TN Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) demands separate laws for honour killings
Chennai, July 4 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) has called upon the state government to formulate separate laws for honour killings that are taking the lives of several people from the Dalit and deprived communities. TNUEF General secretary, P. Samuel Raj in a statement on Monday said that the front would appeal to […]
DMK leader A. Raja threatens not to force party revive separate Tamil nation demand
Chennai, July 4 (BPNS) DMK leader and former Union minister, A. Raja while speaking at a seminar at Namakkal threatened that the party must not be forced to revive the separate Tamil Nation demand. The DMK leader was speaking at a seminar for party local body representatives,” Autonomy for state, federalism in Centre” at Namakkal […]
India records 16,135 fresh Covid cases, 24 deaths
New Delhi, July 4 (BPNS) India on Monday witnessed a marginal rise in Covid cases with 16,135 infections recorded in the past 24 hours against previous day’s 16,103 count, as per the Union Health Ministry data. In the same period, 24 fatalities took the nationwide death toll to 5,25,223. Meanwhile, the active caseload has also […]
Powell powers West Indies to 35-run win against Bangladesh in second T20I
Roseau (Dominica), July 4 (BPNS) West Indies fans enjoyed a commanding performance from their team in the second T20 International, as they brushed aside Bangladesh by 35 runs at Windsor Park to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series on Monday (IST). With international cricket returning to the island for the first time since […]
3 brothers held in UP for killing woman, daughter
Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh), July 4 (BPNS) The Sultanpur police have arrested the owner of a tent house along with his two brothers for the alleged murder of a woman and her 21-year-old daughter. The three brothers have been identified as Irfan (tent house owner), Sadan and Shehzad. The deceased have been identified as Shakuntala, 40, […]
Set back for Thackarey, Legislature secretariat removes Shiv Sena LP leader, Chief Whip
Mumbai, July 4 (BPNS) In a major setback for the Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray, the Maharashtra Legislature Secretariat has struck down the appointments of Ajay Chaudhary as the Shiv Sena Legislature Party Leader (SSLP) and the Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu. The action came late on Sunday. The legislature has accorded recognition to the […]
Lucknow to have 4 ‘vanar van’ to check monkey menace
Lucknow, July 4 (BPNS) Lucknow will soon have four dedicated ‘monkey forests’ on its outskirts to check the growing monkey menace within the city limits. As a pilot project, the first monkey forest would be developed in six acres of area in the Umaria village of Bakshi-Ka-Talab area, following which similar forests would be developed […]
B’luru Idgah Maidan row: Hindu organizations call for bandh on July 12
Bengaluru, July 4 (BPNS) Several Hindu organizations have announced a massive rally and given a bandh call on July 12 in support of their demand to allow Hindu festivals in the Idgah Maidan. The Hindu organizations have already held a meeting in this regard in Jangama Mutt of Bengaluru. The activists demand that the Idgah […]
Huge cache of arms, ammunition seized in J&K’s Rajouri
Jammu, July 4 (BPNS) A huge cache of arms and ammunition have been recovered by the police after the disclosures made by Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Talib Hussain, who was caught by the villagers of Tukson Dhok village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district along with his accomplice, officials said on Monday. The two terrorists were overpowered […]
