NDRF keeps teams on standby in Odisha, WB in wake of impending cyclonic storm

NDRF keeps teams on standby in Odisha, WB in wake of impending cyclonic storm

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has kept 14 teams in West Bengal and 11 teams in Odisha on standby for deployment in the wake of an impending cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal which is likely to make a landfall between Puri and Sagar Island on Thursday, a...

Tej Pratap files nomination, accompanied by Yadav family

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

The political scene in Uttar Pradesh has intensified as on Monday Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Tej Pratap Yadav filed his nomination from the Karhal assembly constituency in Mainpuri where bye-elections are due on November 13. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, accompanied by Dimple Yadav, Professor Ram Gopal Yadav, Shivpal Yadav, and Dharmendra...

Hundreds of Christians to be evicted from Kochi village over Waqf Land issue

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | KOCHI

The Archeparchy of Changanacherry, the de facto headquarters of the Catholic community in Kerala is upset and angry with both the CPI(M) and the Indian National Congress for their opposition to the Centre’s move to amend the Waqf Rules. The Archdioceses of the entire Catholic community spread across the State strongly...

Religious leaders will be allowed to construct permanent ashrams on lines of Haridwar: MP CM

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Ujjain

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday said saints, seers and other religious leaders will be permitted to construct permanent ashrams in Ujjain on the lines of Haridwar. The chief minister spoke at a press conference about preparations for the Simhastha Mela, slated to be held in the holy...

Wife of slain designer was observing Karva Chauth fast, entire family in shock

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 | Mohit Kandhari | Jammu

The wife of Shashi Abrol, one of the Jammu-based employees of Apco Infratech,  was observing fast on the occasion of karva Chauth on Sunday when he was killed by terrorists inside the staff mess of a makeshift campsite in the Sonamarg area of Ganderbal district. The incident has left the entire...

Pakistani terrorist handlers target one of India’s most strategic road projects in J and K

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 | Mohit Kandhari | Jammu

Terrorist handlers sitting across Pakistan have once again attempted to derail the peace process close on the heels of a successful Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ( SCO) summit in Islamabad by targeting construction workers of India's one of the strategic road construction projects in Jammu and Kashmir. A doctor from the Nadigam...

Union Minister of Labour to launch ‘eShram - one stop solution’

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Union Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday launched "eShram - One Stop Solution" here with an aim to provide seamless access of different Social Security Schemes to the unorganised workers registered on the portal launched in 2021. More than 30 crore workers have already registered themselves on...

Stevia can also have therapeutic potential: Research

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A team of Indian researchers has highlighted the therapeutic properties of Candy Leaf, or Stevia rebaudiana, beyond its natural sweetness. The team led by Dr. Asis Bala and Prof. Ashis K Mukherjee from the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) in Guwahati explored Stevia's effects on cellular signaling...

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