She is an octogenarian and lives all alone in the Unesco-tagged Great Himalayan National Park in the picturesque Kullu Valley of Himachal Pradesh. The authorities say she is the only human who lives in the park that is spread over 754 sq km — one of the richest biodiversity sites in the western Himalayas. The […]
As voting for 67 seats in 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday, the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) is hoping to repeat its 2012 performance in the region. The SP had won 34 of the 67 seats, while the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had come a distant second with 17 seats in the last […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated ISRO for the successful launch of 104 satellites at one go and said it was a proud moment for the nation. “Congratulations to ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) for the successful launch of PSLV-C37 and Cartosat satellite together with 103 nano satellites,” Modi tweeted. “This remarkable feat by […]
Key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Tuesday following global cues. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 13.09 points or 0.05 per cent lower during the early session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was trading 0.75 points or 0.01 per cent higher at 8,805.80 points. The BSE Sensex, […]
Following a separatist appeal for a protest shutdown across the Kashmir Valley, authorities on Monday made heavy deployment of security forces to avoid violence, police said. “There will be no curfew anywhere in the valley,” S.J.M. Gilani, inspector general of police (IGP) Kashmir zone, told the media here. Violent clashes erupted on Sunday in Fraesal […]
Voting picked up in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections within hours of its start at 7 a.m., poll officials said on Saturday. Kasganj witnessed 13 per cent polling in the first two hours, Muzaffarnagar 15, Meerut 10, Mathura 11, Noida seven and Greater Noida nine per cent. Technical snags in the […]
Voting started at a slow pace in the 73 assembly constituencies in western Uttar Pradesh on Saturday morning. The turnout in the first hour was poor with mostly youngsters seen casting their ballots. Polling was delayed due to technical snags in electronic voting machines (EVMs) at four polling stations — Sardhana, Baghpat, Hathras and Noida. […]
Prominent candidates in the fray in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Saturday exuded confidence of victory. Talking to reporters Pradip Mathur, the leader of Congress legislature party in the outgoing assembly said that people were in favour of the Congress-Samajwadi Party (SP) alliance and he will win with a wide margin. Mathur […]
Gagan Som, brother of senior BJP leader and Sardhana legislator Sangeet Som was detained on Saturday after a pistol was recovered from him, a police officer said. Som was detained by the police personnel on duty in Faridpur. Spotting the pistol, the security personnel whisked Som away from inside the booth. An official told IANS […]