More than 90 roads blocked in hill state

The Haryana government is working on priority to promote the drone and aviation sector, the deputy CM said, adding that provisions for this have also been made in the state budget.

Mann who conducted a tour in in Moga, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Bathinda and Patiala districts to assess the damage of crop due to rain, said that in case the loss is more than 75%,  then the state government will compensate the farmers with Rs 15,000 per acre.

The Congress MLAs and other leaders gathered at the state Congress office situated in Chandigarh to raise their voice against the disqualification of former party president Rahul Gandhi from the Parliament.

Speaking on the occasion, Punjab's leader of the opposition Partap Singh Bajwa called on all the opposition political parties in the country to “stand firm against such a draconian approach of the BJP-led Union government”.

A person was appointed registrar of a university during the Left Front government, even though he did not have 50 per cent marks in graduation and post-graduation, he alleged, claiming that undeserving candidates were also appointed professors in various state-run varsities.

Sources said Dasre is believed to be close to former WBSSC chairman Subiresh Bhattacharya, who was arrested in the case last year.

On the first day of her visit, the President would be visiting Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s residence Netaji Bhavan and Jorasanko Thakurbari, where Rabindranath Tagore lived. She is also likely to attend a programme organised by a nationalised bank later during the day.

Senior doctors suspect both the five-year-old and her brother, who died earlier this week, probably suffered from a congenital disorder.

The sarus crane, usually found in wetlands, is the state bird of Uttar Pradesh and protected under Schedule 3 of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. They are the world’s tallest flying birds, standing around 150 cm tall.

"Uttar Pradesh has become riot-free in six years and strengthened its infrastructure,” he added.

The committee, which will be headed by Finance Secretary T V Somanathan, will work on an approach that will strike a balance between employees’ needs and fiscal prudence, with any changes proposed to be adopted by both Central and state governments.

The official further stated that the department runs various campaigns on a regular basis to keep urban areas in the state clean. Public participation is also being ensured in these campaigns, as it is essential for sustainable cleanliness.

Qureshi's two sons Imran and Firoz, who were also arrested under the Gangsters Act, are out on bail. The family have been told to vacate their parental house in Meerut's Sarai Behleem locality, police sources.

Says over 60 lakh entrepreneurs have got support for their start-ups

Besides, TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will be holding  a series of public rallies in various districts of the state as part of the mega outreach plan.

Ahmedabad magisterial courts due to hear 2 defamation suits on july 1

Panwar flew to Rajkot Thursday and held a meeting with Rajkot Collector Arun Mahesh Babu, Rajkot Municipal Commissioner Amit Arora and other officers.

Congratulating the teachers, Prof Vachhrajani said they exemplify excellence and are the kind of teachers the society needs today.

Odisha will be the fourth state to amend the legislation as Gujarat (2016), Maharashtra (2018) and Karnataka (2019) have already made the amendment and received the assent of the President of India.

Contesting Purnesh Modi's argument that there are “more than 13 crore” people with the surname Modi in India, defence lawyer Kirit Panwala, representing the Lok sabha MP from Wayanad in Kerala, contended that there is no specific community called Modi in the country.

Police identified the woman as Baljit Kaur, and said that Amritpal stayed at her under-construction house in Sidhartha Colony in the Shahbad Markanda area on the night of March 19 — a day after evading arrest in Punjab.

Some villagers intervened later, and the sarpanch called the police. Then, we brought him to the civil hospital for treatment. The local police informed one of the other brothers-in-law of Kherawar and intimated about the death Monday morning.

Light to moderate rainfall accompanied with high velocity winds in Ahmedabad city resulted in postponement of the programme Viranjali, an event by BJP as a tribute to martyrs.