Srinagar, May 12 (UNI) A day ahead of the polling to Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency, Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference candidate Aga Syed Ruhulla on Sunday sought Election Commission of India (ECI) intervention to stop the alleged intimidation and arrest of their party workers by the state administration. In her letter to…
Barrackpore, May 12 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated that the NDA would not allow reservation on the basis of religion as the Congress-led INDI Alliance was attempting for Muslim community. Addressing a massive rally at the Industrial Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas in favour of BJP’s sitting candidate Arjun Singh, Modi ruled…
Chennai, (UNI) Achieving yet another milestone, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully hot tested a newly indigenously developed liquid rocket engine to power its workhorse, versatile and dependable launch vehicle PSLV to be used in its upper fourth stage. The single piece rocket engine, which saves 97% of raw materials and reduces production…
Chennai, May 10 (UNI) The toll in cracker unit blast at Sengamalapatti village in Sivakasi in the southern Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, rose to 10. The deceased included six women. Police sources said 13 people who were injured in the blast and sustained burns were undergoing treatment at the hospital. The blast occurred on…
Chennai, May 10 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo has directed the authorities to ensure uninterrupted power supply in all the strong rooms across the state where the EVMs were kept after the April 19 polling for the Lok Sabha elections. The counting will take place on June 4. Mr Sahoo’s directive comes…
New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), India’s leading disability rights organisation, in collaboration with PVR INOX, the largest and most premium cinema exhibitor in India, will co-host a special first-day first show of the film “Srikanth”. This initiative, in line with the March Guidelines issued…
Chennai, May 9 (UNI) In a gruesome tragedy, nine workers, including five women were killed and 13 others injured, when a powerful explosion ripped through a private fireworks factory at Sengamalapatti village near Sivakasi in this Southern district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday. Reports received at the police headquarters here confirmed nine deaths and 13…
New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) India on Thursday said that Canada has shared “no specific or relevant evidence or information” regarding the arrest of three Indian men for alleged involvement in the killing of separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and added that the matter is being “pre-judged” by Ottawa. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal,…
New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi on Thursday announced that it has implemented 100% digital payment system in its cafeteria. “Despite previous directives, it was observed by Dr. M. Srinivas, the Director of AIIMS, New Delhi, that cash transactions were still being conducted alongside digital payments at…
New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court urging not to grant interim bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Excise policy case and said that the right to campaign for elections was “not fundamental”. The affidavit was filed by ED’s Deputy Director Bhanu…
