India

supreme court

SC allows criminal proceedings against K'taka mining firm MD for illegal export of iron ore in 2009-10

The Supreme Court on Monday junked a petition by the Managing Director of Canara Overseas Ltd challenging criminal proceedings initiated against him and others for alleged illegal export of iron ore from Karnataka's Belekere port in 2009-10, and causing a loss of Rs 3.27 crore to the state exchequer.

Nov 30, 2021

forest

1.73% of Recorded Forest Area encroached: Govt

Of the total 7,67,419 sq km recorded forest aea (RFA) in the country as per the 2019 data, as much as 13,294.77 sq km - amounting to 1.73 per cent - is under encroachment, with Madhya Pradesh and Assam witnessing most encroachments, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Nov 30, 2021

Covid test

Omicron, third wave fears make many rush to vaccination centres in K'taka

The people of Karnataka, who did not take Covid vaccine shots despite several appeals, are now thronging the vaccination centers amid fears of new Covid variant Omicron and the outbreak of a possible third wave of the pandemic.

Nov 30, 2021

Covid Omicron variant: Precautions, symptoms, and vaccine effectiveness

India offers vaccines to Omicron-affected nations bilaterally or via Covax

India has offered 'Made in India' vaccine supply and other help to the countries dealing with new Covid variant 'Omicron' in Africa.

Nov 30, 2021

Omar Abdullah

"I'm disappointed"; Omar furious over Azad's statement on Article 370 [details]

Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said that there was no point to raise the demand for restoration of the Article as the same was already discussed in Parliament.

Nov 30, 2021

BJP general secretary Ashok Koul

BJP Says Statehood to J&K Only After Selective Killings Stop [details]

Political parties demand granting of statehood before announcing assembly elections in J&K.

Nov 29, 2021

asteroid

Asteroid of Taj Mahal Size to Pass by Earth Today; NASA Lists it Among 5 Under Watch

The approaching asteroid will pass by our planet today, about 3.8 million miles away. The Asteroid Watch dashboard tracks asteroids and comets that will make relatively close approaches to Earth.

Nov 29, 2021

Narendra Singh Tomar

Lok Sabha passes Bill to repeal controversial Farm Laws, Raja Sabha to take up next

Modi apologised to the nation earlier this month and said he would repeal agricultural changes that he, as Prime Minister, failed to explain to a portion of farmers

Nov 29, 2021

UP youth held for tweeting misleading photo

UP youth arrested for tweeting misleading photo of Rajasthan as that of TET aspirants

The Deoria police have arrested a youth for posting a misleading picture on his social media profile showing Uttar Pradesh Teacher's Eligibility Test (UPTET) aspirants resting on a platform.

Nov 29, 2021

Angry with son, UP man wills his property to state

Angry with son, UP man writes off crores of rupees worth property to government

After a woman in Odisha bequeathed her property to a rickshaw puller, an 83-year-old man in Agra has given his immovable property worth around Rs 2.5 crore to the state.

Nov 29, 2021

Elephant

Fencing railway tracks to keep elephants away; TN, Kerala agree to jointly erect safety barriers

Officials of Tamil Nadu forest officials and Kerala's Palakkad railway division have agreed to erect electric fences in vulnerable stretches in railway tracks between Kanjikode and Madukkarai to prevent elephants from crossing the track.

Nov 29, 2021

travel

Covid: K'taka issues new guidelines to screen international passengers as Omicron fears rise

The Karnataka government announced fresh guidelines for international arrivals on Monday.

Nov 29, 2021

Rain

Heavy rains predicted in south Tamil Nadu today: IMD

Heavy rains will shift to South Tamil Nadu on Monday and lash the southern districts till Tuesday, as per the India Meteorological Department.

Nov 29, 2021

Omar Abdullah

Boycotting Panchayat elections wrong: Omar admits after three years, prepares for assembly polls [details]

As NC and PDP had boycotted the Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) elections in Kashmir Valley, BJP leadership seized this opportunity and sowed seeds of the party at the grassroots level.

Nov 28, 2021

A woman buys wheat from a government-run ration shop

Food scam: Over 98,000 fake ration cards detected in J&K; govt suffers ₹20 crore loss [details]

Ninety-eight thousand families were getting subsidized ration from government-run depots from two places simultaneously through fraudulent means.

Nov 28, 2021

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