A reply to an RTI query has reported, that at least 206 farmers committed suicide during coronavirus induced lockdown from March to May in Amravati Division of Maharashtra. The five districts of the Amravati division - Buldhana, Akola, Washim, Yavatmal and Amravati reported 55 farmer suicides in March, 48 in April and 103 in May.
A special CBI court on March 31 dropped charges against the last three accused policemen in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case. The charges were dropped after the Gujarat government did not grant permission for the prosecution of the accused. The… read-more
TAGS: Ishrat Jahan, Encounter, CBI, Gujarat
The NIA on April 1 searched a South Mumbai hotel and club during its probe in the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare case. Vacating the premise near Babulnath temple, the NIA officials questioned hotel staff for three hours. The NIA recently brought the… read-more
TAGS: Mukesh Ambani, Mumbai Police, Security threat, Suspended
To tackle the surge in COVID-19 cases, several villages and towns in Gujarat have decided to impose a 'voluntary' lockdown. Reportedly, Lunawada town will remain shut for 15 days as decided by the traders' association and district officials.… read-more
TAGS: Gujarat, Covid-19, restrictions, Lockdown
National Urdu council NCPUL's order mandating staff's presence for the launch of 'Mustaqbil Ka Bharat' book has received a flak from Urdu intellectuals. The Urdu body had said that show cause notice will be issued to individuals failing to attend… read-more
TAGS: RSS, India, Mohan Bhagwat, Indian Politics, Mustaqbil Ka Bharat
The Punjab government has declared a public holiday on April 8 in-order to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nabha Das Ji. According to the announcement, all the government offices and schools will remain shut. Goswami Guru Nabha Dass… read-more
TAGS: Punjab, Punjab Government, Gazette Holiday, Public Holiday, Sri Guru Nabha Das Ji