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NGOs registered under Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act no longer need to be registered with DARPAN portal - Times of India
Bharti Jain | TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 20:31 IST NEW DELHI: NGOs and associations registered under the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 2010, will no longer be required to mandatorily register with the DARPAN portal for availing of FCRA-related services like registration, prior permission, renewal and uploading of annual returns. The relief comes after many NGOs complained of difficulty in generating unique ID under the DARPAN portal, a NITI Aayog-operated platform, due to various reasons.
Two AINRC men held for damaging Congress MLA’s car in Puducherry - Times of India
Bosco Dominique Police on Thursday arrested two All India NR Congress members on charges of damaging the car of Congress legislator V Vizeaveny following a petty quarrel between a group of AINRC cadre and the supporters of the MLA during the Pongal celebrations on Wednesday.
Body of security guard found hanging in Delhi - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Body of a security guard was found hanging inside a school premises in Swaroop Nagar of outer north district on Thursday morning. Deputy commissioner of police outer zone said prima facie, it seems he committed suicide by hanging himself.An investigation is underway.
Submit a panel of names for Lokpal by February 28: SC to search committee - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Lokpal Search Committee to complete by February 28 its deliberations and submit a panel of names for the selection of Lokpal. The apex court bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi asked the search committee-led by retired SC judge, Ranjana P Desai, to submit its recommendation to Selection Committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The court also said that it will hear the plea for the appointment of Lokpal on March 7.
Continued frost casts a dark spell on tea estates, workers - Times of India
From working six days a week on four to five farms, workers barely manage to get jobs once or twice a week. The situation is likely to continue until mid-February, when rain is expected to clear the frost. Joghee, 37, of Aravenu, who works in a plantation near his house, says, “In every plantation I visit, the leaves are too burnt and cannot be picked. I have visited all the four farms I work at.” They usually manage to work six days a week, taking Sunday off.
Man wanted to attack White House with anti-tank rocket: FBI
ATLANTA: A Georgia man accused of plotting to use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the White House was arrested in a sting Wednesday after he traded his car for guns and explosives, authorities said. Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, of Cumming was arrested Wednesday and is charged with attempting to damage or destroy a building owned by the United States using fire or an explosive, US Attorney Byung J "BJay" Pak said.
Trump's new missile defense strategy eyes space-based sensors
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is due to unveil a revamped US missile defense strategy on Thursday that looks at ways to boost America's security, including by possibly deploying a new layer of space-based sensors to detect and track enemy missiles.
Cops ignore SC fiat on 66A of IT Act, arrest TRS MLA's detractor - Times of India
Despite the SC on March 24, 2015, striking down Sec 66A and upholding freedom of expression, cops booked P M Sai Prasad, an RTI activist and Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha vice president under the Act. Recently, the SC while dealing with a petition filed by rights activists had observed that cops who still invoke Sec 66A can be jailed.
SI test: HC tells PRB to delete 6 faulty questions, rework merit - Times of India
Sagar Kumar Mutha | TNN | Jan 17, 2019, 07:18 ISTPicture used for representational purpose only HYDERABAD: The High Court has told Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board to delete six faulty questions framed for recruitment of sub-inspectors and ordered it to rework the selection by omitting these questions for all the affected candidates. While ordering the PRB to redetermine merit, Justice M S Ramachandra Rao said that all those who had already qualified need not be disturbed.
Western Railway halts peak hour services to save pigeon - Times of India
For five minutes during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, Western Railway brought its services to an abrupt halt to save a pigeon. Around 10am, a passenger informed the deputy station master of Goregaon railway station about a pigeon hanging from a kite thread over the Overhead Equipment mast at the north end of the station.
Parents fret as schools insist on Aadhaar for students even after apex court verdict - Times of India
PUNE: It’s the admission season and parents wantig to apply to various schools have a peculiar stress to deal with. Authorities of some schools are demanding Aadhaar from the students even when it is not mandatory. A city school on its website states that Aadhaar card is compulsory, but when contacted said it was not. However, parents who have applied to the school have not been told about it.
