Panaji, April 25 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar wants to “save” the Western Ghats, but not at the cost of mining. Parrikar underscored the sentiment in an official letter written to the union environment and forests minister last week but which became known only a few days after a crucial Supreme Court judgement lifting […]
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Monsoon rainfall in India this year is likely to be below average and there is a 60 percent chance that El Nino will affect farm output and economic growth, the weather office said Thursday. Average rainfall during the 2014 monsoon season (June to September) across the country is likely to […]
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Five members of a family were burnt to death under mysterious circumstances in their Zakir Nagar home here, police said Thursday. Firoz, 35, who ran an embroidery stitching factory, his wife Yasmeen Parveen, 30, and their four children — Afroz, 12, Afreen, 11, and Asif, 7 — fell victim to […]
Raipur, April 24 (IANS) Around two-thirds of the electorate in Chhattisgarh’s seven Lok Sabha constituencies cast their ballots Thursday in the third and final phase of election in the state, officials said. About 66 percent voters exercised their franchise as the polling ended, election officials said. Balloting was held at 14,474 polling booths in the […]
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) Disregarding the sweltering heat, voters turned up in large numbers with around 83 percent polling being recorded as voting came to an end in six Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal Thursday. The authorities said the polling process in the second phase of elections in the state – after four constituencies […]
Amritsar, April 24 (IANS) Congress candidate from Amritsar Amarinder Singh Thursday asked BJP leader Narendra Modi whether he was coming to Punjab to give his stamp of approval to “criminalised politics” being promoted by the state’s Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia. All 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab go to polls April 30. In an […]
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Nearly 110 million people peacefully voted Thursday in 117 Lok Sabha constituencies in 12 states in a staggered election that will see three more rounds to decide who gets to govern India the next five years. Some 60 percent of the 180 million electorate exercised their franchise in 201,735 centres […]
Jaipur, April 24 (IANS) A clash between villagers and police that also left many media persons injured in Rajasthan’s Dausa marred voting even as nearly 60 percent of the eight million-plus electors cast their ballots in five constituencies in the state’s second and final phase of polling. “As per our tentative information, 59.54 percent of […]
Bhopal, April 24 (IANS) Over 42 percent electors voted in Madhya Pradesh till 2 p.m., officials said. Balloting is being held for 10 Lok Sabha seats and one assembly constituency. Poll officials said over 42 percent of the electorate cast ballots in the first seven hours of polling. The process was expected to gain momentum […]
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) German intellectuals revived Indian culture during the 20th century when English literature in the country became a tool of “domination and subjugation”, said Pramod Talgeri, vice-chancellor, India International Multiversity. “German intellects rejuvenated our classical culture. New impulses of German appreciation also inspired the Indians,” said Talgeri, who was awarded the Merck-Tagore […]