3 Ayurvedic companies that assure miraculous remedies are now under the scanner of Kerala government. Referring the claims made by these companies as ‘dubious’, the government has seized products that are worth almost Rs 2 crore. The companies could even lose their licenses for alleged violation of Drugs and Cosmetics Act & Magic Remedies Act. [...]
The Central Government has issued a report saying that there are 58,697 Kashmiri migrant families in India. The statistics were revealed by Minister of State for Home M Ramachandran in the Lok Sabha today. “There has been migration of families from Kashmir Valley in 1990. There are 58,697 Kashmiri migrant families registered with respective relief [...]
A subsidy for state pilgrims on route to Kailash Mansarovar and Muktinath has been announced by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. The announcement was made in the state assembly yesterday. The announcement coincides with a year of Jayalalithaa assuming power as Chief Minister. “Hence my government will grant an annual subsidy of Rs 40,000 [...]
The sale and consumption of liquor will be banned in 84 villages of Assam. The decision has been announced by a remote Gram Panchayat that falls on the Assam Meghalaya border. The ban comes under its jurisdiction. “The socio-economic condition of the villagers had forced us to take such a decision as villagers were spending [...]
A huge cache of explosives, which lay buried in the jungle area of Maharashtra, bordering Chhattisgarh has been discovered by the state police of Maharashtra. Reports state that around 15.5 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, which was packed into plastic bags was unearthed by the police patrol party late night yesterday. The discovery has been stated [...]
A stringent dress code will be employed for working women of Haryana by the State Women and Child Department. The rules enforced prohibition of wearing jeans and t-shirts while women go for work, which means they have to stick mandatory to sarees and salwar kameez with dupatta. Branded by the department as ‘indecent clothing’, jeans [...]
Imprisonment for 4- 7 years have been aswarded to 40 people convicted in the notorious fodder scam of the 1990s. The punishment has been awarded by a CBI court in Ranchi today. Fines ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 crore have also been slapped on those who have been convicted. The case had111 accused [...]
The Supreme Court has ordered that all realty sales that have taken place from October 2011, through transfer of general power of attorney (GPA) will be declared as null and void. According to the order passed by the SC, no sales deed through transfer on GPA will be registered. This calls for fresh registrations, after [...]
Odisha’s 300-year-old Baldevjew temple was looted yesterday, with donation box being ransacked. According to temple authorities, the robbers made away with cash, gold, ornaments made of silver and other valuables that were donated by devotees. An FIR was registered, but no arrest has been made so far. The incident has brought to light the pathetic [...]
YS Jaganmohan Reddy, YSR Congress chief and MP from Kadapa has stirred a hornet’s nest by entering the Tirumala Balaji temple. Jagan, who is a practicing Christian, entered the sacred spot venerated by millions of Hindus all over the world, with out any formal declaration or signing of his practising faith, inspite of the rules [...]
