Day: August 27, 2019

U’khand Guv condoles death of country’s first woman DGP

6:55 pm August 27, 2019

Dehradun: Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya Tuesday expressed grief at the death of former state police chief and the country’s first woman DGP Kanchan Chaudhry Bhattacharya saying she symbolised women empowerment. “She was a living example of women empowerment and will remain a role model for generations of women. By rising to the top in […]

HC directs ‘serial litigant’ to clean beach for a week

6:41 pm August 27, 2019

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed a “serial litigant”, who claimed he filed his pleas for society’s betterment, to do some “real social work” like beach cleaning to prove his bona fides. A bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre directed Rakesh Chavan, who had filed a PIL alleging illegal […]

3,337 children adopted in last one year: WCD ministry

MP govt to offer modern nursery education at anganwadis

6:38 pm August 27, 2019

Gwalior: Anganwadis or childcare centres in Madhya Pradesh would soon undergo a transformation with the state government on Tuesday announcing its plan to offer education on the lines of private nursery schools. Women and Child Development Minister Imarati Devi also said a policy was being prepared wherein mid-day meals will be prepared at anganwadis. “In […]

Vice-President Naidu urges Indian people to revisit food habits, not consume junk food

My post was not thrust on me, says Vice-President

6:33 pm August 27, 2019

Amaravati: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Tuesday sought to dispel perceptions that the post he holds was thrust on him. “I know what many people think but I will not dwell on that. The Vice President’s post was not thrust on me,” he said while addressing a meet-and-greet programme with eminent citizens in Vijayawada on […]

17 killed as truck rams into vehicles in UP

6:30 pm August 27, 2019

Shahjahanpur (UP): At least 17 people, including three children, were killed and four injured when a speeding truck rammed into two vehicles before overturning on one of them in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district on Tuesday morning, police said. The accident occurred at the Jamka crossing on National Highway 24 near Shahjahanpur town, 170 km northwest […]