Month: March 2018

In a sorry state

Ruby Palchoudhuri, Advisor and President Emeritus, Crafts Council of West Bengal, talks about the Gurusaday Museum near Joka, named after the brilliant Gurusaday Dutt, which is now closing down. Excerpts from an exclusive interview.

March 31, 2018

Premier League: 5 talking points from Manchester United vs Swansea City

United raced into a 2-0 lead early and managed to hold on to reclaim second spot from Liverpool.

March 31, 2018

BJP warns PDP against demand for talks with Pakistan over alliance govt agenda

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday asked the Peoples Democratic Party, with which it is sharing power in Jammu and Kashmir, not to let the demand for initiating Indo-Pakistan talks hijack the Agenda of Alliance (AoA) between the two parties. Responding strongly to the repeated demand of Sartaj Mandi, vice-president of PDP and maternal uncle...

March 31, 2018

Punjab culture commission to check on vulgarity in songs

The Punjab government has decided to set up a culture commission to keep check on vulgarity in Punjabi music. While disclosing this on Saturday at Punjab Bhawan on the occasion of a meeting with the renowned intellectuals, litterateurs, artists and thinkers of Punjab, the State Cultural Affairs and Tourism minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu announced that...

March 31, 2018

Haryana allays concerns over e-panchayat system

With gram panchayat ( village council) heads and members up in arms against e-panchayat system, Haryana government on Saturday dismissed the concerns and said it will help in ensuring better financial management and transparency of village councils. On this concern that e-panchayat system allows two supplementary plans in a financial year, an official spokesperson said...

March 31, 2018

Drinking water ATMs fail in Shimla city

The drinking water dispenser (ATM) project has turned out to be a failure in Shimla city. The three water dispensers placed at Bus Stand, Vikas Nagar and the Ridge in 2014 assured to provide clean water in the city, which has failed to provide clean and safe drinking water to locals and tourists over the...

March 31, 2018

Jurgen Klopp updates on Adam Lallana’s injury

The German tactician has admitted the midfielder's injury doesn't look good.

March 31, 2018

Kerala student moves SC against CBSE re-exam decision

A Kerala student moved the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking quashing of the CBSE decision to re-conduct Class 10 mathematics examination after reports that the paper had been leaked in Delhi. Rohan Mathew, a student of Choice School in Kochi, contended that the decision to re-conduct the exam was arbitrary, illegal and violative of the...

March 31, 2018

Sachin Pilot attacks government over CBSE paper leak

Continuing his attack on the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, Rajasthan Congress head Sachin Pilot on Saturday questioned “why nobody in the government has taken the responsibility in the case of the CBSE paper leak that rocked the country this week”. At the India Today Karnataka Panchayat 2018, Pilot said the government is...

March 31, 2018

WB Governor visits clash-hit areas, urges people to maintain peace and harmony

West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Saturday visited the strife-torn areas of Raniganj and Asansol in West Bardhaman district and urged people to maintain peace and harmony. Tripathi held a meeting with police officers and the local administration and took stock of the current situation in the area that was hit by communal tension...

March 31, 2018

Three-phased Bengal Panchayat polls to be held in May

The upcoming Panchayat polls in West Bengal would be held in three phases in the first week of May, the State Election Commission announced on Saturday. “The Panchayat polls would be held in three phases on May 1, 3 and 5. The counting would be take place on May 8,” State Election Commissioner A.K. Singh...

March 31, 2018

Private vehicles to be exempted from toll tax on state highways

Private vehicles will be exempted from toll tax on state highways in Rajasthan from Sunday, state transport minister Yunus Khan said. He said that private vehicles will not be charged toll tax on almost 143 tool booths on state highways. The toll free travel will give direct benefit of Rs 250 crore to public and...

March 31, 2018

Honda launches 2018 editions of CBR 250R, CB Hornet 160R in India

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India on Saturday launched the 2018 editions of its motorcycles CBR 250R and CB Hornet 160R at Rs 1,63,584 (ex-showroom, Delhi) and Rs 84,675 respectively. The new CBR 250R is powered by a 249.60cc “DOHC” engine and “gets a two-channel ABS (anti-lock braking system), all-LED headlamp and position lamp on each...

March 31, 2018

‘Call for peace’: Rahul praises Imam Rashidi, Yashpal Saxena

Congres Party president Rahul Gandhi also asserted that his party will not allow ideology of BJP and RSS to win.

March 31, 2018

Premier League: Mohamed Salah at it again as Liverpool edge Crystal Palace to go 2nd

Mohamed Salah's red-hot streak continued as the Reds leapfrogged Manchester United in the table.

March 31, 2018

Bihar communal violence: Union Minister Ashwini Choubey’s son denied bail

Last week, a case was lodged against Shashwat -- a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader -- on charges of taking out a procession without prior permission, inciting communal sentiments and roaming with arms on the streets of Bhagalpur.

March 31, 2018

Richa Chadha working on ‘Inside Edge 2’

Actress Richa Chadha is in talks with the makers of Inside Edge for the second season of the web series. The story of Inside Edge revolves around cricket and its dark side, which involves the business world, the world of glamour and entertainment and politics that goes around it. It was the first Amazon original web series...

March 31, 2018