Day: January 9, 2020

CM promises strong action on TN police SSI’s killing

8:11 pm January 9, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday assured strong action in the State Assembly to bring to book those who shot to death a police special sub-inspector, when he was on duty at a checkpoint bordering Kerala. As many as four teams have been set up to probe his killing and the Director […]

35 children's books in Parag Honour List for 2021

Shortlist of Romain Rolland Book Prize out

8:07 pm January 9, 2020

New Delhi: Four books, translated into Hindi, Malyalam, Bengali and Tamil from French, have been shortlisted for the third edition of ‘Romain Rolland Book Prize’ 2020, announced the French Institute of India in collaboration with Oxford Bookstores on Thursday. The prize, which awards the best translation of a French title (francophone area) into any India […]

On his maiden visit after assuming office, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane on Thursday visited forward posts in Siachen Sector under the crucial Northern Command.

Army Chief Naravane visits forward posts in Siachen

7:56 pm January 9, 2020

Srinagar: On his maiden visit after assuming office, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane on Thursday visited forward posts in Siachen Sector under the crucial Northern Command. He was accompanied by Lieutenant General Y K Joshi, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Northern Command and Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, General Officer Commanding, ‘Fire & Fury’ Corps, an […]

10,349 farmers committed suicide in 2018: NCRB

7:51 pm January 9, 2020

New Delhi: At least 10,349 people working in the farm sector ended their lives in 2018, accounting for 7.7 per cent of the total number of suicides in the country which was 1,34,516, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The 2018 figure is less in comparison to 2016 when 11,379 farmers committed suicide, […]

Cold wave grips parts of Rajasthan

5:57 pm January 9, 2020

Jaipur: Cold wave gripped parts of Rajasthan on Thursday with hill station Mount Abu being the coldest place in the state, the meteorological department said. The minimum temperature was recorded 5 degrees Celsius or below at most of the places in the state in the last 24 hours, it said. Mount Abu, Rajasthan’s only hill […]