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30-yr-old man found dead off Coastal Road

MUMBAI, Sept. 9 -- A 30-year-old man was found dead in the sea off the Mumbai Coastal Road near Lotus Jetty in Worli on Tuesday, with police suspecting suicide. The Tardeo police have registered an ac... Read More


Kaivalyadham lease renewed at Rs.12/annum

Mumbai, Sept. 9 -- The Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved the renewal of the lease of the Kaivalyadham Ishwardas Chunnilal Yogic Centre in Bhuleshwar, for another 30 years at an annual rent of... Read More


1.5k fake Kurash certs used to land govt jobs

PUNE, Sept. 9 -- Investigators have found around 1,200 to 1,500 allegedly fake Kurash sports certificates issued as part of a suspected racket, with some allegedly used to secure government jobs under... Read More


State government tightens scrutiny in sports quota

MUMBAI, Sept. 9 -- To curb the use of fake sports certificates to secure government jobs under the sports quota, the Maharashtra government will use an automated digital system to verify sports creden... Read More


Delhi clears Rs.100cr for 1,000 'anti-smog guns'

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Delhi government has approved spending Rs.100 crore for 1,000 truck-mounted "anti-smog" guns to be operated across the city in the winter months over three years, officials t... Read More


Samrat seeks return of Buddha statue from UK

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary has written to Union culture and tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, seeking the repatriation of the celebrated Sultanganj Buddha, a 2.3-... Read More


Ganga ebbs in patches, but floods hit Katihar

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- Vast swathes of Bihar remain underwater even as the Ganga and its tributaries showed signs of receding in patches on Tuesday, officials said, adding that the flood water from Ganga h... Read More


Two missing after boat capsizes in Vaishali

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- Two people are missing and nine others were rescued after a boat capsized in the Ganga near Terasia Diara in Vaishali district on Tuesday, officials said. According to locals, more t... Read More


Contractual doctors, faculty in govt hospitals receive pay hike

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- The Bihar health department revised the monthly remuneration of professors, associate professors, assistant professors, senior residents and junior residents working on a contractual... Read More


Bihar tourism plans big for Pitripaksh Mela at Gaya Ji

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- The tourism department is set to roll out an extensive set of facilities for millions of pilgrims expected to converge on Gaya Ji for the Pitripaksh mela, one of Hinduism's most sign... Read More