Daily Archives: August 17, 2021

Coinciding exams for RO, CHSL

Editor, I would like to bring to the notice of the authorities of the APPSC and the APSSB that the date of the recruitment test...

Error in news report

Editor, I write this letter to bring to your notice the error in reporting in one of the news items, ‘Candidates complain about cheating in...

India wants peace all over world: Lekhi over developments in Afghanistan

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) India wants peace all over the world, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi said on Monday...

UAPA in its present form poses serious threat to citizens’ freedom, democracy: 108 ex-babus

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in its present form poses a serious threat to the freedom of citizens and...

Punjab cabinet approves subsistence allowance for kin of 8 people killed by ISIS in...

Chandigarh, Aug 16 (PTI) The Punjab cabinet on Monday approved subsistence allowance for family members of eight of the 27 people from the state...

Change in people’s thinking visible in Kashmir; terrorism in last phase: Jitendra Singh

Jammu, Aug 16 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh Monday said there is a visible change in the thinking of people in Jammu and Kashmir...

Issues related to alleged Pegasus snooping would involve aspect of national security: Centre to...

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that issues pertaining to alleged Pegasus snooping would involve aspects of...

Fuel demand recovery continues in August, diesel sales 8% less than pre-Covid level

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI): India’s fuel demand recovery continued in August as sales of the nation’s most used fuel, diesel, inched towards pre-Covid...

Himachal landslide: Death toll climbs to 25

Himachal, 16 Aug (PTI): Two more bodies were recovered on Monday from the site of the landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, taking the...

Assam CM pushes for new industrial policy to promote start-ups

Guwahati, Aug 16 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday asked the state Industry Department to frame a new industrial policy in...

Congress, AJP hold talks for common oppn candidates in Assam bypolls

Guwahati, Aug 16 (PTI) Assam's opposition parties Congress and AJP on Monday held discussions for putting up common candidates against the ruling BJP-led alliance...

Meghalaya man arrested for killing truck driver, decamping with 500 quintals of PDS rice

Shillong, Aug 16 (PTI) A man was arrested in Meghalaya's West Jaintia Hills district on Monday for allegedly killing a truck driver and decamping...

Unlock-5 in Nagaland from Aug 19

Kohima, Aug 16 (PTI) The Nagaland government on Monday announced that the 15-day-long fifth phase of unlocking will start from August 19, an official...

Botanical garden to come up in Assam’s Guwahati

Guwahati, Aug 16 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday laid the foundation stone of a botanical garden in Guwahati to be...

Aditi Ashok finishes second at Qualifiers, books spot for Women’s British Open

Carnoustie, Aug 16 (PTI): Indian golfer Aditi Ashok qualified for the AIG Women's British Open after carding a superb two-under 68 to grab the...

Wrestlers Gourav Balian, Deepak progress to semi-finals of junior world championship

Ufa, Aug 16 (PTI): Wrestlers Gourav Balian (79kg) and Deepak (97kg) progressed to the semi-finals of the junior world championship but three other Indians...

Swimmer Sajan Prakash to undergo two-week treatment for long-standing neck issue

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI): Ace Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash will take some time off from the swimming pool to undergo a two-week Ayurvedic...

Premier Handball League announces Garvit Gujarat as the first franchise team of the league

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI): Premier Handball League (PHL) on Monday announced Garvit Gujarat as the first team to compete at the inaugural edition...

PM Narendra Modi meets India’s Olympic contingent at his residence

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hosted the Olympic-returned Indian athletes for breakfast at his residence, a day after...

On field tension during our second innings helped our bowlers: Kohli

London, Aug 16 (PTI) India captain Virat Kohli said that the verbal altercation between England players and the two Indian tail-enders Mohammed Shami and...