Day: March 11, 2021

UP: After cremation of grandfather, man drowns in Ganga

11:36 pm March 11, 2021

Muzaffarnagar: A 36-year-old man drowned in Ganga river at Shukratal here after the funeral of his grandfather on Thursday, police said. The deceased identified as Dharamvir was bathing in the river as part of rituals after the funeral. The victim’s body has been recovered from the river. He had come from Barla village under Chapar police station […]

Adityanath visits Piteshwarnath, Gorakhnath temples on Mahashivratri

11:31 pm March 11, 2021

Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday performed ‘Jalabhishek’ at Piteshwarnath Temple in Pipiganj area of Gorakhpur and at the Gorakhnath Temple here on the occasion of Mahashivratri. The chief minister also inspected the newly constructed rooms at Guru Gorakshnath Vidyapeeth in the campus of Piteshwarnath Temple. MLA Fateh Bahadur Singh was also present along with other leaders and administrative officials […]

Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages to be a society soon

11:27 pm March 11, 2021

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages (JKAACL) is all set to be a society now, following the directive by the government to register it as a society soon. The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal to register the J&K Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, […]

PM to launch ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ on Friday, flag off march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi

11:20 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ event on Friday by flagging off a 241-mile march from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Dandi in Gujarat’s Navsari district to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence, Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel said Thursday. Addressing the media, the culture and tourism minister […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

House passes legislation to expand background checks

11:14 pm March 11, 2021

Washington: Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun control laws in more than two decades — starting with stricter background checks. The House passed legislation on Thursday to require background checks on all firearms sales and transfers. The chamber was also voting on, and expected to pass, […]