Month: May 2019

Three die after consuming spurious liquor in Sitapur

Sitapur (UP) : Three people died and five others were taken ill in the district after drinking spurious liquor, the second such incident in Uttar Pradesh this week. Superintendent of Police, Sitapur, L R Kumar, said the deaths were reported from Paiteypur and Saidpur villages on Wednesday night. One […]

Money laundering case: Robert Vadra appears before ED

New Delhi : Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to purchase of alleged illegal assets abroad, officials said. Vadra was dropped by his wife and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi outside the agency’s […]

Tendulkar to debut as on-air expert in WC

Mumbai :  Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will make his debut as an on-air expert in the ICC ODI World Cup, starting Thursday in the United Kingdom. The Master Blaster will take his place in the commentary box ahead of the tournament opener between hosts England and South Africa. Tendulkar […]

Four held for robbing rail passengers in Maharashtra

Thane :  Four persons have been arrested by Thane police in Maharashtra for allegedly robbing passengers on the pretext of getting them berths in trains, police said on Thursday. The accused generally targeted people travelling late night in trains going to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. They would get friendly […]

Ahead of swearing in, Modi pays tributes to Gandhi, Vajpayee

New Delhi :  Ahead of being sworn in as the prime minister for a second consecutive term, Narendra Modi Thursday morning paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and BJP veteran late Atal Bihari Vajpayee He also placed a wreath at the National War Memorial adjoining the India Gate here The […]

Fastags can Now be Purchased Online through Amazon

open view news desk FASTags are now available on e-commerce platform Amazon. These were earlier launched by IHMCL, a company promoted by NHAI, in January 2019. NHAI FASTag is a ‘bank-neutral’ FASTag i.e. no bank is pre-assigned to the FASTag at the time of purchase by customer from […]

Nominations open for Padma Awards-2020

open view news desk Online nominations/recommendations for the Padma Awards to be announced on the occasion of Republic Day, 2020 have started from 1st May, 2019. The last date for nominations for Padma Awards is 15thSeptember, 2019. The Padma Awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, are […]

A series of events planned for this year’s World Environment Day

open view news desk Song “Hawa Aane De” released on this year’s theme, Air Pollution. World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on 5th June every year.  Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) celebrates WED focussing on the theme declared by UNEP and organizes several events.  This year’s […]

Army Conducts Children Summer Adventure Camp 2019 at Manali

open view news desk Western Command Children Summer Adventure Camp 2019 is being organised at Manali from 27 May to 02 June 2019. The seven day camp is being conducted under the aegis of Rising Star Brigade.  This camp aims to provide a wholesome outdoor exposure to young […]

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa receives Baton of Chairman COSC

open view news desk Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa received the baton of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee from outgoing Chairman COSC and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba, here today. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa will be the […]

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