New Delhi, Feb 15 : A BJP delegation on Monday met Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and election commissioners here and demanded that fair and fear-free polls be ensured in Kerala and West Bengal by deploying adequate security forces. “Discrepancies on a large scale have been found in voters lists published for 2016 in Kerala. […]
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Woman saves three lives by donating organs after death
New Delhi, Feb 15 : A 45-year-old woman, who was declared brain dead after suffering from brain haemorrhage, saved the lives of three people by donating her organs, hospital authorities said on Monday. According to the AIIMS authorities, Babita was declared brain dead hours after being admitted to the Gurgaon-based Paras Hospital following headache and […]
Centre releases relief funds for drought-hit states
New Delhi, Feb 15 : The central government on Monday approved the release of monetory assistance for seven drought-affected states, the home ministry said in a statement. “A high-level committee led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh approved the assistance from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) of Rs.280.19 crore for Andhra Pradesh, Rs.332.57 crore for […]
CPI-M, DUJ condemn violence in Delhi court
New Delhi, Feb 15 : The CPI-M on Monday condemned the “shocking incident of hooliganism” by some lawyers and goons who it said were linked to the BJP at the Patiala House court here. A CPI-M statement said teachers and students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and journalists were physically assaulted and driven out […]
Jharkhand governor’s address marred by opposition
Ranchi, Feb 15 : Jharkhand Governor Draupdi Murmu’s traditional address to the state legislature on Monday, marking the beginning of its budget session, was marred by boycott and slogan shouting from opposition parties. The governor, however, completed her address amid the din and noise. When Murmu started her address, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) legislator Pradeep […]
Goa minister says peacock cannot be called vermin
Panaji, Feb 15 : Goa Forest and Environment Minister Rajendra Arlekar on Monday said there was no possibility of the peacock, India’s national bird, being relegated to the list of vermin. Arlekar was speaking to reporters a few days after Goa’s Agriculture Minister Ramesh Tawadkar said that the peacock, Great Indian bison, wild boar and […]