‘Should we send CM, Ministers to jail?’: Jharkhand HC stays minor minerals auction till PESA law enforced

Ranchi — The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday halted all auctions of minor minerals, including sand ghats, across the state until the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) is properly implemented.

A bench led by Chief Justice…

Crisis-hit Nepal plunges into chaos after PM Oli resigns

Kathmandu- Under mounting pressure from nationwide Gen-Z protests that left 19 people dead, Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned from office on Tuesday afternoon. He submitted his resignation to President Ram Chandra Poudel, citing…

Nepal Gen-Z Protest Turns Deadly: PM Oli Orders Probe, Denies Social Media Ban

Kathmandu – At least 19 people were killed as Gen-Z-led protests against corruption and the ongoing suspension of social media platforms erupted into violence across Kathmandu and other cities in Nepal.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli expressed…

Villagers Clash with Police at Jharkhand’s Khandoli Dam, Threaten Mass ‘Jal Samadhi’

Giridih – High tension erupted at Khandoli Dam in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Monday as hundreds of villagers protesting alleged illegal land acquisition attempted mass “Jal Samadhi” by drowning themselves in the dam.

BJP Slams Opposition’s V-P Nominee for Meeting with RJD Chief Lalu Yadav

New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday sharply criticised the Opposition’s Vice-Presidential candidate, Justice B. Sudershan Reddy (Retd.), over his recent meeting with RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, convicted in the multi-crore…

Sonia Gandhi Slams Great Nicobar Project as ‘Grave Misadventure’ Endangering Tribals and Ecology

New Delhi – Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has sharply criticised the Centre’s Great Nicobar Island Project, calling it a “grave misadventure” that undermines tribal rights, bypasses due process,…

Finance Minister vows to donate eyes, honours donor families

Ranchi: On the occasion of the 40th National Eye Donation Fortnight, a grand “Blindfolded Run for Vision” was organised at St. Xavier’s College campus in Ranchi, jointly hosted by the Eye Donation Awareness Club and Kashyap Memorial…

Mumbai: One Dead, Five Injured as High-Tension Wire Falls on Ganpati Procession Trolley

Mumbai- A Ganesh immersion procession in Mumbai turned tragic on Sunday when a high-tension wire fell on a trolley carrying devotees, leaving one person dead and five others injured, including two minors, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)…

Maoist With ?10 Lakh Bounty Killed in Jharkhand Encounter

Chaibasa- A Maoist carrying a reward of ?10 lakh was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa, officials confirmed on Sunday.

The gunfight took place in the Saranda forest under Goilkera police station limits…

After Bihar, Election Commission May Extend Special Intensive Revision Nationwide; Key Meeting on Sept 10

New Delhi- Following the controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is now considering conducting the exercise across the country.

According to sources,…