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Modi greets Nation on Raja Parba
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on the festival of Raja Parba which is celebrated in Odisha.
"On the special festival of Raja Parba, my greetings to the people of Odisha. May this festival enhance the spirit of…
Rajasthan Governor to discontinue Guard of Honour
Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh on Thursday asked the state government to do away with the practice of according guard of honour to him on his arrival/departure from the Raj Bhavan and during district tours.
The Governor had sent a…
Dead body of abducted Soldier Aurangzeb found in Pulwama
A soldier was abducted and killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said.
Police said the body of Aurangzeb, who had been abducted by militants in Shopian, was found in Pulwama district.
The soldier, belonging to…
Container Ship on fire in Bay of Bengal, 22 crew members rescued
The Indian Coast Guard on Thursday rescued all 22 crew members of a merchant container vessel after a devastating fire broke out in the ship in the Bay of Bengal, a senior coast guard official said here.
The container ship, MV SSL…
280 Highway projects to be completed before Lok Sabha Elections: Gadkari
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that he had expedited 280 national highway projects which would now be completed before the Lok Sabha elections next year.
These include 127 National Highway…
Kirti Azad hints at contesting as Congress candidate in 2019
Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad on Thursday said he will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls but not as a BJP candidate, hinting his inclination towards the Congress.
Announcing he would contest from his traditional Darbhanga seat in Bihar, he…
UN Report on Kashmir rights situation draws mixed reactions in state
The United Nations' first ever report on rights violations in Kashmir has triggered a hot debate here with the separatists welcoming the report and the government rejecting it as "fallacious".
Senior separatist leader, Mirwaiz Umer…
Senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari shot dead in Srinagar
Senior journalist and Editor-in-Chief of English daily "Rising Kashmir" Shujat Bhukhari was on Thursday shot dead by militants outside his office in Srinagar, police said.
State police chief S.P.Vaid said that it was around 7.15 p.m.,…
India suffering from worst water crisis in history: NITI Aayog
India is suffering from the worst water crisis in its history and millions of lives and livelihoods are under threat, the NITI Aayog has said.
It also warned that the crisis was only going to get worse and by 2030, the country's water…
Akhilesh to contest from Kannauj in 2019, Mulayam from Mainpuri
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday announced that he would be contesting the 2019 general elections from Kannauj, while his father Mulayam Singh Yadav would be contesting again from party stronghold of Mainpuri.…