and farmers,…
Rising number of rejections don’t bode well for RTI Act, CIC
New Delhi : As the RTI Act completes 17 years of being in the statute books, the legal right, which enabled common people to know about the acts of omission and commission by public functionaries, is facing a plethora of issues ranging from…
India has new Covid sub-variant of Omicron, may be alarming : Israeli expert
New Delhi : About 10 states in India have detected a new sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.75, which may be “alarming” in nature, according to an Israeli expert on Sunday.
However, the Indian Health Ministry is yet to officially confirm the…
Book on critical assessment of sex laws
Chandigarh : A book on ‘Sex Laws in India’, a critical assessment of sex laws for the common man, was released here on Sunday by Justice M.M. Kumar, former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
The book is primarily meant for the…