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Srinagar, Apr 08: Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, on Wednesday interacted with members of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports (EWCY&S), who are on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. During the interaction, the Minister presented a comprehensive overview of initiatives undertaken by the government to enhance the quality, accessibility and inclusivity of the education sector ...Read More >
Leh, April 8: In a bid to strengthen Ladakh's tourism sector and promote its rich cultural heritage, the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, today launched the official Ladakh Tourism portal (https://tourism.ladakh.gov.in/) at the Lieutenant Governor's Secretariat in the presence of venerable rinpoches, monks and senior government officials. On the occasion, the Lieutenant Governor also launched the official portal for the Sacred Exposition of the Holy Reli ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 08: After remaining shut for hours due to heavy landslides and relentless rainfall, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was partially reopened on Wednesday evening for clearance of stranded vehicles, including those carrying essential supplies. The highway, which serves as the Valley's lifeline, had plunged into a crisis earlier in the day as multiple landslides at vulnerable locations, including Nashri, Karol, and Shalgari near Banihal, blocked the road completely, halting vehicu ...Read More >
KANPUR The investigation into Kanpur's illegal kidney transplant racket took a dramatic turn after investigators recovered a 19-second video showing key accused "celebrating" their illicit gains. The footage, retrieved from the mobile phone of arrested broker, Shivam Aggarwal, purportedly shows Dr Afzal and logistics manager, Parvez Saifi, sitting on a bed covered with over 50 bundles of ₹500 currency notes. The clip has become one of the most telling pieces of evidence of the scale of money th ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) A six-foot-long crocodile was rescued from a dry pit after a 15-hour operation by the Forest Department in a village near Murbad in Thane district on Monday, officials said. The reptile had been sighted multiple times over the past few months in and around Masle Talao, an ancient lake in the area. Its presence caused panic among tribal residents, especially since there were no previous records of crocodiles in the village. As water levels in the lake receded, the crocodile ...Read More >
Acting on a tip-off about suspicious activities at a building identified as "Happy Homes" in Dwarka, a police team raided and found several people there, he said. During questioning, one of them, identified as Harsh Vardhan , a resident of Patna, allegedly confessed to running the racket that arranged candidates to appear in entrance examinations of a reputed management institute in Mumbai. "The examination was scheduled to be conducted at an IT lab in Jaipur, Rajasthan, and he would gain remo ...Read More >
SHILLONG, April 8: The Meteorological Centre, Shillong, has issued a five-day weather warning for Meghalaya, forecasting widespread thunderstorms, gusty winds, and hail across the state from April 8 to April 12. Most districts are under an orange alert for April 8 and 9, signifying a need for preparedness. During this period, thunderstorms with lightning and winds of 30-40 kmph are expected, with speeds potentially reaching 50 kmph in isolated areas. Heavy rainfall and hail are also likely in s ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A temple retains its religious and legal status even after its demolition, giving devotees the right to worship at the site, a Hindu petitioner argued on Wednesday before the Madhya Pradesh High Court during the hearing in the disputed Bhojshala complex case in Dhar district. Even after a temple is demolished or its idols are destroyed, the deities remain present there in an "indirect or invisible form", the Hindu side asserted. The Hindu community considers Bhojshala, ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A special court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Bengaluru Wednesday convicted and sentenced four Bangladeshi nationals in a transnational human trafficking case. The convicts are Zakir Khan, Badal Houladar, Kabir Talukdar and Mohammed Bachchu Gharami. They were sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 20,000 each under provisions of Foreigners Act and Passports (Entry into India) Act.The convicts pleaded guilty of illegally entering India from Bangladesh ...Read More >
A Delhi court on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) rejected a plea filed by the sub-contractor accused in the case pertaining to 25-year-old Kamal Dhyani, who died when his motorcycle fell into a pit dug by the Delhi Jal Board in Janakpuri on February 6. The accused, Rajesh Kumar, alleged that he was unlawfully detained by the police. The court stated that there was no reliable evidence on record to support his claim. Judicial Magistrate Harjot Singh Aujla dismissed the argument that the accused was ta ...Read More >
