Day: January 29, 2020

Arunachal Assembly to go paperless with e-Vidhan project

4:19 pm January 29, 2020

Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is all set to go paperless with the implementation of e-Vidhan project, which is in the final stage, officials said. Aimed at making the functioning of state legislatures paperless, the National E-Vidhan Application (NeVA) is all set for roll out to make the Assembly proceedings paperless, probably from the […]

Sharjeel Imam to be produced in Delhi court

4:13 pm January 29, 2020

New Delhi: Anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam, who was arrested by the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch from Bihar’s Jehanabad in a sedition case, will be produced in the Patiala House court on Wednesday, police said. Imam was arrested on Tuesday for making allegedly inflammatory speeches at the Jamia Millia Islamia University here and in Aligarh. He […]

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal joins BJP

4:10 pm January 29, 2020

New Delhi: Ace badminton player Saina Nehwal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi “inspires” her with his hard work for the country. Joining the party at a ceremony at its headquarters here, Nehwal said the BJP has been working a lot for the country and she would work to […]

Badrinath temple closes for winter, chardham yatra ends

Badrinath to reopen for devotees on April 30

4:07 pm January 29, 2020

Dehradun: The sacred portals of Badrinath, the famous Himalayan temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, will be reopened for devotees in the wee hours of April 30. The gates of the temple will be ceremoniously opened amid chanting of Vedic hymns at 4.30 am on April 30, Badri-Kedar temple committee president Mohan Prasad Thapliyal said. The […]

CM Hemant Soren expands ministry, inducts 7 ministers

4:02 pm January 29, 2020

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday expanded his one-month-old ministry, inducting seven ministers in the Council of Ministers. Governor Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly inducted ministers in a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan here. Five of the new ministers are from the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and […]