Amarnath Yatra resumes after day’s suspension
Jammu, Aug 6 (IANS) Amarnath Yatra resumed on Tuesday after a day’s suspension as another batch of 1,873 Yatris left Jammu for the North Kashmir Baltal base camp. Officials of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB, which manages the affairs of the Yatra, said that since the day the pilgrimage started on June 29 this year, […]
EAM Jaishankar to brief all-party meet on Bangladesh situation
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Central government has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday regarding the situation in Bangladesh, in which External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will brief leaders of all political parties about the situation in the violence-struck nation and the steps taken by the Indian government, according to sources. Besides EAM […]
Wayanad disaster: Death toll reaches 402, search for missing 170 continues
Wayanad, Aug 6 (IANS) The rescue operations in landslide-affected four villages of Kerala’s Wayanad entered the eighth day on Tuesday with the death toll reaching 402 and around 170 still missing. The over 1,200-strong rescue team comprising personnel from all the Defence forces, NDRF, SDRF, police, fire services and volunteers began searches early in the […]
Woman dies in house collapse near Kashi Vishwanath Temple, 8 rescued
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) One woman died, while eight others were rescued after two houses collapsed in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on Tuesday. The houses collapsed due to heavy rain in the city, officials said. According to local people, both houses, located in Khoya Gali of Chowk area near the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, were more […]
80 students fall ill due to food poisoning in UP school
Deoria (UP), Aug 6 (IANS) As many as 80 students from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Ashram Method Inter College in Mehroona village here fell ill due to food poisoning experiencing stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhoea, officials said. The incident took place after the children had dinner on Sunday night, they said on Monday. District Magistrate […]
Everybody has the right to purchase land in Assam: Badruddin Ajmal
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IANS) A day after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the Assam government would come up with two new Bills — one to ban ‘Love Jihad’ and another to restrict selling-buying of land between Hindus and Muslims in the state — All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal hit […]
WK Holdings to invest $100 million in Telangana startups
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Walsh Karra Holdings, a US-based investment firm, will invest $100 in start-ups in Telangana over the next five years. This was announced by the firm while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WE Hub, India’s first state-led nodal organization for women’s entrepreneurship. Phani Karra and Greg Walsh of Walsh Karra […]
Assam has one of the most employee-friendly policies among states: CM Sarma
Guwahati, Aug 6 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that his state has one of the most progressive and employee-policies, asserting the initiatives of the state government have been able to create a more robust work culture in Assam. Speaking at a programme here on Lok Kalyan Divas, Sarma said: “Among […]
Woman gives birth to quadruplets in Jaipur
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) A woman has given birth to four children here in a hospital, who are being kept under medical observation as they reportedly had difficulty in breathing, officials said. Two of the four children born are boys and the other two are girls. Hospital Superintendent Asha Verma said: “Santosh Prajapati, 21, a […]
Prez Murmu addresses Fijian Parliament, highlights close ties between two nations
Suva, Aug 6 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Fijian Parliament on Tuesday, emphasising the “close ties” and “shared values” between India and Fiji. President Murmu arrived in Suva on the first leg of her three-nation visit, starting in Fiji. Starting her address with “Namaskar. Ni Sa Bula (Fijian greeting that means good evening),” the […]
