New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Delhi government Thursday banned the plying of e-rickshaws on 236 roads in the capital. A notification issued by transport department was approved by the Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung. It was issued under section 115 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
Patna, Dec 10 (IANS) Ahead of the 2015 Bihar assembly polls, three retired IPS officers, including former DGPs, joined the BJP here Wednesday. It is a big boost to the saffron party in the state, as it is gearing up to take on the grand alliance of the ruling JD-U and its new ally the […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The central government is creating 500 ready-to-bid projects worth Rs.3 lakh crore to augment the country’s infrastructural growth, union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said here Monday. He also said his ministry has created a section to prepare detailed project reports (DPR) to supervise progress of all ongoing […]
Vijaypur (Jammu), Dec 8 (IANS) Militants in Jammu and Kashmir are now dumping their AK-47 assault rifles and replacing them with Android phones, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. “The power of the ballot has defeated the power of bullet in Jammu and Kashmir,” Modi told a Bharatiya Janata Party election rally here in Jammu […]
Raipur, Dec 2 (IANS) Terming Maoists a “challenge to the nation”, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said the government would surely overcome the challenge as the country was united in the fight against Left-wing extremism. Rajnath Singh, however, ducked a question on whether the army needs to be deployed in Maoist-hit areas to eliminate them. […]
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) The 18-year-old case of non-filing of income tax (IT) returns against former Tamil Nadu chief minister J.Jayalalithaa and her friend Sasikala is expected to come to an end soon with the IT department accepting their plea for compounding of the offences. The two had filed an application for compounding the offences […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that special efforts would be made to promote tourism in northeast India, Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma Monday said promoting tourism will be an effective tool in containing extremism in the country. The minister said the northeast has great potential to be developed […]
Panaji, Nov 28 (IANS) Goa’s multi-million dollar iron ore mining industry will be operational within “two to three months”, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said Friday after conducting his first cabinet meeting. “Mining will start in Goa after two to three months,” Parsekar said in response to a query from reporters. Mining had been banned in […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 24 (IANS) As the Supreme Court Monday questioned whether sidelined BCCI chief N. Srinivasan was not in a position of conflict while heading the cricket body and also holding a franchise in the IPL, he made a quick visit Monday evening to the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in the Kerala capital. Srinivasan was […]
Kathmandu, Nov 22 (IANS) Nepal Police shot dead an Indian national along the Nepal-India border while he was smuggling weapons from India. The incident took place Saturday afternoon in Bishnupura village of Rupandhei district, 20 km south from Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Rajendra Dhakal, superintendent of police in Rupandhei district, said an Indian […]