Imphal, July 13 (IANS) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla has said that the state has a rich sporting legacy and its athletes have consistently brought laurels to the country through outstanding performances at national and international competitions. The Governor, accompanied by Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh and Home Minister Konthoujam Govindas Singh, who also holds the Youth Affairs and Sports portfolio, attended the closing ceremony of the first Bishnupur District Olympic Games 2026 …
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Pune, July 12 (IANS) The death toll in the Moshi garbage dump collapse in Pune’s Pimpri-Chinchwad has increased to eight after rescue teams recovered the bodies of seven more victims from the damaged administrative building of the Waste-to-Energy project on Saturday, officials said on Sunday. Rescue personnel also confirmed that one person is still unaccounted for, and search operations are continuing to locate the missing individual.The incident occurred at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday when a …
Shillong, July 11 (IANS) Wailadmiki Shylla, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Meghalaya, welcomed the Trophy Tour of the 135th Durand Cup to Shillong on Saturday, as the football-loving state received the tournament’s three iconic trophies following their ceremonial flag-off by Hon’ble President of India Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi earlier this month.The ceremony was also attended by Lieutenant General Mohit Wadhwa SM, General Officer C…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Under the just-concluded ‘Operation Amistad,’ India’s Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission following the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, the Indian Army’s Field Hospital provided critical assistance and care to hundreds of earthquake-impacted persons, carrying out over 8000 medical procedures and laboratory investigations, including over 20 major surgeries. As the Indian contingent returned home on Friday after the highly successful o…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Former Ambassador and Chairman of the India Trade Promotion Organisation, Jawed Ashraf, addressed top defence officers over India’s foreign policy, emphasising that the purposeful pursuit of national interests in the complex global dynamics may not be easy, but it needs to be done, an official said on Thursday. Delivering a talk at the 82nd Staff Course conducted under the Ministry of External Affairs’ Public Outreach Programme at Defence Services Staff College in Wellin…
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth on Thursday visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Jammu Division. Army’s ADG PI said on X: “General Dhiraj Seth, COAS, visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch, Rajouri and Sunderbani. He reviewed the prevailing security dynamics along the Line of Control and the counter-insurgency grid of the White Knight Corps.””The COAS was briefed on the evolving security environment, operatio…
Pune, July 9 (IANS) Rescue teams recovered one body from the debris of the building that collapsed at a waste management plant in Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune on Thursday, while nine people have been rescued so far as multi-agency teams continued intensive search operations to trace those still trapped beneath the rubble, officials said. The three-storey structure, situated above a waste-to-energy plant at Moshi, came crashing down on Wednesday afternoon after a massive mound of legacy waste colla…
Caracas, July 9 (IANS) Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez expressed gratitude for the humanitarian aid provided by 28 countries to support victims of the country’s recent quakes.She made the remarks after inspecting a collection center in Caracas, where more than 2,000 tonnes of international aid are sorted for distribution to temporary camps housing victims of the June 24 earthquakes.”Venezuela never tires of thanking the countries, the peoples of the world, and the governments of the…
Srinagar, July 8 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth on Wednesday reviewed the operational preparedness and combat readiness along the Line of Control (LoC) and in the hinterland during his visit to the headquarters of the Army’s Chinar Corps in Srinagar.A post by the Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI) said: “COAS General Dhiraj Seth visited HQ @ChinarcorpsIA and its formations to review the prevailing security situation, operational preparedne…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday conducted a successful flight test of the Pinaka long-range guided rocket at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur on India’s east coast, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Defence.”The rocket was tested for a user-defined minimum range of 60 kms. Demonstrating all in-flight manoeuvres as planned, the long-range guided rocket (LRGR) impacted on the target with textbook precis…