Kasganj, Feb 24 (UNI) As many as 22 people, mostly women and children, died and several others were injured as a tractor-trolley overturned after it fell into a pond in Patiali area of Kasganj district in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police sources said here. Police identified the deceased as Shakuntala Devi (70), Usama (24), Meera…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the pilot project of ‘World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector’, which is being done in 11 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) of 11 States. The world’s largest storage plan of 700 lakh metric tons initiated by the government will be completed…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (UNI) The Indian National Congress (INC) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced to jointly contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Goa and Chandigarh, thus ending speculations on seat sharing issue between the two parties. Addressing a joint press conference here, Congress leader Mukul Wasnik…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (UNI) To motivate athletes for better performance, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved financial incentives for Armed Forces personnel who won medals in the 19th Asian Games and 4th Asian Para Games held in Hangzhou, China in September-October 2023. For both Asian Games as well as Asian Para Games, Gold medal winners…
Bengaluru, Feb 24 (UNI) Congress government in Karnataka suffered a major setback as the controversial temple tax bill was rejected in the Legislative Council by NDA partners here on Friday. The bill was passed in the Legislative Assembly earlier this week but was defeated by a voice vote in the Upper House as the ruling…
Guwahati, Feb 24 (UNI) Assam cabinet on Friday decided to repeal an 89-year-old legislation involving the registration of marriages and divorces by Muslims residing in the state. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma chaired the meeting at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur. “This act contained provisions allowing marriage registration even if the bride and groom…
Srinagar, Feb 24 (UNI) The rainfall and snowfall activity is likely to return to Jammu and Kashmir for five days beginning Tuesday due to the incoming weather system, officials said on Saturday. This week, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed three days of incessant rain and snowfall. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said there was no significant weather…
Shimla, Feb 24 (UNI) The minimum temperature in this capital town plummets to freezing point, as it was at zero degrees on Saturday morning. According to Shimla Met. Office, the minimum temperature in Shimla was 0.0 degrees Celsius, 3.7 degrees below normal. Tourist resorts Manali and Dalhousie were 1.8 and 1.2 degrees. Keylong and Kaza…
Imphal, Feb 24 (UNI) A student identified as Oinam Kenegy and another student identified as Salam Michael were injured in a bomb blast on Friday night at the DM University campus here. Police said the blast occurred near the wall of the office of the All Manipur Students Union (AMSU) inside the campus. Both injured…
Ranchi, Feb 24 (UNI) India dismissed England for 353, but lost the mercurial Rohit Sharma early as the hosts ended at 34/1 at lunch on Day 2 of the fourth Test here on Saturday. The tourists added 51 runs to their overnight score of 302/7 with Ollie Robinson scoring the bulk of the runs, but…
