Land ordinance re-promulgated

Land ordinance re-promulgated

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday gave his assent to re-promulgation of the land ordinance, which was to expire next month. Rashtrapati Bhavan officials told IANS that the president signed the ordinance before leaving on an official visit to Sweden and Belarus. The recommendation for re-promulgation of the ordinance was sent […]

AAP youth wing protests ban on IIT-Madras students group

AAP youth wing protests ban on IIT-Madras students group

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The AAP’s youth and students wings on Saturday protested in the capital over the alleged banning of a student group at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras for distributing controversial pamphlets. “The Ambedkar Periyar Student Circle (APSC) on the IIT Madras campus must be allowed to function as usual as it […]

Lifestyle changes key to contain cancer: UP governor

Agra, May 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on Saturday said awareness and lifestyle changes were the keys to prevent cancer. He was speaking during a conference on cancer organised by the Agra Cancer Society and the Rotary Club of Agra city. Stating that awareness was the key to prevent cancer, Naik said lifestyle […]

‘Modi government committed to provide uninterrupted power’

‘Modi government committed to provide uninterrupted power’

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Union minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government was committed to provide continuous power to every household in the country by the year 2019. Participating in an interactive programme – ‘Talkathon’ – telecast live on Doordarshan and the ministry of information and broadcasting website, the minister of […]

$175 mn project to train two lakh Odisha youth approved

Bhubaneswar, May 30 (IANS) The Odisha cabinet on Saturday approved 14 proposals, including the $175 million Odisha Skill Development Project (OSDP) that will train two lakh youth in the next five years. The project will support the establishment of eight Advanced Skills Training Institutes (ASTI), under an autonomous umbrella society Odisha Skill Development Society (OSDS), […]

India’s patent laws fully WTO compliant: Sitharaman

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India has a robust legal framework and it has always been on the side of the law with regard to intellectual property right (IPR) matters and fully compliant with WTO on the issue, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. “It is pure misinformation that India has poor protection for […]

Woman burnt alive for opposing husband’s affair

Woman burnt alive for opposing husband’s affair

A woman was allegedly burnt alive after she objected to her husband’s extra-marital affair with his sister-in-law in Bihar’s Nalanda district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place in Nijay village. A police case was lodged following a complaint by the woman’s brother, said officer-in-charge Kirpal Kumar of the Rahui police station under which […]