Day: February 2, 2019

Massive drug administration campaign in UP from Feb 10

Lucknow :  The Uttar Pradesh government will run a mass drug administration campaign from February 10 to 14 in 29 districts of the state to combat tropical, parasitic disease filariasis. Secretary medical and health V Hekali Jhimomi said albendazole will be given to the people free of cost, along […]

Budget proves Modi govt dedicated to poor, farmers, youths: Shah

New Delhi :  BJP president Amit Shah Friday hailed theUnion Budget for “benefiting” all sections of society and said it has proved that the Modi government is dedicated to the aspirations of the country’s youths, farmers and poor. Shah told reporters that the budget will spur growth, generate employment […]

C’garh: Woman ultra killed in exchange of fire with cops

Raipur : A suspected woman naxal was killed and another injured Saturday in an encounter between security forces and ultras in Chhattisgarh, police said. The skirmish took place early this morning in the forest of Rengaiguda village, around 450 kms from Raipur, under Polampalli police station limits when a […]

Sardesai accuses Cong of twisting his statement on Parrikar

Panaji : A day after the Congress slammed Goa minister Vijai Sardesai for “likening” Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to Jesus Christ, the latter has accused the opposition party of twisting his statement “to hurt the religious sentiments”. On Wednesday, Sardesai had showered praise on Parrikar, saying that like Jesus […]

Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest ahead of PM visit

Srinagar : Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Saturday, a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Jammu and Kashmir. The Mirwaiz has been put under house arrest for maintaining law and order as separatists have called for a […]

Vaani Kapoor to turn showstopper for Shivan & Narresh

Mumbai : Designer duo Shivan and Narresh will have Vaani Kapoor as their muse at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2019, where they will be showcasing their new collection “Patu Series”. The designers will be presenting their latest collection on Saturday in collaboration with R|Elan, an umbrella brand […]

MHADA denies illegality in 2018 sale of flats

Mumbai :  Denying allegations of any illegality in the sale of 1,384 flats in Mumbai recently, as alleged by an activist, the Maharashtra Housing and Development Authority (MHADA) has told the Bombay High Court that it was well within its powers to sell these units. The state government had […]

Film industry is an egotistical place: Tillotama Shome

Mumbai :  Tillotama Shome believes film industry is an “egotistical” place as actors can often be found swooning over their success. The actor, who started her journey in movies with “Monsoon Wedding” and went on to deliver critically-acclaimed performances in films like “Qissa”, “Nayantara’s Necklace”, “Hindi Medium” and “A […]

Fire breaks out in hospital

Bhubaneswar : A fire broke out in a private hospital here on Saturday, but no one was injured in the incident, a Fire Brigade official said. On getting information of the fire in the battery room of the Apollo hospital near Gajapati Nagar area, fire tenders were rushed to […]

6 killed in car-container truck collision in UP

Kaushambi : At least six persons died when the car they were travelling in had a head-on collision with a container truck coming from the opposite direction here, police said Saturday. Circle Officer Sirathu Rajveer Singh said the accident took place on National Highway 2 under Saini police station […]

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