Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurates new buildings of College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry at Jalukie in Nagaland

Shri Chouhan announces assistance of Rs 338.83 crore for development of Agri sector in Nagaland  Delhi, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development inaugurated the Administrative-cum-Academic Block of College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Jalukie, Nagaland, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister…

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SC stays conversion of residential buildings into commercial complexes at Chandni Chowk

New Delhi, May 16 (UNI) To prevent rampant illegal construction in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk area, the Supreme Court has passed an interim order staying the conversion of residential houses into commercial complexes. The bench, comprising justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh, ordered, “Construction of residential premises to commercial complexes shall remain stayed in the…

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Death toll of Lassa fever rises to 138 in Nigeria

Abuja, May 16 (UNI) The death toll of the Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has risen to 138 since the beginning of this year, public health authorities said Thursday. In a statement posted to its website, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that 717 confirmed cases have…

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Yemen’s Houthis claim responsibility for fresh missile attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport

Sanaa/Jerusalem, May 16 (UNI) Yemen’s Houthi group said on Thursday night that it had launched a new ballistic missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel, which was reportedly intercepted by Israeli defence systems earlier in the night. “We carried out a qualitative military operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport, using a hypersonic ballistic missile,”…

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Israel says intercepted missile from Yemen

Jerusalem, May 16 (UNI) The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen toward Israel Thursday evening. Israel’s national emergency service, Magen David Adom, reported that there were no casualties, except for several cases of panic and people bruised while rushing to shelter. Israel’s state-owned Kan TV…

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