India’s first visually-impaired IAS officer is Bokaro District Collector
BY MANOJ PATHAK
Ranchi--The Jharkhand government has appointed visually-impaired 2007 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Rajesh Singh as Deputy Commissioner of Bokaro.
He is the...
Andhra destroys liquor worth Rs 72 lakh with a roadroller
Vijayawada--Police in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on Friday destroyed liquor worth Rs 72 lakh which was smuggled into the state from neighbouring Telangana.
More than...
From drilling machines to N-95 masks, cartels use every item to smuggle gold, drugs
New Delhi--From automatic iron presses to hand held drilling machines and from Covid protective suits to N-95 masks, smuggling cartels are using every possible...
Indian housing sales halve in January-June period
New Delhi-- As the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdowns brought a halt to economic activities, housing sales across major cities in India plunged 54...
2 killed, 15 rescued as 2 buildings collapse in Mumbai
Mumbai--Two persons were killed and 15 others rescued from debris of two buildings that crashed in the city and its suburbs on Thursday afternoon,...
Assam flood situation grim; death toll at 71, 40 lakh affected
Guwahati--Amid the rising COVID-19 cases, the flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday, as five more deaths were reported from four districts, taking...
Row over Tirumala temple being open even as priests test Covid positive
Tirupati--A row has erupted over Tirumala temple's honorary chief priest A.V. Ramana Dikshitulu raising concern over the temple remaining open despite the growing number...
India gets 2nd consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan
New Delhi-- The Indian government said on Thursday that its officials in Islamabad have met Kulbhushan Jadhav after they were assured "unimpeded and unconditional consular...
Thanks to CCTV Camera, Police Rescues 84-Year-Old From Inside Bed Box
New Delhi-- An 84-year-old woman accidently locked herself inside a bed box in her house in Central Delhi's Karol Bagh on Thursday afternoon. Old age...
Karnataka to issue caste, income certificates to Brahmins
Bengaluru-- Karnataka will issue caste and income certificates to Brahmins in the southern state to reduce the socio-economic inequality faced by the community, an official...