Officials of the Ropar wildlife department have nabbed four people for allegedly hunting down a barking deer around 3 am near Anandpur Sahib. The suspects include Angad Singh, a resident of Sector 9, Chandigarh, and a hunter Balraj Ghumman from Patiala, confirmed various reports. The divisional forest officer, Kulraj Singh, said their two guns would […]
The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released satellite images of Joshimath and a preliminary report on land subsidence which shows that the entire town may sink.The pictures are taken from the Cartosat-2S satellite. Hyderabad-based NRSC has released the satellite images of areas that are sinking.In images, the […]
The production licence of Noida-based pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech, allegedly linked to the deaths of children in Uzbekistan, has been suspended while the results of its controversial cough syrup are awaited, an Uttar Pradesh drug official said on Thursday. A team of central agencies and the Uttar Pradesh drug department had carried out an inspection […]
The world is in a state of crisis and it is difficult to predict how long this state of instability would last, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday referring to various global challenges arising out of conflict, war and terrorism among others.In his opening remarks at the Voice of Global South virtual summit, Modi […]
As Joshimath is battling a gradual sinking of the land with several structures being identified as dangerous to live in, the government on Wednesday said compensation will be given according to market value to the owners of the establishments which are required to be demolished. As of now, only the two hotels will be demolished […]
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has appealed to all the officials/employees of the state government who are on strike to join their respective duties by 2 pm on Wednesday; otherwise strict action will be taken against them. In an official letter to the Chief Secretary VK Janjua, he has asked him to suspend all those […]
A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Shraddha Walkar muder accused Aftab Poonawala for the next 14 days. However, the Tihar jail authorities have agreed to his demand of being provided with law books to study. The court has also directed the authorities to provide him with warm clothes. Earlier, the jail […]
Demolition of two hotels in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath – Hotel Malari Inn and Hotel Mount View – and several houses that have developed cracks due to land subsidence – will take place today. Manikant Mishra, a senior official with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), told news agency ANI Malari Inn will be the first to […]
Ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak – arrested last month in the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan fraud case – walked free this morning after getting bail from the Bombay High Court. Deepak Kochhar was released from Arthur Road Jail and his wife from Byculla Women’s Prison. Their arrest was ‘not in conformity with […]
Biting cold coupled with dense fog conditions prevailed over the northwest India on Monday morning.Low visibility was experienced in several parts of the region — especially in Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi. Punjab’s Bathinda recorded zero visibility on Monday morning. While several locations in Haryana and New Delhi, one could see up to 25 metres.“Due […]