Category: National

Panaji, April 2 The founding member of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Dinesh Vaghela, passed away here at the age of 73 on Monday. AAP Vice-President, Valmiki Naik, said that the party’s founding member Dinesh Vaghela, popularly known as Babaji, has passed away. Vaghela was the National Executive member of the AAP and worked actively in

Ayodhya, April 2 The Ayodhya district administration has urged people who plan to visit here on Ram Navami, to celebrate the festival at their homes instead and come to the temple town later as it has limited capacity to cater to visitors, an official said. District Magistrate Nitish Kumar has appealed to devotees across the

Banda (Uttar Pradesh), April 2 The Senior Superintendent of Banda jail, where gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari was lodged before he died last week, received a death threat on his phone, the police said. The call was made on his official mobile number in the early morning hours of Friday (March 29) and an FIR was lodged late on

Gorakhpur, April 2 Mariam, a lioness in the Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological Park in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorkhpur, died on Monday, said officials. Mariam’s cremation took place in Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological Park. Yogesh Pratap Singh, Veterinarian Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological Park, said, “Lioness Mariam, living in Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological Park, has died after prolonged

Banda (Uttar Pradesh), April 2 Three months after she sought the Chief Justice of India’s permission to end her life following alleged sexual harassment, a female civil judge in Banda district has now alleged receiving a death threat through a registered letter, the police said. The Banda Station House Officer (SHO), Anupam Dubey, has said

Varanasi, April 2 More than six lakh devotees visited the Kashi Vishwanath Dham on Sunday, setting a new record of the highest ever footfall at the shrine on a non-festive day. Besides, the month of March also recorded the highest number of devotees at the temple — at 95 lakh — in a non-festive month.

Lucknow, April 2 A dental intern at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) was mowed down by a truck near her house on IIM road while she was on her way to the medical university on a two-wheeler. The deceased was identified as Dr Dikshanvita Anand, a 2019 batch BDS student. The victim succumbed to

New Delhi, April 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address rallies in Rajasthan and Uttarakhand on Tuesday. In Uttarakhand, the PM will address a public meeting in Rudrapur that falls within the Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency. Ajay Bhatt, the Union Minister of State (MoS) for defence and tourism, is seeking re-election from the seat. He

New Delhi, March 31 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties of Haryana’s notorious criminal Surendra Singh alias Chiku, with alleged links to jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, amounting to Rs 17.82 crore involving movable and immovable properties. The attached properties include cash, bank balances and land belonging to family members of Chiku, spread over Narnaul