Get the latest news from across India on Public App
Real-time news updates from verified contributors on Public App
Lal Bahadur Saroj has been appointed the new BJP District President of Mirzapur. BJP state president Pankaj Chaudhary announced this in the list released on Thursday night. Saroj was earlier working as District Minister. He has also held important positions in Yuva Morcha and Kashi Province Scheduled Caste Morcha. City MLA Ratnakar Mishra has congratulated him.
Hisar court has sentenced three convicts, Deepak alias Halwai, Ajay alias Manish alias Malai and Ishu, to life imprisonment in the case of murder of grocery shopkeeper Naresh Kumar in Umed Vihar, Camry Road. With the intention of robbing, all three attacked Naresh with a sharp knife and an iron rod and looted Rs 1200. The court has also imposed fine on the culprits. This case was registered on 15 April 2020.
RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav is in the headlines for his new 'Saint' avatar. He is seen wearing red clothes and Rudraksha rosary and chanting 'Har Har Mahadev'. A new social media account by the name 'Sant Tej Pratap Yadav' is active since February 15, where he is posting videos on Shiva devotion and puja rituals. There has been a flood of memes and comments like 'Bageshwar Baba 2' on social media on his spiritual appearance, raising the question whether this is a spiritual awakening or a new political strategy.
<p>New Delhi. The stock market is witnessing a decline on Friday due to weak global signals and withdrawal of foreign investors. Sensex and Nifty have crashed. </p>
The Joint Rotation Yatra Arrangement Committee has decided not to increase the bus fare for Chardham Yatra this year. Buses registered in Uttarakhand will operate under the rotation system. The fare per seat from Haridwar will be Rs 4450 and from Rishikesh it will be Rs 4250. This decision has brought relief to the passengers, as the journey is starting in April.
Fasttrack Court of Jammu has sentenced Maulvi Mohammad Shahnawaz, convicted of raping a seven-year-old girl, to nine years of rigorous imprisonment. Considering it a heinous crime, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 50 thousand, out of which the victim will get Rs 25 thousand. The Maulvi used to give religious education to the girl and he committed this crime on March 12, 2018.
Tata Consumer Products Limited raided Jindal Grocery Store in Devendrapuri, Modinagar. During this period, 750 fake Tata salt packets, 480 harpic and 218 fake all-out pieces were recovered. Shopkeepers Sumit and Rakesh have been arrested and a case has been registered under the Copyright Act. Police are investigating the source of the counterfeit goods, which indicates a major fraud in Ghaziabad.
The film 'Tere Naam' has been released again in theaters after two decades. In this, Salman Khan played the character of Radhe Bhaiya, but he was not the first choice. First Sanjay Dutt was approached, who refused. Then I talked to Ajay Devgan, but things did not work out. Ultimately Salman Khan played this role, which proved to be one of the best films of his career.
Uttarakhand Open University UOU has started a free online course for farmers called 'AI for Farmers'. This course is being run in collaboration with Commonwealth Educational Media Center for Asia SIMCA and Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence GPAI. In this, through 9 modules and 38 video lectures, farmers will be taught how to use AI tools in farming, so that agricultural work can become easy and effective.
An incident of gas leakage occurred while cutting a cylinder by a scrap dealer in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Due to this, people nearby had trouble breathing, after which five persons were admitted to the hospital. Police said the gas leak has been successfully controlled and the condition of all affected is stable. It is not yet clear what type of gas was in the cylinder.