New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the Gyan Bharatam Portal aimed at accelerating the digitisation.Highlighting that millions of manuscripts were destroyed and lost in the cruel tides of history, the Prime Minister stressed that there was a need to explore the past through technology.Emphasising the importance of preservation and public access to manuscripts, the Prime Minister said that despite the destruction in the past, India still possesses the world’…

Greater Noida, Sep 12 (IANS) Taking strong action against rampant illegal constructions and encroachments near the upcoming Jewar International Airport, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) launched a major demolition drive on Friday. The authority’s team used bulldozers to raze unauthorised structures in Gopalgarh and Mehandipur villages, freeing up approximately 4 lakh square metres of land, valued at nearly Rs 200 crore.According to officials, several individuals had…

Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday submitted its sixth status report in its investigation into the ghastly rape & murder of a lady junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August last year.The sixth status report was submitted on Friday afternoon at a trial court at Sealdah in central Kolkata, which sentenced the sole convict in the crime of rape and murder, Sanjay Roy, a then civic volunteer attached to Kolkata …

New Delhi/Guwahati, Sep 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted search operations at 10 premises across five states including Delhi in connection with a multi-crore fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the probe agency said on Friday.The Itanagar-based ED unit has carried out search operations on at 10 premises across Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana on Thursday in connection with a multi-crore f…

Uttarkashi, Sep 12 (IANS) The recent natural disaster in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand has dealt a severe blow to the region’s economy and developmental activities, say officials. District Magistrate Prashant Kumar Arya has shared the information that the estimated loss so far stands at around Rs 845 crore. The disaster has devastated roads, bridges, irrigation canals, drinking water schemes, and rural infrastructure projects, he said. Several houses in villages have been damaged, whi…

Hyderabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Private professional colleges in Telangana will be shut down indefinitely from September 15, if the state government fails to release fee reimbursement arrears, the managements of the colleges announced on Friday.All institutions including engineering, pharma, nursing, MBA, MCA and B.Ed colleges will be closed indefinitely from September 15 if the government does not release the arrears.The Federation of Associations of Telangana Higher Education (FATHI) on Friday submit…

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta convened a review meeting on Friday with the Member of Parliament, MLAs and Councillors of the South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency and issued directions to speed up pending development projects.On this occasion, the Chief Minister appointed Delhi Cabinet Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa as the Minister-in-Charge to speed up projects in the South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.During the meeting, the Chief Minister stressed that basic civic iss…

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 12 (IANS) Senior Congress leaders in Kerala have launched a scathing attack on the Kerala Police and the Pinarayi Vijayan government after three KSU leaders arrested in a student clash were presented in court with their faces covered in black cloth and hands cuffed.KPCC President Sunny Joseph termed the act a gross violation of human rights.“Based on a false complaint by SFI, the Vadakkanchery police presented KSU activists like terrorists. Officers acting as foot soldi…

Hassan (Karnataka), Sep 12 (IANS) In a tragic incident, at least 8 persons were killed and over 20 injured in Karnataka’s Hassan district as a goods-laden truck on Friday evening ran over people taking part in the Ganesh Visarjan procession.The incident took place near Mosale Hosahalli railway gate in Hassan taluk, Hassan district.According to police, during the Ganesh immersion at Mosale Hosahalli, the truck driver, due to over-speeding and careless driving, rammed the vehicle into the crowd pa…

Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former Bihar unit state president Sanjay Jaiswal launched a sharp attack on political strategist-turned-leader Prashant Kishor, questioning the credibility of his Jan Suraj Party and alleging multiple inconsistencies in its formation.Jaiswal, addressing a press conference held at a hotel in Maripur locality of Muzaffarpur, said that while Prashant Kishor often talks about five guarantees, he himself is dealing with ‘five unanswered questio…