32-year-old man ends life by hanging from a tree - Times of India
Mysuru: A 32-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a tree at his agricultural field on Wednesday.Mahesh, a resident of of Kandegala village in Nanjangud, had gone to meet his wife in Mysuru on Tuesday. He stayed there overnight and returned to his village on Wednesday morning. At around 9am he went to his field and later his body was found hanging from a 15-ft tall tree.Mahesh’s wife works in a garment factory in Mysuru.
State to boost green cover with Miyawaki method - Times of India
Nagpur: In a bid to boost 33 crore plantations under the ‘Green Maharashtra Mission’ in 2019, the state government has decided to implement the ‘Miyawaki Dense Forest Project’ which will be modelled as ‘Anandwan Project’. For designing the project, state government on January 15, formed a four-member study group under the chairmanship of Dr Sheetal Amte-Karajgi, social entrepreneur and CEO of Maharogi Sewa Samiti, Anandwan (Warora).
For 2nd year, IIM-N secures 100% placement for summer internship - Times of India
Nagpur: For the second year in a row, IIM-Nagpur has successfully placed all its students in summer placements. All 110 students were placed in 40 companies by the second week of this month. The highest package offered is Rs2.50 lakh by a renowned international realty firm, while the average stipend is Rs54,751. The average and the median stipend for top quartile were Rs1.13 lakh and Rs1.10 lakh respectively. Last year, the highest stipend on offer was Rs1.8 lakh and the average was Rs60,176.
Two arrested in separate cases for sexually abusing minor daughters - Times of India
Thiruvananthapuram: City police recorded arrest of two men in separate cases for sexually abusing their underage daughters on Wednesday. One of the arrests was recorded at Karamana police station and the other at Poonthura police station. At Karamana, police have also arrested Saneesh (28), who was in a relationship with the girl, for sexually exploiting her. The survivor in the case is aged 14.
MLC Mane: Reform law to prevent defection - Times of India
TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 23:06 IST Hubballi: Congress MLC Shrinivas Mane has urged the Election Commission to bring reforms in anti-defection provisions so that party-hoppers seeking personal gain are not be allowed to contest byelections caused by their resignation. To create opinion and bring pressure on the central government, a social media campaign will also be started, Mane told reporters here on Wednesday.
CAG seeks Parliamentary panel nod to table all-digital reports in future - Times of India
“A committee of Parliamentary procedure is currently looking into the matter how digital format reports can be tabled in both the Houses of Parliament,” a source said, adding that both the LS (Lok Sabha) Speaker and RS (Rajya Sabha) chairman have written back to the CAG appreciating the move saying this will be environmentally friendly as it will save paper.
Himachal to prepare baseline data of high altitude eco-system under SECURE
The ministry of environment, forests and climate change has sanctioned a project, Securing Livelihoods, Conservation, Sustainable Use and Restoration of High Range Himalayan Ecosystem (SECURE) which will be implemented primarily in the critically endangered big cat species, snow leopard’s territory across four states, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pardesh and Sikkim in the country. This project also support conservation of snow leopard, its prey and a vast amount of biodiversity.
Blast near US-led coalition patrol in Syria: Witness, militia
Reuters | Jan 16, 2019, 17:45 IST BEIRUT: A blast struck near a US-led coalition patrol in Syria's northern Manbij on Wednesday, a witness and the Manbij military council militia that holds the town said. The witness said a suicide attacker had targeted the patrol and the militia group said on Facebook that there was preliminary information of injuries. The Syrian observatory for human rights war monitoring group said the blast had caused deaths.
Make online FIR filing facility available for passengers: Rajnath Singh to Railway Ministry - Times of India
NEW DELHI: Asserting that jurisdiction issues, at times, cause harassment to people, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asked the railway ministry to start a facility by which passengers can file FIRs online. "There is no facility for a passenger to file an FIR online. If somebody is travelling by train (and something happens), he need to visit Government Railway Police (GRP) police station to get an FIR registered.
