Month: April 2019

NGT raps Delhi pollution control panel over air quality

New Delhi : The National Green Tribunal has rapped the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) over its failure to control air pollution in the national capital, saying it was avoiding its duties. A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, directed the Delhi chief secretary to look […]

RJD releases manifesto, promises reservation

Patna : The RJD on Monday released its manifesto, titled ‘Pratibadhta Patra’, promising reservation for SCs, STs, EBC and OBCs in proportion of their population in the private sector and the higher judiciary. The ceiling – a 50 per cent cap – had been broken after giving 10 per […]

Periyar statue found vandalised in TN

Pudukottai :  A life-size statue of rationalist leader and Dravidian movement founder E V Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, was found vandalised at Aranthangi in the district Monday, police said. The statue located near the government hospital was found with the head dislodged and lying on the ground, they […]

Stalin hails HC ruling on Salem-Chennai highway project

Chennai :  Opposition DMK Monday welcomed the Madras High Court order quashing the land acquisition process for the Salem-Chennai green corridor project, saying it has dealt a ‘death blow’ to the K Palaniswami government in Tamil Nadu. DMK president and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly M K […]

BJP rookie to take on Cong veteran in Bangalore South

Bengaluru :  The stage is set for a high stakes battle in Karnataka’s Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency, considered a BJP stronghold, where the saffron party’s Tejasvi Surya, a newcomer, will take on Congress veteran B K Hariprasad. Union minister Ananth Kumar had held the seat since 1996. Kumar […]

Thousands of Sudanese press on with rally outside army HQ

Sudanese police fired tear gas Sunday at thousands of protesters who rallied outside the army headquarters for a second day urging the military to back them in demanding President Omar al-Bashir resign. Chanting “Sudan is rising, the army is rising,” crowds massed outside the Khartoum complex that also […]

UK unveils plans to hold social media bosses liable for harmful content

The British government said on Monday it will explore making social media executives personally liable for harmful content published on their platforms, in a raft of new online safety proposals. The plans unveiled in a policy paper, which also include creating an independent regulator, aim to tackle all […]

Just say ‘Shazam!’ and the movie fans start lining up

With estimated ticket sales of $53.4 million in its opening weekend, Warner Bros.’ “Shazam!” showed that North American movie fans can enjoy a lighter spin on the usual dark superhero tale, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The family-friendly flick stars young Asher Angel as Billy Baston, an […]

Chhattisgarh to go to polls in the first three phases of Lok Sabha Elections 2019

open view news desk Polling for Lok Sabha elections in the State of Chhattisgarh will take place in the first three phases of the seven phased General Election-2019. Chhattisgarh is divided into 11 parliamentary constituencies. This includes 4 ST parliamentary constituencies, 1 SC parliamentary constituency and 6 general […]

In Chhattisgarh, Bastar to go to polls on 11th April, 2019

open view  news desk In the State of Chhattisgarh, only one parliamentary constituency (PC) namely Bastar will be going to polls on 11th April, 2019. The Constituency of Bastar is reserved for the Schedule Tribe and has an electorate of 13,77,946 out of which 6,62,355 are male voters, […]

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