2.8 magnitude earthquake hits Himachal, no damage reported

Representational file image of a seismograph registering a minor seismic movement | Photo Credit: Reuters A mild intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.8 — with its epicentre in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur — hit the State at 12:51 am on March 22, but no damage was reported, officials said.  Earlier, tremors were felt in almost all parts […]

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Need to develop offensive and defensive space capabilities to safeguard our assets: IAF Chief

Noting that the race to weaponise space has already started and the day is not far when the next war would spread across all domains of land, sea, air, cyber and space, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari said on Monday that there is a need to develop both offensive and defensive […]

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MNS’ `Padva Melava’ in Mumbai’s Dadar today: security beefed up

Security in Dadar area here will be stepped up on Wednesday in view of the`Padva Melava’ (Gudi Padva rally) of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, an official said here. The rally will be held at Shivaji Park in Dadar area of central Mumbai. Adequate police force will be deployed as thousands of MNS supporters […]

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Odisha declares Gandhamardan Hill as biodiversity heritage site

Harishankar Temple at the foothills of Gandhamardan Hill which was declared Biodiversity Heritage Site in Odisha | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Odisha government has declared the Gandhamardan Hill Range in Bargarh and Balangir district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS), three decades after a highly successful people’s resistance against bauxite mining there. A notification […]

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Won’t support policy to sack locals for being relatives of terrorists: Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former J&K chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday cautioned against the Lieutenant Governor administration’s move to terminate the government services of relatives of militants and separatist leaders in Kashmir.  “This is not the way to win […]

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Two migrant labourers killed in Gujarat

In separate incidents, two migrant workers were beaten to death by locals in Gujarat, over suspicion of them being thieves. The deceased were from Nepal and Chhattisgarh. The incidents occurred in Ahmedabad and Kheda districts. As per details, the first incident occurred near outer Ahmedabad when a migrant labourer from Nepal was thrashed to death […]

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Submit utilisation certificates of centrally sponsored schemes: House panel to States

The Standing Committee of Parliament on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, headed by BJP MP Locket Chatterjee, has criticised the States for not submitting utilisation certificates (UCs) of various centrally sponsored schemes. The report of the panel on the Demands of Grants of the Food Ministry, tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, said the non-submission […]

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NH 48 construction: Delhi Metro increases frequency on Yellow Line, adds 2 trains 

All trains which earlier terminated at the Qutub Minar station will now run up to the HUDA city centre station. | Photo Credit: File photo The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has increased the number of train trips between Qutub Minar station and HUDA City Centre on the Yellow Line to handle the rush of […]

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Tamil Nadu government to focus on four areas to boost revenue

Having set an ambitious target of around 10% growth in revenue receipts in the next financial year, the Tamil Nadu government is pinning its hopes on four areas. The areas are the changes in registration fee and guideline value; new strategies to improve the collection efficiency of the Goods and Services Tax (GST); plugging loopholes […]

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Man arrested on charge of cheating by promising appointment as AMVI

A job aspirant was allegedly cheated of ₹5.75 lakh by promising appointment as an assistant motor vehicle inspector (AMVI). The Infopark police, who registered a case on a complaint by the aspirant, arrested a man in this connection. The arrested is Gopakumaran Thampi of Karamana in Thiruvananthapuram. The police had already arrested two other accused […]

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