Stalker attacks 24-year-old woman with knife - Times of India
NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old woman was attacked with knife by a man who allegedly harassed her when she was returning home in southwest Delhi’s Dabri on Monday night. The woman suffered injuries on her neck and arm while trying to resist the attack. Senior officers said that the accused, Raman Kumar (55), has been booked for sexual harassment, causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means and outraging modesty of a woman.
To curb absenteeism, UP doctors told to send selfies with patients - Times of India
Deepak Lavania | TNN | Updated: Jan 16, 2019, 09:29 ISTRepresentative image AGRA: In a unique prescription to deal with absenteeism at health centres, the health department has directed doctors on duty at 15 community health centres (CHC) and 43 public health centres (PHC) to send selfies with patients to mark their attendance. And, if a doctor fails to send a selfie on any day, his salary will be cut and disciplinary action will be taken against him.
Freedom Splash For Kinnars, Dalits - Times of India
Religious grandeur was on full display as Kumbh began at Prayagraj on Makar Sankranti with 13 akharas seamlessly taking part in shahi snan along with 2 crore pilgrims.
Government-run hospitals in Patiala failed to help poor ailing from dengue in 2018 - Times of India
PATIALA: A city-based NGO, Vande Matram Club, has said that during 2018’s dengue outbreak, the government hospitals in Patiala failed to cater to the poor due to dearth of platelets kits and their hefty costs. The members of the NGO said that a lot of blood donors helped people and took control of the situation. “We donated blood whenever there was a requirement. Some of our donors even donated platelets more than 20 times as one can again donate platelets after a gap of three to four days.
India's Ishan Pandita set for new football journey with Nastic - Times of India
Sandeep Menon A little over two years after becoming the first Indian to sign a professional contract with a La Liga club, Ishan Pandita is set to embark on a new journey, this time with Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
December 2018 had highest number of cold waves in 13 years - Times of India
PUNE: India, this winter, experienced a staggering 167 incidences of cold wave across different stations in December. This is the highest number of cold waves reported in the month in 13 years, revealed the operational data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In fact, in the past two decades, only 2005 had more reported incidences of December cold waves in the country — 177.
Jhalawar 1st in ‘Love to Cows’ campaign - Times of India
JAIPUR: Much before the Gopalan directorate announced to honour people for adopting abandoned cows, Jhalawar district administration had already been doing so. People have adopted 197 cows in the district so far. Under the scheme, which is the brainchild of Jhalawar district administration, a person adopting an abandoned cow has to pay Rs 15,000 for upkeep of the bovine in the gaushala. The person is later felicitated with gou-seva award by the district administration.
Girl dropouts in Rajasthan still higher than national average - Times of India
Shoeb Khan | TNN | Updated: Jan 16, 2019, 06:42 ISTStudents at a government school in the city on Tuesday JAIPUR: Every one girl out of five girls in the crucial age group of 15-16 dropped out from the schools in Rajasthan. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) report says that over 20.1% girls dropped out from schools leading to a sharp decline in girls’ enrolment in the higher educational institutes.
Now, Raj Shah quits Trump administration
Agencies | Jan 16, 2019, 05:50 IST WASHINGTON: Raj Shah, the first Indian-American to hold a top White House Press Office post, has quit to join an arm of a prominent communications and lobbying firm, becoming the latest of several senior officials to leave the Trump administration in recent months. Shah, 34, White House deputy spokesman and a former researcher at the Republican National Committee, was in the administration since president Trump took office in January 2017.
UP-Rera orders forensic audit on Concept Horizon after buyers’ plaint - Times of India
TNN | Jan 16, 2019, 05:47 IST GREATER NOIDA: The Greater Noida bench of Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority on Tuesday ordered a forensic audit of Concept Horizon Infra Pvt Ltd, a builder who has failed to deliver a mixed-use project, Orizzonte, located in Knowledge Park 3. Nearly 40 buyers, who invested in Orizzonte, moved UP-Rera against the builder.
