Day: February 16, 2021

Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes

11:58 pm February 16, 2021

Rome: Pope Francis has made another set of changes to the Vatican City State’s legal code, which has come under heightened scrutiny and criticism as Vatican prosecutors seek to crack down on financial crimes and mismanagement by Holy See monsignors and money managers. In a new law published Tuesday, Francis made two modifications to criminal trial procedures when defendants don’t show up, one of which […]

Assam: Elephant dies after getting stuck in wetland

IRB jawan among 6 arrested in Bengal for trafficking elephant tusk

11:57 pm February 16, 2021

Gangtok: Six Sikkim residents, including an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) jawan, have been arrested in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district for allegedly trafficking an elephant tusk, a forest officer said on Tuesday. The accused persons were arrested by a joint team of forest officers from West Bengal and Sikkim from a hotel in Odlabari early during […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

Rain, thunderstorm, hail likely in some Maha areas on Wed: IMD

11:52 pm February 16, 2021

Mumbai: Thunderstorm and hail are likely in isolated places in the interior districts of Maharashtra on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department said. As per the IMD’s global forecasting system, some parts of the state would get thunderstorm and lightning, along with light to moderate rain, while some places may also experience hailstorm. The late night […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

3 pharma parks to be set up in Punjab

11:44 pm February 16, 2021

Chandigarh: The Punjab government will set up three pharma parks in the state soon, proposals for two of them have already been submitted to the Centre, said the state’s Industries Minister Sunder Sham Arora on Tuesday. A bulk drug pharma park in an area of 1,300 acres, involving project cost of about Rs 1,800 crore, has been proposed at Bathinda under a scheme […]

Kiran Bedi removed as Puducherry LG

11:40 pm February 16, 2021

New Delhi: In a sudden development, Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi was removed from her post on Tuesday night at a time when the union territory was witnessing a political crisis following the resignation of Congress MLAs from the V Narayanasamy government. A brief communique issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman Ajay Kumar Singh said the President has directed that Bedi ”shall cease to hold the office of the […]

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