Dindori (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 29 (UNI) Fourteen people died and approximately 20 sustained injuries when a pickup vehicle overturned in a valley in the vicinity of this district’s Badjhar village, police said on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives and wished the injured a rapid recovery. Chief Minister Mohan…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its Judgement on a plea of Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana challenging the Bombay High Court order that cancelled her caste certificate saying it had been obtained by fraudulent means. A Bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Sanjay Karol was hearing Rana’s plea…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that the global market awaits India’s skills, innovation, and technology in the textile sector as India exports carpets worth Rs 17,000 crores, with 60 percent originating from Bhadohi, Mirzapur, and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. During a media interaction on the fourth…
Bhuabneswar, Feb 29 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday called for special attention to the development of more backward people in tribal communities. Inaugurating a national seminar on ‘Tribes of Keonjhar: People, Culture and Heritage’, organized by Dharanidhar University at Gamharia in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, the President said if any community or group is left…
Bhopal, Feb 29 (UNI) In the context of the next general election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Thursday that “the people’s slogan” regarding the National Democratic Alliance crossing the 400-seat mark is being heard all around. Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the public – via the virtual medium – development work…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Thursday inaugurated the developmental projects at the Agaleaga Island in Mauritius through video conferencing. The projects include the new Airstrip and Saint James Jetty along with six community development projects. Speaking on this occasion, Modi termed the India-Mauritius…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (UNI) Northwest India will witness moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and winds gusting up to 60 kmph from March 1 to 3, with the possibility of heavy rainfall on March 1 and 2, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. According to IMD, “Under the influence of western disturbances,…
Kolkata, Feb 29 (UNI) Absconding Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh has been arrested by the West Bengal Police, South Bengal ADG Suprotim Sarkar said on Thursday. Sarkar told reporters that the TMC leader was arrested on Wednesday night from Bamonkhola village under Minakhan and sent to the court lock up at the Basirhat district and…
Islamabad, Feb 29 (UNI) Six terrorists were killed during a clash with security forces in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said. The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the north Waziristan district of the province, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said in a statement late…
Bengaluru, Feb 29 (UNI) Garuda Aerospace on Thursday announced that it has secured an order of a total of 500 Garuda Kisan Drones from 10 leading fertiliser companies under the NaMo Drone Didi scheme. Given its precision capabilities, Kisan drones can reduce the quantity of pesticides used in addition to eliminating long exposures to harmful…
