Vadodara: DG Vanzara’s son Arjun Vanzara, Vadodara Mamlatdar held taking bribe

Activist bats for bonus for Maha cotton growers like Gujarat farmers

In a bid to provide immediate relief to cotton-growing farmers in the Vidarbha region, a prominent farm activist has suggested that Maharashtra government follow the ‘Gujarat model’ and declare bonus for the produce sold through Cotton Corporation of India centres. The Gujarat government recently declared a bonus of Rs 650 per quintal on the produce […]

Arvind Kejriwal attacks PM over Dalit student’s death

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alleged suicide by a Dalit student in Hyderabad, demanding that he should sack the Union Minister accused in the matter and also apologise to the nation. “Modi govt constitutionally duty bound to uplift dalits. Instead Modiji’s ministers got five dalit students ostracised […]

Curfew continues in parts of Srinagar, restrictions in rest of Kashmir

Today Curfew continues in parts of Srinagar today in view of the separatists’ call for occupying Lal Chowk and Airport Road here while curfew-like restrictions remained in force in rest of Kashmir even as normal life remained paralysed for the 57th day. “Curfew remains in force in five police station areas of downtown Srinagar and […]