Organised by Jeevika under the rural development department, the fair will continue till Sept 29 Patna: Rural women entrepreneurs from 15 states have showcased handicrafts, handloom products, traditional foods and other rural products at the 10-day Bihar Saras Mela, which was inaugurated at Gyan Bhawan by rural development minister Shrawan Kumar on Sunday.Organised by Jeevika…
Ramgarh: Former Congress MLA Amba Prasad demanded govt intervention in the Khasmahal land issue and a halt to punitive action against lease holders until the Khasmahal Manual is revised.She said policy uncertainty persists 25 years after Jharkhand’s formation, with the manual and long-pending residential leases still not renewed.“The controversial situation reflects serious lack of coordination…
लखनऊ के इटौंजा क्षेत्र में मीट ले जा रहे बिरयानी विक्रेता रिजवान से कथित मारपीट का मामला सामने आया है. पीड़ित ने आरोप लगाया कि कुछ लोगों ने उसे रोककर प्रतिबंधित मीट ले जाने की बात कही और लात घूंसों तथा बेल्ट से पीटा. पुलिस ने तीन नामजद आरोपियों के खिलाफ मुकदमा दर्ज किया है….
Ranchi: An Argora police station sub-inspector was injured early Sunday while chasing two bike-borne men accused of robbing two fruit-laden truck drivers and threatening them with a knife in Ranchi.Ranchi SP Paras Rana said SI Mukesh Kumar Upadhyay received information around 4.30 am that the duo had allegedly looted Rs 600, mobile phones and other…
Indian men’s hockey team at the Asian Games (Photo/ Hockey India) The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams wore saffron jerseys in their respective opening matches at the Asian Games on Sunday, despite Hockey India’s pre-event announcement that the teams would return to their traditional blue kits.Both teams wore saffron in their opening matches against…
Shashi Tharoor is known for his use of rarely-used and often difficult-to-pronounce English words NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his English vocabulary and his use of rarely-used and often difficult-to-pronounce English words, on Sunday used another such word to take a dig at the ruling BJP.He described “quockerwodger” as the “word of…
On Sunday, another 197 dogs were administered DHPPiL vaccines as part of the programme. Alipurduar: As part of preparations to reintroduce tigers in Buxa Tiger Reserve, forest department, along with an NGO, has launched a dog vaccination programme aimed at reducing the risk of infectious diseases spreading from free-ranging dogs to wild animals.A 12-member team…
An IIT-B student died after being caught using a mobile phone during an exam (Representative image) MUMBAI: An IIT-Bombay professor has been accused in a case of abetment of suicide registered by Powai police on Saturday in connection with a student’s death on campus, in perhaps the first such instance of a faculty member being…
New Delhi: A joint team of Delhi police and the Drug Control Department raided a medical store in Pooth Khurd on Sept 18 following information that Pregabalin capsules were allegedly being sold without prescriptions to people seeking the medicine for its intoxicating effects. The inspection also found an expired drug licence, scheduled medicines, expired drugs…
The accused, identified as Vijayaraja (50). NEW DELHI: A self-styled godman, who allegedly duped people by claiming to perform occult rituals, was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing women and minor girls, filming them in an obscene manner and selling the video clips, police said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Vijayaraja (50), was running an occult…
