Day: December 3, 2020

Great Indian joint family theme of IAS officer’s novel

3:27 pm December 3, 2020

New Delhi: IAS officer Shubha Sarma looks at the great Indian joint family in her new novel “The Awasthis of Aamnagri” which is full of eccentric characters and loaded with drama and ample doses of humour. It is set in the city of Aamnagri, known for its luscious mangoes and where the “unsullied waters of […]

Parkash Singh Badal returns Padma award over farm laws

3:22 pm December 3, 2020

Chandigarh: Akali stalwart and former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday returned his Padma Vibhushan award in protest against the Centre’s farm laws. I am who I am because of the people, especially the common farmer. Today when he has lost more than his honour, I see no point in holding on to […]

Olive Ridley mass nesting likely on Odisha's Gahirmatha Beach within fortnight: Official

Olive ridley turtles return to Odisha beach for nesting

3:16 pm December 3, 2020

Kendrapara (Odisha): Pairs of olive ridley sea turtles have begun emerging on the swirling sea waters off Gahirmatha in Odisha, marking the commencement of the annual natural heritage of mass nesting, forest officials said on Thursday. Forest personnel on patrolling drives have sighted pairs of mating turtles. For undisturbed breeding of the aquatic animals, prohibition […]

MDH owner Mahashay Dharampal Gulati passes away

3:10 pm December 3, 2020

New Delhi: Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, owner of the famous spice company MDH Masala, passed away Thursday morning at a city hospital. Gulati (97) was undergoing treatment at Mata Chanan Devi Hospital where he breathed his last, sources said. According to reports, he was undergoing post-COVID treatment and suffered a cardiac arrest Thursday morning. Popularly known […]

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

Focus on COVID-19 testing, tracing, Delhi HC tells AAP govt

2:49 pm December 3, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the AAP government to “focus on testing and tracing” to deal with the COVID-19 infections numbers in the national capital. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad also said that the time to declare results should be brought down to within 24 hours from 48 hours or […]