BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav on Sunday ordered suspension of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve field director Gaurav Chaudhary and in-charge assistant conservator of forests Fateh Singh Ninama for negligence over the deaths of 10 wild elephants in Umaria district. He also ordered the constitution of an Elephant Task Force.While reviewing the jumbo deaths in Bandhavgarh…
Representative Image (Credit: Lexica generated Image) VIJAYAWADA: A toxic gas leak at Royal Marine Shrimp Processing Unit at Nizampatnam in Bapatla of Andhra Pradesh, left 107 workers struggling with respiratory issues Sunday, reports Madhu Rasala.The accident occurred at Gokarna Mutt facility of the company, where workers mistakenly combined hydrochloric acid with sodium hypochlorite, commonly used…
Militants attacked Srinagar’s Tourist Reception Centre and weekly Sunday market with a grenade, injuring twelve. SRINAGAR: At least 12 people were wounded when terrorists hurled a grenade in a bustling roadside Sunday market near the heavily guarded Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) in central Srinagar. The explosion triggered panic among shoppers and sent vendors and bystanders…
NEW DELHI: In a language war of sorts, CPM deputy leader in Rajya Sabha John Brittas on Sunday raised objections to junior rail and food processing minister Ravneet Singh writing official responses to him in Hindi. “In a compelling gesture of protest”, Brittas has written to the minister in Malayalam.The minister in his written replies…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday directed the security forces of the UT to ensure an “effective and forceful response,” and that they have “full freedom to crush terror outfits,” after a grenade attack on Srinagar ‘Sunday market’ left 11 injured.“The LG spoke to DGP Nalin Prabhat and senior officials…
NEW DELHI: Video footage of two Delhi traffic police officers hit and dragged for approximately 20 metres by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident while on duty in southwest Delhi has surfaced online.According to a police officer, the incident took place on Saturday at about 7.45 pm near the Ber Sarai traffic signal close to…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said Sunday that India and China have made “some progress” in disengaging along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), calling it a “welcome” move that could lead to further positive steps in the relationship. His remarks come after Indian and Chinese troops recently completed disengagement at two major…
NEW DELHI: The anti-terror operation that led to the elimination of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the role of a key ammunition- biscuits! Senior officials revealed that this simple snack played a crucial role in mitigating a significant challenge during the mission against Usman, who was armed with AK-47 pistol. The challenge…
NEW DELHI: NCP functionary Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan passed away at Criticare Hospital on Sunday. Khan was hospitalised after an incident on September 18, where he sustained severe injuries including a brain clot and multiple fractures to his ribs, shoulder, and neck.Khan suffered a brain clot after his driver crashed into him with his…
NEW DELHI: Exactly a week after subtly referring to BJP as his ideological foe and DMK as political enemy at his maiden political conference, actor Vijay led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Sunday passed resolutions against Centre’s NEET exam, push for ‘One Nation, One Election’, Waqf Amendment Bill and against the state government led by…
