Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Arvind Giri died of a heart attack on Tuesday. Giri was a five-term MLA from Gola Gokrannath constituency in Lakhimpur Kheri district. According to sources, Giri died on the way near Sitapur while being taken for treatment to Lucknow.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the demise.
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Sukhbir Badal appears before SIT in 2016 Behbal Kalan police firing case
SAD president Sukhbir Badal appeared before a SIT probing the October 2016 Behbal Kalan police firing case in which two men had died on Tuesday.The hearing is being held at Punjab Police Officers’ Institute, Sector 32, in Chandigarh. Badal’s questioning that started at 11.15am was continuing till the time this report was filed.Sources said the […]
Friendship can solve any problem, says Sheikh Hasina as she begins India visit
With friendship one can solve any problem, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said as she embarked on a four-day state visit to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Hasina at the Rashtrapati Bhawan forecourt here where she was accorded a tri-services guard of honour.Interacting with reporters at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Hasina said her […]
Supreme Court Constitution bench to hear plea related to Delhi-Centre row over control of services
Earlier, the apex court on August 22 had said that a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Chandrachud has been set up to hear the legal issue concerning the scope of legislative and executive powers of the Centre and National Capital Territory government over control of services in Delhi. On May 6, the top court […]
2 die as fire breaks out at Lucknow hotel
Two people died as a fire broke out at a hotel in Hazratganj area of the city on Monday even as rescue teams continued to inspect the premises to check if someone was trapped inside, police said.The incident took place at Levana Suites on Madan Mohan Malviya Marg in Hazratganj area. “According to the hotel […]
25,000 contractual employees in Punjab to be regularised
Around 25,000 contractual employees of the Punjab government, who have completed 10 years of service, will be regularised by the Aam Aadmi Party government, as the Punjab Council of Ministers accepted the report on regularisation of employees on Monday.The first set of contractual employees to be regularised will be from the Education department, from today […]
7th Pay commission for lecturers to be implemented, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
CM Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced that the 7th Pay Commission for lecturers would be implemented. Making this announcement on Teacher’s Day, the CM said guest faculty could be employed and they would also get enhanced pay. The new payscales will be implemented from October 1. It was a long-pending demand of teachers.
Cyrus Mistry’s car lost control due to overspeeding: Police
The driver of the car in which Cyrus Mistry was travelling lost control due to overspeeding and rammed into the divider, said Palghar Police sources on Sunday.Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was killed in a road accident near Mumbai on Sunday. According to Palghar Police, Mistry was travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai when his […]
Sonali Phogat’s bedroom, wardrobe searched; 3 diaries recovered from locker
For the third day in a row, the Goa Police on Friday visited late actor and BJP leader Sonali Phogat’s Sant Nagar residence in Haryana’s Hisar district and seized three diaries. Sonali’s bedroom, wardrobe, and password-protected locker were inspected by the police search team. The police have also sealed the locker at Sonali Phogat’s residence. […]
Sustainable Smart City Research Lab under Indo-Taiwan partnership inaugurated at Chitkara University campus
Working towards the achievement of Goal 11 of the UN SDGs which is ‘Sustainable cities and communities’, Chitkara University has established a Sustainable Smart City Research Lab’ with support from National Science and Technology Council and National Chung Cheng University of Taiwan. The lab has been established as a part of a 4-year project with […]