At least 27 passengers were killed and 18 injured when a state transport bus fell into a 400 feet deep ravine in the Malshej Ghats here Thursday morning, police said. The accident occurred around 10.30 a.m. when the Thane-Ahmednagar bus belonging to Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) went off the road and plunged into […]
The New Year’s day Wednesday saw President Pranab Mukherjee giving assent to the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill for setting up of an ombudsman. The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Dec 17 and thed Lok Sabha the following day. It was forwarded to Rashtrapati Bhavan for the president’s assent. The president has signed the […]
The Aam Aadmi Party’s government in Delhi Wednesday lived up to its yet another big-ticket poll promise of getting the financials of power distribution companies audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. After cheap power and water to Delhiites, audit of power distribution companies was one of the major poll promises of […]
The Delhi government will replace all night shelters being run under tents by portacabins within four days to shield thousands of homeless from the intense cold which has gripped entire north India. “The night shelters are being run under tents which hardly protect people from cold. We will build portacabins in place of them,” said […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday reviewed work done to restore essential services and mitigate difficulties faced by the people in the wake of heavy snowfall in the Valley. Immediately after his arrival here from Jammu, the chief minister chaired a high level meeting of divisional officers to review the measures put in […]
Two people, including a police officer, were killed in a firing incident at a Bihar village late Wednesday night, an officer said Thursday. Incident took place at Vaishali district’s Juranpur police station, over 30 km from here, during a party late Wednesday night when a village head opened fire over some dispute. Station House Officer, […]
The new land acquisition law, enacted by parliament last year, which aims to provide fair compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement to farmers whose land is acquired came into force from Wednesday. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, replaces the earlier law which dates back to 1894. “It is a […]
The price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) was hiked Wednesday by Rs.220 per cylinder on firming international rates, state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) said. The 14.2-kg cooking gas cylinder beyond the entitled nine at subsidised rates, will now cost Rs.1,241, up from Rs.1,021 in Delhi. The new prices for the same cylinder in other metros […]
Union Science and Technology Minister S. Jaipal Reddy Wednesday said the bill for formation of a separate Telangana state will be passed by parliament in the first week of February. Reacting to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy taking away legislative affairs portfolio from D. Sridhar Babu, a minister from Telangana, Jaipal Reddy […]
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Wednesday defended the portfolio re-jig, saying it is his prerogative. As his move to divest Civil Supplies Minister D. Sridhar Babu of legislative affairs portfolio sparked a row with ministers from Telangana complaining to the governor against the “undemocratic” action, the chief minister said it was done […]