Coaching institutes not to run during school hours: Bihar education Dept

Patna (IANS) In a bid to increase attendance in schools, K.K. Pathak, the additional chief secretary of the education department has come with a fresh directive for private coaching institutions asking them not to operate between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.…

As Assembly polls near, BJP's central leadership takes over the reins in Rajasthan

Jaipur (IANS)  If political sources in the saffron party are to be believed, the central leadership of BJP has taken the reins of Rajasthan in its hands to mark a win in the forthcoming Assembly polls.

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…

LS Speaker to chair BAC meeting, decision likely on deciding date for discussion on no-confidence motion

New Delhi (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will chair a meeting of the House's business advisory committee (BAC), where a decision is likely to be taken on initiating a discussion on the no-confidence motion, which was moved by the opposition…

One killed as mob sets religious place afire in Gurugram

Gurugram (IANS)  One person was killed and another injured when a religious place was set afire by a mob in Sector 57 of Haryana's Gurugram, police said on Tuesday.

The incident happened in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday

Nuh violence: 2 dead, 10 cops injured in mob attack

Gurugram (IANS) Two home guards and 10 police officers, including one Deputy Superintendent of Police rank and three inspectors, were injured in a communal incident in Haryana's Nuh district when they were going to Nuh from Gurugram to maintain…

2,500 people take shelter in temple near Gurugram after violence

Chandigarh (IANS) Nearly 2,500 people, comprising children, on Monday took shelter at a temple near Haryana's Gurugram as massive violence broke out in the Muslim-dominated Nuh area.

The police, who used teargas and fired shots into the…

Adequate security arrangements put in place to restore peace in Nuh: Haryana Home Minister

Chandigarh (IANS) Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Monday said that adequate security arrangements have been put in place to restore peace in Nuh area.

He said that apart from the heavy deployment of Haryana Police, companies of paramilitary…

Over a dozen devotees injured in stampede at temple in MP's Rewa

Bhopal (IANS) Over a dozen people were reported injured in a stampede at a centuries old Shiva temple in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday

As per the report, a large number of devotees were present at the temple when the stampede occurred…

SC declines PIL seeking CBI probe in Patna Police action resulting in death of BJP worker

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking CBI inquiry into the Patna Police action that allegedly resulted in the death of a BJP leader in Bihar.

A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta…

Soldier shoots himself dead in J&K's Baramulla

Srinagar (IANS) A soldier shot himself dead on Monday in J&K's Baramulla district.

Official sources said that the Army soldier shot himself dead with his service rifle.

“The reason behind the soldier taking this extreme step is being…