4 dead, several feared missing as boat capsizes in UP

Ballia (IANS) At least four people were dead and about two dozen others feared missing after a boat carrying some 40 persons capsized in the Tamsa River in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district on Monday.

The bodies of four women have been retrieved…

Largest number of G20 delegates attending Srinagar meeting

Srinagar (IANS) Largest number of G20 delegates have registered for the three-day working group's meeting in J&K's Srinagar city although some countries are not coming for logistic reasons, the Union tourism secretary, Arvind Singh told reporters.

Weather may change in Jharkhand from Monday as rain and thunderstorm predicted

Ranchi: Scorching heat is creating trouble for people in Jharkhand as the temperature is around 40 in most of the districts.

According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, there can be relief from the heat for the coming five days as…

District level youth festival program organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra Simdega, Union Min Arjun Munda attends

Simdega: Nehru Yuva Kendra Simdega District level youth festival program was organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in the hall of Simdega College.

Five competitions like painting, poetry writing, elocution…

Agriculture Minister Badal visits Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) Kochi, assures to use advanced technology in field of fisheries

Ranchi: Under the leadership of Agriculture Minister Badal, the team that went on the Kerala tour is continuously visiting different agricultural institutes to implement new techniques of agriculture in Jharkhand. The Minister along with Secretary…

Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC meets CM

Ranchi: Chief Justice Jharkhand High Court Sanjaya Kumar Mishra met Chief Minister Hemant Soren at the Chief Minister’s residential office at Kanke Road.

He cordially invited the Chief Minister to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new…

Happy at Centre's decision on Rs 2000 note: Chidambaram

Chennai, May 21 (IANS) Senior leader of the Congress party and former Union Minister for Finance P. Chidambaram said that he was happy at the Union government's decision to withdraw the Rs 2000 currency note from circulation.

He said that…

Dinesh Gope, supremo of banned Maoist outfit PLFI, arrested in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) Jharkhand-based Maoist outfit People's Liberation Front of India's supremo (PLFI) Dinesh Gope, who had a reward of Rs 30 lakh on his head, was arrested in Delhi following a raid by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on…

SGPC supports protesting Olympian wrestlers

Chandigarh (IANS) The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has come out to support the protest by Olympian wrestlers at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.

It said a delegation of the SGPC will meet them soon.

SGPC President Harjinder…

Noida emerges as hub of hawala deals in the guise of CSR

Noida (IANS) Several hawala rackets for laundering black money have been unearthed in Noida in the last few months. The business that is thriving in Noida, has made it a hub of hawala deals.

With the increase in business in hi-tech city Noida,…