Valentine’s Day to be celebrated as ‘Matra Pitra Poojan Diwas’, says Raj Minister

Valentine’s Day to be celebrated as ‘Matra Pitra Poojan Diwas’, says Raj Minister

Jaipur, Jan 29 The BJP government in Rajasthan is planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day (February 14) as ‘Matra Pitra Poojan Diwas’. State Education Minister Madan Dilawar held a meeting on Sunday with the administrative officials to celebrate the ‘Mother-Father Puja Day’ in government and private schools of the state. Matra Pitra Puja Day will be…

Four students killed, 8 injured in school bus-tractor collision in K’taka

Four students killed, 8 injured in school bus-tractor collision in K’taka

Bagalkot (Karnataka), Jan 29 Four students, including a girl, were killed and eight others injured in a collision between a school bus and a tractor in Bagalkot district of Karnataka on Monday. The incident took place in the early hours near Alagur village located close to Jamkhandi town in the district. The students were returning…

Merit over ‘maarpit’, Raj Thackeray wants maximum Marathis to grab Railways jobs

Merit over ‘maarpit’, Raj Thackeray wants maximum Marathis to grab Railways jobs

Mumbai, Jan 29 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Monday exhorted his party to ensure the maximum number of jobs of Assistant Loco Pilots of the Ministry of Railways go to Marathi youth.   Referring to a recent recruitment drive for 5,696 jobs of ALPs with the age limit of 18-30, the MNS chief…

Operation launched to nab tiger from BJP leader’s farmhouse in UP

Operation launched to nab tiger from BJP leader’s farmhouse in UP

Sitapur, Jan 29 Forest officials have launched a search operation to locate and secure a tiger, which was spotted inside the premises of BJP leader Munindra Awasthi’s farmhouse in Sandana village of Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district. The big cat was spotted at Awasthi’s house on Saturday night and had been roaming freely for the past…

UP constable hit by SUV, dies during treatment

UP constable hit by SUV, dies during treatment

Kaushambhi, Jan 29 (IANS) A constable, while checking vehicles on Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambhi, was killed when an SUV hit him, police said here. The incident took place in the Sarai Akil area when checking of vehicles was going on in the morning after a theft incident was reported. The constable, 25-year-old Avinash Dubey,…