Shillong, Aug 19 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday stressed the need for a comprehensive, integrated veterinary care system in the state, saying individual schemes alone would not be enough to strengthen animal husbandry, create rural livelihoods and bridge demand‑supply gaps. Sangma made the remarks while laying the foundation stone for a new State Veterinary Hospital at Upper Shillong. The government said the project would involve an investment of nearly Rs 65 cro…

Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday announced the fourth edition of Khedan Wattan Punjab Diyan from September 5 to November 29, with a target of involving more than 10 lakh participants across all age groups. The sporting event, aimed at reviving sporting culture and channelising the energy of youth towards sports, will begin with the opening ceremony at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium in Bathinda and conclude with the closing ceremony in Patiala. This e…

Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said that the BJP has once again resorted to its old “anti-democratic tactics to muzzle the Opposition ahead of the Assembly polls”. He said the BJP, which had no political base in Punjab, has been misusing central agencies like the ED (Enforcement Directorate) and the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) to defame, threaten and suppress its political opponents, but such a political vendetta would not deter the AAP g…

Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal Health Department to complete, within a week, its ongoing probe against 11 private blood banks in the state accused of severe irregularities, including illegally selling blood and plasma to other states.Earlier this month, the state Health Department had announced a ban on these 11 private banks from conducting blood donation camps anywhere in the state till further orders.One of these 11 private banks approache…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday attached properties worth Rs 71.60 crore over the multi-crore fraud case pertaining to the 32nd Avenue Group case. The realty firm has been under the scanner of agencies and faced multiple raids in the past few months at its premises in the Delhi-NCR region, with the promoters and directors of the company facing offences of forgery and criminal loot of gullible investors.The company’s promoter-directors, Anubhav Sharma and Dh…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu moved into the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi with a composed 21-16, 21-17 victory over Canada’s Zhang Wen Yu on Wednesday, overcoming a spirited challenge to keep her campaign on course at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.The ninth-seeded Indian made an assured start, racing to four consecutive points before Zhang settled into the contest. The Canadian managed to stay within touching dist…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Duleep Trophy final will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from September 6 to10 so as to allow fans to watch the inter-zonal red-ball contest in the stadium.BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told IANS that the remaining matches of the competition are set to be played at the BCCI Centre of Excellence grounds in Bengaluru.The final was initially set to take place at the BCCI CoE Ground in Bengaluru, but since spectator entry was restricted at the venue, t…

Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Reality star Soundous Moufakir, has shared her experience of being a part of the reality show ‘The Traitors 2’, has said that initially a lot of people advised her against doing reality shows. Soundous spoke with IANS after she left the show along with contestants Karan Singh, Harman Singha and Munawar Faruqui, who also got evicted from the show.Recollecting the advice she received from those around her, she said, “When I came to India, people, a lot of people who tri…

Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS)The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has now cleared director Raja Karuppasamy’s upcoming Tamil rural comedy entertainer, ‘Modha Rathri’, featuring actors Rishikanth and Anishma Anilkumar in the lead, for release with a ‘U/A’ certificate.Taking to its social media timelines, production house Mythri Movie Makers shared, “Two lives. One story. Unlimited entertainment. #ModhaRathri certified U/A. 2 DAYS TO GO. Book your tickets now.”It may be recalled that the makers…

Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Television actress Debinna Bonnerjee used social media to share her health update with her Instagram family. On Wednesday, she took to her official Instagram handle and revealed that she had been suffering from a viral fever of 103 °.She said that her fever keeps coming back, and she is consistently facing symptoms like body ache, chills, blocked nose, cough, along with a total loss of taste.Debinna also revealed that her daughter now has the same symptoms as her. However,…