A 37-year-old businessman Sarabjit Singh from Uttar Pradesh arrested for attempted murder, criminal trespass, and obstructing public servants for allegedly breaching the Delhi Legislative Assembly in Civil Lines on Monday. Police officials aware of the details of the investigation said it appeared that he had planned the breach and was suffering from a mental health crisis. The incident took place around 2:10pm when he used a white Tata Sierra with the registration 'UP26AZ8090' to break through ...Read More >
A 42-year-old woman was tragically hacked to death in Itanagar, India, prompting a swift police response and investigation into the motive behind this violent crime. Key PointsA 42-year-old woman, Yapi Potom, was allegedly hacked to death near her home in Itanagar.The incident occurred in the ESS-Sector of Itanagar around 11:30 pm.Police apprehended the accused within 90 minutes of the reported crime.Preliminary findings suggest the attack may have stemmed from personal reasons, but the investi ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Haryana cabinet on Wednesday approved a 35% hike in minimum wages across categories of workers, with the monthly wage for unskilled labourers rising from Rs 11,274.60 to Rs 15,220.The revised rates, approved at a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, will come into effect from April 1, 2026, labour minister Anil Vij said.Under the new structure, the monthly wages of semi-skilled workers have been raised from Rs 12,430.18 to Rs 16,780.74, while those of skil ...Read More >
Mumbai: A fire broke out on Wednesday night in a 25-storey high-rise building on Aarey Road in Goregaon East. Firefighting operations are currently underway, and authorities are working to contain the blaze. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported so far, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. According to the BMC Disaster Management Cell, the fire originated on the 9th and 10th floors of Emerald No. 1, Royal Palms Estate, Aarey Road, Unit No. 30 in Goregaon East. The Mumbai Fire ...Read More >
Haridwar, Apr 8 (PTI) Police in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district have registered a case against a man for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife over dowry in the Buggawala area, but the case has sparked a controversy as it was not filed under the state's Uniform Civil Code (UCC) law. According to police sources, the Uttarakhand police currently appear unable to enforce the UCC law in some cases due to delays in software updates to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS). ...Read More >
Guwahati: Fresh tension gripped Imphal on Wednesday as protesters tried to storm the residences of chief minister Y Khemchand Singh and home minister Konthoujam Govindas Singh, demanding their resignation over alleged security lapses that led to the killing of two minors in a bomb attack on their home. Two others were shot dead when a mob stormed a CRPF camp during a protest against the blast in Bishnupur district on Tuesday. Despite a curfew in place, a large number of protesters gathered outs ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 8 Apr: A 42-year-old woman, identified as Yapi Potom, who was working as a junior teacher at Government Secondary School, Chimpu, was murdered by one Daksen Riram here on Tuesday night. The incident occurred when the victim was returning to her house in the ESS Sector. The accused, Riram, who was waiting for her, brutally assaulted her near the gate of her house using a traditional machete. The injuries were so severe that by the time she was rushed to the hospital, doctors at RKM Hosp ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court has ordered immediately restore the blocked parody account "Dr. Nimo Yadav", which is operated by petitioner Prateek Sharma on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), LiveLaw reported. The court also passed a similar order for parody account Nehr Who, which is operated by Kumar Nayan. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Sharma and Nayan. Track updates on Iran-US war However, Kaurav added that certain posts flagged as objecti ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 8 (PTI) The Odisha Police have invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against a suspected cattle smuggler currently in judicial custody, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, Sakil Khan of Tigiria police station area in Cuttack district, was arrested in February, they said. At least 10 cases are pending against him, including charges of illegal cattle transportation and assault on public servants, they added. Cuttack (Rural) SP Vinit Agrawal said the proposal t ...Read More >
