Day: February 22, 2020

Around 3,000 tonnes gold deposits found in UP’s Sonbhadra

9:09 pm February 22, 2020

Sonbhadra (UP): The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered gold deposits estimated to be around 3,000 tonnes and worth Rs 12 lakh crore in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, almost five times India’s current reserve of the yellow metal. The gold deposits were found in Son Pahadi and Hardi areas here, district mining officer […]

Galwan violence: Army, Navy, Air Force raise alert level

SC order on commissioning of women enabling, will give clarity moving forward: Army chief

9:06 pm February 22, 2020

New Delhi: Army Chief General M M Naravane on Thursday said the force has been championing gender equality and the Supreme Court order granting permanent commission to women officers will give it a lot of clarity moving forward. The Supreme Court on Monday had directed that women officers in the Army be granted permanent commission […]

Four men arrested by Haryana police for cheating people by cloning ATM cards

Thieves take away ATM with over Rs 19 lakh

9:03 pm February 22, 2020

Ambala: Thieves decamped with an ATM of Central Bank of India containing over Rs 19 lakh here, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on the Ambala-Jagadhri highway in Saha village, around 15 kilometre from Ambala Cantonment, they said. The thieves sprayed paint on CCTV cameras fitted inside the ATM booth. They uprooted the automated […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Manipur university VC dismissed over irregularities

8:53 pm February 22, 2020

New Delhi: Manipur University Vice Chancellor Adya Prasad Pandey was dismissed by the government following complaints of financial and administrative irregularities, according to an HRD Ministry order. The human resource development (HRD) ministry on Friday dismissed Pandey after an inquiry. In an inquiry report, he was found indulging in “financial and administrative irregularities, including misconduct, […]

TMC govt playing with emotions of Hindus: Adityanath

Hindi connects large part of India together: Adityanath

8:36 pm February 22, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said Hindi has connected large parts of the country together and has become a big medium of employment. “Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, understood the importance of Hindi and advocated its promotion across the entire world,” he said, addressing the inaugural ceremony of ‘Bhasha […]