Saint Anthony statue vandalised in Karnataka

Chikkaballapur (Karnataka) (IANS) At a time when the BJP is bringing Anti-Conversion bill in the assembly, some unidentified men on Thursday vandalized the statue of Saint Anthony in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka.

The incident took place…

CM launches souvenir on 72nd Van Mahotsav

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren released the book ‘Souvenir’ based on the 72nd Van Mahotsav 2021 and the site description of Van Mahotsav-2021 in the Assembly.

In this souvenir, a collection of photographs related to plantations done by…

Winter Session: After Dec 29 through special drive caste certificates to be made in schools: CM

Ranchi: On the fourth day of the ongoing winter session of the Jharkhand Assembly Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that after December 29 a special drive will be conducted across government and nongovernment schools of the state in which caste certificates…

Nearly 1400 petrol pumps in Jharkhand shut as dealers demand VAT reduction

Ranchi: Over their demand for reduction in VAT the Jharkhand Petrol Pump Dealers Association has gone a one day strike as a result of which nearly 1400 petrol pumps are shut across the state.

The pumps did not provide petrol, diesel or CNG…

Jharkhand Assembly passes ‘Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill, 2021’

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Assembly on Tuesday passed the Prevention of Mob Violence and Mob Lynching Bill 2021. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Alamgir Aalam tabled the bill in the assembly which was passed by the house despite stiff opposition by the…

Industry bodies urge RBI to extend card tokenisation deadline

New Delhi (IANS) The Merchant Payments Alliance of India (MPAI) and the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) on Wednesday urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to extend the card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation deadline of December 31 for…

Security tightened as Maratha activists threaten to cross K'taka border

Belagavi (Karnataka) (IANS) The Karnataka Police on Wednesday made elaborate security arrangements in the Belagavi district in view of the Maratha activists from Maharashtra threatening to cross the border and hold protests here.

Police sources…

Money laundering case: ED officials booked 5-star hotels for Pinky Irani

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had provided five-star facilities to Pinky Irani while she was in their custody in connection with 200 crore Prevention of Money Laundering case involving Sukesh Chandrashekhar, as per documents accessed…

Maha BJP: Replace Thackeray as CM; MVA spurns demand

Mumbai (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday demanded that the Maha Vikas Aghadi should replace Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray since he is indisposed and the state administration is allegedly at a standstill, but the ruling coalition…

Delimitation Commission proposals can't be challenged in court: Sajad Lone

Srinagar (IANS) Sajad Gani Lone, chairman of People's Conference (PC) said on Wednesday that the leaders of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) were lying when they told the media that they will challenge the delimitation commission…