Day: October 26, 2019

Yoga teacher Nanammal dies at 99

7:30 pm October 26, 2019

Coimbatore: Nonagenarian yoga exponent V Nanammal died at her residence near here on Saturday, her family sources said. The 99-year-old Nanammal, popularly known as yoga grandma, had a fall from the cot a week ago and since then she was not keeping well, the sources said. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 2018 and […]

UP minister inspects ongoing work for Vrindavan Kumbh

Mathura gears up for Govardhan Puja and Yam Dwiteeya

7:20 pm October 26, 2019

Mathura (UP): The Mathura administration has made elaborate arrangements for Govardhan Puja and Yam Dwiteeya, expecting a heavy influx of pilgrims on the two festivals associated with Diwali, an official said on Saturday. Police have been asked to strengthen the security arrangements during the two festivals and the municipal corporation has been directed to ensure […]

TMC govt playing with emotions of Hindus: Adityanath

UP CM launches new emergency helpline number ‘112’

7:15 pm October 26, 2019

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched an all-encompassing emergency helpline number ‘112’ to access police, fire brigade, ambulance and other services under the Emergency Response Support System here. He also launched a senior citizen safety initiative ‘Savera’, an official release said. “This single helpline number 112 will reduce the response time. […]

International e-conference on wildlife forensics held

Wildlife sanctuary tag for Tral for Hungul protection

7:14 pm October 26, 2019

Jammu: The Tral Wildlife Sanctuary will function as a protected wildlife corridor for the endangered Kashmir Stag, also called Hungul, with the Jammu and Kashmir administration issuing a notification in this regard, officials said on Saturday. The sanctuary, spread over an area of 154.15 square kilometers, falls in the Pulwama district of south Kashmir and […]

MP: ‘Jal satyagraha’ against Omkareshwar dam water level

6:05 pm October 26, 2019

Khandwa: A Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader and nine displaced persons have launched ‘jal satyagraha’ in the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh demanding that water level in the Omkareshwar dam be brought down to protect the 2,000 families living in the catchment areas. The NBA leader Alok Agrawal and others have been standing in waist-deep […]