Workshop organized for purpose of preparation of rules in the perspective of Jharkhand state under 'PESA Act 1996'

Ranchi: The PESA Act or Provisions of Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 is a law enacted by the Government of India to ensure self-governance through traditional gram sabhas for the people living
in the Scheduled Areas of…

Nifty Bank closes at 44,049 points on Wednesday

Chennai (IANS) With growth in bank credit and lending rates going up faster than the interest on deposits, bank stocks performed well at the NSE with Nifty Bank touching a high of 44,151.80 points on Wednesday.

The Nifty Bank index opened strongly…

'PLA was planning to set up observation post near Arunachal's Holy waterfalls'

Kolkata (IANS) Like in Galwan, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was planning to set up an Observation Post (OP) on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at Yangste in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, when the Indian Army personnel intervened. This…

Wholesale inflation falls to 21-month low of 5.85% in Nov, FM gives credit to PM

New Delhi (IANS) The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation fell to a 21-month low of 5.85 per cent in November on account of low prices of food.

Reacting to the fall in WPI inflation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Lok Sabha…

ICAO rejects Spicejet's audit story

New Delhi (IANS) Days after the budget airline SpiceJet claimed that its safety processes were found to be strong during an exhaustive audit by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the UN's civil aviation agency clarified that…

Schoolgirl acid attack: NCW team in hospital, DCW to issue notice to Delhi Police

New Delhi (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken cognizance of the acid attack on a schoolgirl in Delhi, and its team reached the hospital to inquire into the matter, said an official on Wednesday.

Rekha Sharma, the NCW chairperson…

Govt asks Kota coaching class operators to ensure stress free environment, a week off

Jaipur (IANS) After three students in Rajasthan's Kota committed suicide, the administration has directed the coaching class operators to form an action plan to ensure that the students live stress free life while availing a week off.

Inspector…

'Very irritating', SC to Bilkis Bano counsel on frequent mentioning of plea against convicts

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the counsel, representing Bilkis Bano, that the plea for urgent listing should not be mentioned frequently, saying "it is very irritating".

Bano had moved the apex court against the release…

No laxity will be tolerated in execution of dream project schemes, CM warns officials

Lohardaga: Chief Minister Hemant Soren warned the officials that he will not tolerate any negligence in the execution of dream projects and schemes of the state government. Chairing a high-level review meeting over the execution of schemes in Lohardaga…

Ramgarh’s Congress MLA Mamta Devi awarded five years of punishment in Gola firing case, to lose membership of house

Hazaribagh: Congress party’s Ramgarh MLA Mamta Devi has been awarded five years of imprisonment by a local Court in connection with the Gola Firing Incident following which she is all set to lose her membership of the Jharkhand Assembly.

The Court…