Day: December 9, 2019

43-day winter vacation in schools in Leh begins

8:17 pm December 9, 2019

Leh: All government and private schools in Leh district of Ladakh Union Territory were closed on Monday after the administration announced a 43-day winter vacation. According to an order issued by the secretary of education for the Union Territory of Ladakh, Saugat Biswas, these schools shall observe summer vacation from December 9 to February 2020. […]

Rice scheme: Bedi okays deposit of cash under DBT system

Fight against attacks on women should be on same line as combating terrorism: Bedi

8:13 pm December 9, 2019

Puducherry: Voicing serious concern over “repeated occurrence” of brutal assault against women across the country, Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi on Monday said such incidents were happening largely because we have not gone all out to fight the attacks like we deal with terrorism. Her comments come in the wake of brutal rape and murder […]

Malayalam actor Shane Nigam meets Ker min over ban issue

8:08 pm December 9, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: Seeking the intervention of the Kerala government into the issue relating to his ban, Malayalam actor Shane Nigam on Monday met state Cultural Affairs minister A K Balan here and explained the problems faced by him in the industry. Shane along with “Ishq” director Anuraj Manohar along with his mother called on the minister […]

Terror hideout busted in J-K's Poonch; arms, ammo seized

31 Army personnel killed in terrorist attacks along LoC from 2016 to 2018: Govt

8:05 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: Thirty-one Army personnel were killed in terrorist attacks along the Line of Control (LoC) from 2016 to 2018, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. In written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said that in 2016, six Army personnel died in terrorist […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Parliament passes ship recycling bill

8:02 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: Parliament on Monday gave its nod to a bill which seeks to regulate recycling of ships in accordance with international standards. The Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 was passed in Rajya Sabha by a voice vote on Monday. Lok Sabha had cleared the bill last week. Replying to a debate in the Upper […]