Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has solicited active cooperation from the political parties in Odisha to uphold the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in letter and spirit and to ensure a smooth electoral process. On the first day of the visit of a seven member team of the ECI, they…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh for those seriously injured in the Alipur factory fire incident, which has claimed eleven lives. The CM has also announced assistance of Rs 20,000 for those…
By BD Narayankar Rajkot, Feb 16 (UNI) Ben Duckett’s fabulous century flipped momentum in England’s favour as the tourists put on 207/2 in reply to India’s 445 in the first innings on Day 2 of the third Test here on Friday. Openers Duckett and Zak Crawley started in Bazball fad, putting on a half-century partnership…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (UNI) Another round of discussions between farmers’ unions and the central government is expected to take place on February 18, ‘following the positive talks’ that concluded during the meeting held late last night, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Friday. Speaking to reporters here, Thakur said, “The government had invited farmer…
New Delhi Feb 16 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Congress party saying that it has only one agenda – ‘anti-Modi, extreme anti-Modi’. He said that Congress was neglecting discussions about a developed Bharat because Modi advocates for it. Addressing the Viksit Bharat Viksit Rajasthan Programme virtually on Friday, the PM said,…
Dhaka, Feb 16 (UNI) A head-on collision between a bus and an autorickshaw killed seven people in Bangladesh on Friday, a local police official said. The fatal road accident happened at around 11:30 a.m. local time in the Mymensingh district, some 122 km north of Dhaka, said Md Anwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (UNI) President Jagat Prakash Nadda appointed a six-member BJP fact-finding team on Friday and left for restive Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas after it arrived in the city, party sources said. Union minister Annapurna Devi, her ministerial colleague Pratima Bhowmick, MPs Sunita Duggal, Kabita Patidar, Sangita Yadav Brij Lal, and Asansol MLA…
Lucknow, Feb 16 (UNI) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the Uttar Pradesh government is working in mission mode to connect the youth with employment and efforts like Investors Summit and Ground Breaking Ceremony (GBC) are not just for entrepreneurs, but have the younger generation in state at its center. During an interaction…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (UNI) NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Friday requested the Supreme Court to give an urgent hearing to his pending petition (Sharad Pawar vs Ajit Pawar dispute) as there is a likelihood of a whip being issued against him by his rival Ajit Pawar faction. The Supreme Court assured Sharad Pawar, that…
Tokyo, Feb 16 (UNI) Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Friday called “completely unacceptable” Pyongyang’s claim that the issue of abducted Japanese nationals allegedly held in North Korea had already been solved, adding that Tokyo was committed to addressing the problem in a proper manner. On Thursday, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean…
