Two days before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the BJP-led Centre on Saturday took the politically sensitive decision to remove activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site, where he had been on a hunger strike for the past 20 days.
Calling books the foundation of an enlightened society, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the Chinar Book Festival is helping restore Jammu and Kashmir's legacy as a centre of learning and literature, while urging youngsters to cultivate the habit of reading beyond textbooks.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has strongly opposed the Bihar government’s new framework allowing panchayats to levy taxes and fees, saying it will place an additional burden on the poor and small businesses.
The protests were held in Sehore, Morena, Burhanpur, Shajapur and several other cities and towns across the state.
In a significant step towards strengthening the cyber security architecture and enhancing the capacity to combat cybercrime in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the government has accorded sanction for the establishment of a Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (JK4C) as an independent organisation under the overall control of the Director General of Police.
The main approach road to the ghat is riddled with potholes filled with stagnant water, making it nearly impassable for devotees who will soon throng the area to offer arghya to the Sun God.
Following the impact of cyclonic weather, heavy rain is likely to batter the southern and coastal parts of the State on 27, 28 and 29 October.
It has emerged that the driver of the bus, Lakshmaiah, had escaped through the passenger door after the fire started.
The Chief Minister cut the ceremonial ribbon and declared the garden open to the public, describing it as “a floral celebration that adds a new chapter to Kashmir’s tourism story.”
He was visiting the ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) as part of the ongoing Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA), as part of the nation-wide campaign, celebrating the country’s progress in agriculture and food-grain production.
