Bhopal: The State Tiger Strike Force (STSF) is preparing to conduct a narco test on Interpol-wanted wildlife trafficker Yangchen Lachungpa, subject to her written consent, to probe deeper into the international tiger-poaching syndicate she is accused of helping operate. The move comes as a special court in Narmadapuram sent her to judicial custody for one…
Bhopal: A training aircraft of Chimes Aviation Academy veered off the runway at the Dhana airstrip on Wednesday. The academy sources said the aircraft skidded after the trainee pilot “applied the brakes too hard” during landing. Eyewitnesses, however, offered a different account. They said the trainee attempted to land twice but pulled up suddenly each…
Lalu Prasad’s daughter, Rohini Acharya, has voiced concerns about women’s safety in Bihar, advocating for parental homes to be secure havens. Her appeal follows a public fallout with her family, where she alleged accusations of ulterior motives behind her kidney donation to her father. Acharya believes societal and political shifts are crucial to protect women…
Bhopal: A training aircraft of Chimes Aviation Academy veered off the runway at the Dhana airstrip on Wednesday. The academy sources said the aircraft skidded after the trainee pilot “applied the brakes too hard” during landing. Eyewitnesses, however, offered a different account. They said the trainee attempted to land twice but pulled up suddenly each…
SRINAGAR: Turbulence has returned to haunt Ratle Hydroelectric Power Project over alleged political interference and pressure to hire more local workers, with the management of the upcoming 850-MW unit in Jammu’s Kishtwar warning unions it would stop construction.Then PM Manmohan Singh laid the foundation of the project — billed as one of the largest in…
SRINAGAR: In Srinagar, for once, politics took a back seat on December 8, when the conversations revolved not around the tug-of-war between CM Omar Abdullah and LG Manoj Sinha, or another round of security briefings. In the J&K assembly corridors this Monday, lawmakers gathered instead to confront a deadlier political blind spot: Cancer among its…
NEW DELHI: Following requests from chief electoral officers, Election Commission (EC) on Thursday revised the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in five states and a UT.The last date to submit enumeration forms in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has now been fixed as Dec 14, while the draft electoral rolls…
NEW DELHI: The NHPC on Thursday said it was seeking an NOC from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) for using assets of the Subansiri Lower project to raise secured debt in the future for other projects without offering forest land as collateral.The clarification followed reports that MoEF&CC had rejected its proposal…
Amit Shah pays floral tribute to Dharmendra at his prayer meet in Delhi NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday evening attended the prayer meet of late actor Dharmendra at Ambedkar International Centre in Delhi. He also paid floral tribute to the late actor.BJP chief JP Nadda, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Delhi…
CHANDIGARH: Dinesh Khatak, second-in-command (2-IC) of the 196 Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has been honoured with the prestigious “Kendriya Grah Mantri Dakshata Padak” (Union Home Minister’s Efficiency Medal) for his outstanding service, discipline, and remarkable contribution to national security. The award, given by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), recognizes personnel who demonstrate…