Boy abducted by uncle rescued from Ahmedabad - Times of India
Surat: Police rescued a six-year-old boy from Nikol area of Ahmedabad on Tuesday five days of he was kidnapped by his uncle. Police traced Jay Munjani, from Nikol, after a passer by found the child on road and contacted city police. He was later taken to Nikol police station from where city police took his custody. The offence was lodged by Sanjay Makwana, a relative of the boy.
Deliver or opt for VRS, Gadkari chides NMC babu - Times of India
Nagpur: With general elections approaching, Union transport minister and city MP Nitin Gadkari seems to be in a hurry to perform bhoomipuja of several developmental works before the model code of conduct comes into force. Gadkari held a meeting on Tuesday regarding projects like widening of Kelibagh road, Old Bhandara road, Gaddigodam road, Pardi flyover, Indora Chowk-Ashok Square flyover etc.
Ladakh, Kargil finally plug in to national power grid - Times of India
NEW DELHI: More than 70 years after Independence, an engineering feat by state-run transmission utility PowerGrid has made it possible for India’s northernmost areas in Jammu & Kashmir to plug into the national electricity network to bring ‘one-nation-one-grid’ closer to reality.
Question Moily on merger of Vijaya Bank, MP tells Congress leaders - Times of India
Jaideep Shenoy | TNN | Jan 15, 2019, 20:23 IST MANGALURU: DK MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday dared Congress leaders of the district in general and MLC Ivan D’Souza in particular to question former minister M Veerappa Moily for clearing passage of merger of Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda. NDA government has carried forward a decision taken by the previous UPA government to make banks globally competitive and a parliamentary committee headed by Moily cleared it, he said.
Explosion, gunfire at Nairobi hotel, office complex: Witness
A gunfight was underway following a blast at a hotel and office complex in a leafy Nairobi neighbourhood Tuesday afternoon, an AFP reporter and a witness said. AFP | Updated: Jan 15, 2019, 19:07 ISTCars are seen on fire at the scene where explosions and gunshots were heard at the Dusit hotel compound, in Na... Read More NAIROBI: A gunfight was underway following a blast at a hotel and office complex in a leafy Nairobi neighbourhood Tuesday afternoon, an AFP reporter and a witness said.
Sensex rallies 465 points; IT stocks shine
MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex soared over 450 points on Tuesday after lower retail inflation numbers for December raised RBI rate cut hopes, leading to intense buying in rate-sensitive stocks, supported by strong global cues. The Sensex rally was led by Yes Bank, Infosys, Reliance Industries and TCS, surging up to 3.86 per cent. The 30-share index settled at 464.77 points, or 1.30 per cent, higher at 36,318.33, while the broader NSE Nifty rallied 149.20 points, or 1.39 per cent, to finish at 10,886.80.
Rath Yatra row: SC asks Bengal government to allow BJP to hold meetings, rallies - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the West Bengal government to allow the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hold meetings and organise rallies in the state given that the party provides the time and the venue details in advance.A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi ruled that the apprehensions of West Bengal government on BJP's Rath Yatra were not unfounded.The court said that BJP has to address the apprehensions of the state government as it is government's responsibility to...
'Simmba' box office collection Day 18: The Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan starrer still manages to hold on despite fresh competition - Times of India
Ranveer Singh's first mass entertainer ' Simmba ', directed by Rohit Shetty and starring Sara Ali Khan as the female lead has managed to hold on despite fresh competition at the box office. The film witnessed a good third weekend and has now crossed the Rs 225 crore mark. The film has also given Ranveer Singh his biggest opener and also the highest grossing film for director Rohit Shetty.
All the rage: Beijingers vent their stress in 'anger room'
BEIJING: It took Smash customer Qiu Siyu just a few sharp blows with a baseball bat to wreck what looked like an old car radio, after which two friends battered telephones, audio speakers, rice cookers and even a mannequin. All three paid 158 yuan ($23) to spend half an hour in an “anger room” in Beijing, where patrons wearing protective gear use hammers and bats to vent their frustration on household objects while staff play music of their choice in the background.
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