Guwahati, Jan 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday convened a meeting of the council of ministers, following which all the ministers resigned to pave the way for reconstitution of the cabinet which has been kept pending for many years. This will be the first reshuffle in 14 years under Gogoi’s leadership. Gogoi had […]
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Four days after Leela Samson quit, film producer Pahlaj Nihalani, younger brother of filmmaker Govind Nihalani, was Monday appointed the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), along with nine new members. Nihalani has produced films like “Shola Aur Shabnam” and “Andaz” in the past, and is a […]
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Lashing out at former union minister Kapil Sibal for representing the West Bengal government in a petition concerning the CBI probe into the Saradha scam, the state Congress Monday sought his removal from the party. The Mamata Banerjee government and the Trinamool Congress Monday filed two separate petitions urging the Supreme […]
Gurgaon, Jan 19 (IANS) The Haryana Police Monday launched pink auto-rickshaws meant exclusively for women, a senior police officer said. Joint Commissioner of Police Saurabh Singh launched the 25 pink auto-rickshaws. The police said that this service aims to boost security for women in the city. The drivers of these pink autos have been thoroughly […]
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Over 250 contractual workers and ambulance drivers of the Delhi government-run Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS) went on a strike Monday against the government’s decision to outsource the operation and maintenance of the vehicles. As part of the strike, over 50 ambulances were not operated despite receiving calls from […]
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Dense fog in the morning delayed 10 flights and affected the movement of about 100 trains in the capital which saw a more or less overcast sky Monday. The Met department has forecast a clear Tuesday. Visibility in the morning dropped to 50 meters, delaying some trains for over six […]
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The probability of an Indian between the ages of 30-70 years dying from the four main non-communicable diseases – diabetes, cancer, stroke and respiratory diseases – was 26 percent at present, the World Health Organization said Monday. According to the Global Status Report on Noncommunicable diseases, NCDs would claim nearly […]
Chandigarh, Jan 17 (IANS) An enforcement directorate official, who had recently questioned Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia on money laundering allegations, has been shifted to Kolkata, drawing strong criticism from opposition parties which accused the central government of a cover-up. Assistant Director Niranjan Singh, Friday transferred from Jalandhar to Kolkata, had recently questioned Majithia […]
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday launched a pulse polio immunization programme by administering polio drops to children at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Children of less than five years will be given polio drops on National Immunization Day Jan 18, as part of the government’s drive to sustain polio eradication, an official release […]
Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh continued to shiver as the cold wave intensified Friday, a development which led to the closure of all schools up to class eight till Jan 21 in Lucknow, officials said. The decision was taken after the regional met department predicted no change in the cold weather conditions for the […]