An online portal -- www.se.census.gov.in -- will go live on Apr 16Gurgaon: As the Census-2027 process begins, this will be the first time when people can fill their details on their own -- either through the online portal or through a dedicated mobile application.With Gurgaon launching the process with self-enumeration from April 16, deputy commissioner Ajay Kumar has directed officials to spread awareness about this digital option across all villages and wards to ensure "maximum citizen partici ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Government sources have clarified that the recent FIR lodged with the Delhi Police in connection with the leakage of information of an inquiry conducted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is not aimed at silencing the media, but for identifying those responsible for leaking confidential information from FSSAI. The sources said the FIR, registered against "unnamed" persons, does not target any individual journalist or outlet. Instead, it ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Continuing its crackdown on corrupt state government employees, the Odisha Vigilance on Wednesday unearthed huge assets during simultaneous house searches at properties linked to a senior official of the Department of Water Resources over allegations of accumulating assets beyond his known sources of income. "On the allegation of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income, simultaneous house searches were conducted on the propertie ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) A fire broke out in a 20-storey residential building in the Goregaon (East) area of Mumbai on Wednesday evening, officials said, adding that nobody was injured. The blaze was confined to part of the eighth floor of Emerald No. 1, Royal Palms Estate, on Aarey Road, officials stated. Five people were rescued safely, and over 20 others were moved to a refuge area after the blaze erupted, according to officials. The incident was reported at around 7:43 PM, and at least four fi ...Read More >
A selected team of servitors, gemologists and goldsmiths entered the sacred treasury at 11.30 am, along with Ratna Bhandar Committee chairman Justice Biswanath Rath, and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration's chief administrator, Arabinda Padhee. The inventory exercise, the first in 48 years, had begun on March 25 for the daily-use ornaments of the deities. "During the first phase, the entire process was documented through videography, photography, and 3D mapping to ensure transparency. A dig ...Read More >
New Delhi: "Govt is ensuring continued availability of LPG, petrol, diesel and fertilisers and facilitating supply of essential commodities," said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Singh chaired the third meeting of the Informal Empowered Group of Ministers (IGoM) to monitor the evolving situation in West Asia. He reviewed measures being taken to ensure the continued availability of essential commodities and safeguard Indian citizens from the impact of regional tensions. In a post on X, he Singh ...Read More >
Gurdaspur: More than 30 people were injured after a private bus they were travelling in met with an accident on the Gurdaspur-Amritsar National Highway on Wednesday evening, police said. Among the injured are 3-4 children. A speeding bus of a private company overturned, causing a car to be crushed under the bus. About 35 passengers were injured in the accident, of which the condition of 4 is said to be critical. The accident took place near Babri Civil Hospital, a senior police official said. ...Read More >
Shimla, April 8 (PTI) A major accident was averted in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Wednesday after a part of a road in a landslide-hit area sank when a state transport bus tried to pass over it, causing a front tyre of the bus to go over the edge and remain suspended, triggering panic among passengers and locals. According to officials, the incident took place on the Kugti-Bharmour road when the a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus carrying around 20 passengers was on its w ...Read More >
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh): A mild earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale struck the Barwani district on Wednesday, sending brief tremors across the region. No casualties or property damage were reported. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred at 12:48 pm, with its epicentre located around 10 km below the earth's surface and nearly 21 km southwest of Barwani town. Senior Meteorological department scientist Vedprakash Singh Chandel conf ...Read More >
Delhi Weather: A blanket of clouds, gusty winds and spells of light, scattered rain through the day kept Delhi unusually cool for April, bringing down the maximum temperature to 28.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, the lowest for the month in 11 years, even as the city breathed easier after days with air quality settling in the 'satisfactory' category. The maximum temperature at Safdarjung was recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, 6.9 degrees below normal. The last time the maximum temperature was lo ...Read More >
Shimla, April 8 (PTI) A major accident was averted in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Wednesday after a part of a road in a landslide-hit area sank when a state transport bus tried to pass over it, causing a front tyre of the bus to go over the edge and remain suspended, triggering panic among passengers and locals. According to officials, the incident took place on the Kugti-Bharmour road when the a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus carrying around 20 passengers was on its w ...Read More >
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