Gandhinagar, Aug 22 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Saturday constituted a five-member high-level committee headed by the Chief Secretary M K Das to formulate a policy on reservation in promotions for employees with disabilities in state government services.
Jaipur, Aug 22 (IANS) A day after a dispute between the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and villagers of Rampura over an inspection of a government school in Jaipur escalated into allegations of assault, intimidation and a law-and-order breakdown, the government school was shifted to a building about 50 metres away, within 24 hours of Friday’s clash.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Residents of Sikka Kimaantra Greens Society in Noida's Sector 79 staged a protest on Saturday against Sikka Group and alleged that they have been deprived of basic amenities such as clean drinking water and reliable electricity since purchasing their flats.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The mother and sister of 31-year-old software engineer Vinay Gupta, who was allegedly beaten to death by his in-laws in outer Delhi's Nihal Vihar area, on Saturday alleged that the killing was pre-planned and demanded strict punishment for those responsible.
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) A crucial meeting chaired by Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, to discuss a permanent political solution for the hills scattered over Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong, began at a resort at Sukna near Siliguri district in Darjeeling district on Saturday afternoon.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday passed a resolution strongly defending the honour, dignity and historical legacy of the national song Vande Mataram and condemned the Congress Working Committee's (CWC) decision to continue restricting its rendition at party programmes to only the first two stanzas.
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Ahead of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi's 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' programme in Pune, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress sparred over the event. While BJP MLA Ram Kadam alleged that students were being paid to attend the event, Congress leader Yashomati Chandrakant Thakur retorted by saying "we don't have money. Look at our accounts."
Paris, Aug 22 (IANS) France is set to get its first major Hindu temple, with the BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir in the Parisian district of Bussy-Saint-Georges scheduled to be inaugurated in September.
Itanagar, Aug 22 (IANS) A young girl from Arunachal Pradesh, whose heartfelt response to being called "Chinese" won hearts online, told IANS on Saturday why she made the now-viral video, firmly asserting her Indian identity.
Lucknow, Aug 22 (IANS) A political firestorm has erupted in Uttar Pradesh after Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhary launched a veiled attack at Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his recent "chavanni" remarks, intensifying the ongoing political confrontation in western Uttar Pradesh.
