Odisha: Police Officer Assaulted While Conducting Raid to Seize Illegally Stored Sand in Kaptpada
Mayurbhanj: A police officer was allegedly assaulted and stones were pelted at his vehicle while he went to conduct a raid to seize illegally stored sand in Kaptpada, Odisha on Wednesday.Prakash Rath, Inspector in charge, of Udala police station, Mayurbhanj said that a person had amassed 20 tractors of illegal sand at his registered flat.Prakash Rath said, “With the help of Tehsildar, we…
Protest vs Protest: NDA, INDI Alliance Stage Demonstrations in Parliament Over Ambedkar Issue
New Delhi: India bloc members protested in Parliament on Thursday, dressed in blue, the colour associated with B R Ambedkar, demanding the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for statements about the author of the Constitution. BJP-led NDA parliamentarians also carried out a march within Parliament premises raising slogans and carrying placards demanding an apology from the opposition Congress for allegedly insulting Ambedkar.…
‘No One Had Life Jackets’: Mumbai Boat Tragedy Survivor Recalls Traumatic Experience
Mumbai: In a tragic incident, thirteen people lost their lives after a ferry Neelkamal collided with an Indian Navy speed-craft off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday. While 101 people have been safely brought to land, the rescue operations still continue as two people are missing. A Mumbai Boat Tragedy survivor has narrated the trauma he had to go through and how he…
Srinagar Records Coldest Night of Season at Minus 6 Celsius as Kashmir Reels Under Cold Conditions
Srinagar: Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season so far as Kashmir reeled under intense cold conditions with the minimum temperature plummeting several degrees below the freezing point, officials said here on Thursday. A thin layer of fog was also witnessed in many parts of Srinagar city which recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6 degrees Celsius, down from minus 4.5 degrees…
Cold Wave Grips The Nation; Temperatures Drop From North to South
Ajmer: A thick layer of dense fog blanketed the entire country on Thursday. In Ajmer, visuals showed people sitting by a bonfire to keep themselves warm as the temperatures in the state dropped. “The weather has been getting very cold since the last five to seven days. It is also getting more cloudy day by day here,” said a pedestrian. As per the…
Ganges River Dolphin in Assam Tagged
Guwahati: A male Ganges river dolphin in Assam was tagged and released with the aim to understand their seasonal and migratory patterns and habitat utilisation, particularly in fragmented or disturbed river systems. The initiative has been conducted under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and implemented by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in collaboration with the…
Mystery Illness Kills 8 Children in J&K’s Rajouri: What We Know So Far
Rajouri: In a rather shocking and heartbreaking news update, eight children from two families in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri have lost their lives due to a mysterious disease which is yet to be identified. A BSL-3 mobile laboratory has been dispatched to expedite testing and fastrack identification of the disease. Mysterious Illness in Rajouri Claims Lives of 8 Children The death toll from…
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: Traffic to be Affected in This Area Due to Construction Work
New Delhi: The Delhi Police, in an advisory on Thursday, said traffic will be affected at the Kalindi Kunj junction due to the construction of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. The ongoing construction of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, including that of a bridge at Agra Canal Road, is expected to continue for the next couple of months, it said. Due to this, significant traffic congestion has…
‘Samaj Khatam Ho Jaayega’: Nitin Gadkari on Impacts of Live-in Relationships
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in a recent YouTube podcast said that live-in relationships are “inappropriate,” dismantle society, harm the sex ratio and might force the future government to consider allowing men to have two wives. “Live-in relationships are wrong. I went to London and met PM and the foreign minister, I asked them what’s the most important problem in your country,…
UP: Man Dials 112, Threatens to Kill CM Yogi, Arrested
Bareilly (UP): A man has been arrested here for allegedly threatening to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and police officials. According to police, Anil dialled 112, an emergency service number, and claimed that he would shoot the chief minister on January 26. He also threatened the station in-charge of Izzatnagar police station and other officers, they said. “After receiving the threat…















