India, All india, 11th Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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The group is conducting awareness campaigns across the village and asking women to uproot cannabis plants. (Photo: ANI)

Women of Dakolad village of Himachal destroying cannabis plants to combat drug menace

As part of the campaign, many women were seen uprooting cannabis on the side of roads, people's backyards and even in the farms.

11 Aug 2019 1:21 PM

The DSGMC has launched a mega drive to plant one lakh trees at all gurdwaras and Sikh educational institutions, president of the committee Manjinder Singh Sirsa said. (Photo: File / Representational)

Saplings as 'prasad' in Delhi gurudwaras to mark birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev

With this move, around 55,000 new environmental friendly species are likely to be planted this year.

11 Aug 2019 1:15 PM

Flight operations from the international airport here resumed on Sunday afternoon, two days after it was shut due to inundation of the runway area following heavy rains, an official said. (Photo: File)

Flight operations at Kochi airport resumes after 2 days

Check-in commenced at 9 am in both the domestic and international terminals.

11 Aug 2019 1:07 PM

Instructions have also been issued to various government departments to submit the report by the same date. (Photo: ANI | Representative)

Odisha Special Relief Commissioner asks for damage assessment on floods, rainfall

The seven districts are Balangir, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malakangiri, Nabarangur, Rayagada and Sambalpur.

11 Aug 2019 12:59 PM

"I was firm that Article 370 should be removed.... after (scrapping) Article 370, terrorism in Kashmir will end and it will progress on the path of development," Shah said. (Photo: Twitter / ANI)

Was firm that Article 370 should be removed; terrorism in Kashmir will end: Shah

Shah was in Chennai, speaking at the launch of a book on Vice President M Venkiah Naidu.

11 Aug 2019 12:18 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind has signed into law a Bill which seeks to increase the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 30 to 33 besides the Chief Justice of India. (Photo: File)

President gives nod to increase number of Supreme Court judges

The decision also comes days after Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi wrote to PM Modi to increase the number of judges in the top court.

11 Aug 2019 11:43 AM

Indian Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rainfall from Monday onwards. (Photo: File | ANI)

30 dead, 10 missing in Pune as floods continue to batter Maharashtra

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday visited the flood-affected Kolhapur and Sangli, to take stock of the situation.

11 Aug 2019 11:33 AM

Rahul is expected to visit relief camps at Kottakal in Nilambur, Mambad, Edavannappara and attend a review meeting at the Malappuram Collectorate, Congress sources said. (Photo: File)

'Will be based in Wayanad,' says Rahul as flood death toll in Kerala reaches 60

Congress' Rahul Gandhi will arrive on a 2-day visit to Kerala this afternoon to visit his LS constituency Wayanad.

11 Aug 2019 11:25 AM

The minister said that Jammu and Kashmir will develop in the industrial sector and the culture of the state will be recognized. (Photo: ANI)

Section 144 to be lifted in Valley within week: MoS Home Kishan Reddy

'Pakistan was trying to mislead people by giving false reports,' MoS Home Kishan Reddy said.

11 Aug 2019 11:01 AM

While one of the photos has Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers giving a milk bath to Reddy, the other photo represents them holding a mock funeral of the government to lodge a complaint. (Photo: File)

Chandrababu Naidu gets trolled for sharing fake content on Andhra CM Jagan Reddy

Naidu posted content on Twitter taking a dig on Jagan Reddy's govenment which backfired.

11 Aug 2019 10:47 AM

The case was registered under Section 4 (punishment for giving triple talaq) of The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019. (Photo: File)

Delhi court grants bail to man accused of giving triple talaq to wife

Magistrate Dinesh Kumar granted him bail on a personal bail bond of rupees 30,000 and a surety of like amount.

11 Aug 2019 9:46 AM

This was issued with the approval of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways. (Photo: PTI)

Indian Railways announces free transportation of aid in flood-affected states

This provision will be in effect till Aug 31, 2019, until further orders.

11 Aug 2019 9:11 AM

The HRD minister also claimed that Charaka Rishi, hailed as one of the principal contributors of Ayurveda, was the first person who researched and discovered atoms and molecules. (Photo: ANI)

NASA says speaking computers may become reality due to Sanskrit: BJP leader

The minister also claimed that ancient physician Sushruta was the world's first surgeon.

11 Aug 2019 8:47 AM

The Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbagh Singh on Saturday assured that there was not a single incident of violence the state and the restrictions on movements had been further relaxed. (Photo: File)

'Not single bullet fired in 6 days': J&K police rebuts claims of violence

In a statement tweeted by the J&K police, the state administration also asked people not to believe fabricated and motivated news.

11 Aug 2019 8:43 AM

The Chief Minister informed that over two lakh people have been evacuated from flood-affected areas and 1.61 lakh people are in 664 relief camps across the state. (Photo: ANI)

Karnataka: Former Union Minister rescued from his house in flood-affected Bantwal

Around 1,024 villages in 80 talukas of 17 districts have been affected due to floods caused by incessant rains in the region.

11 Aug 2019 8:34 AM

$Chandra Shekar sustained severe injuries while the parachute operator who was with him in the paraglider suffered a fracture after the craft fell to the ground to the operator that took off from a hill in Kullu- Manali. (Photo: ANI)$

Hyderabad-based doctor dies in paragliding crash in Himachal

The deceased Chandra Shekar worked as a physiotherapist at a local hospital in the ECIL area in the city.

11 Aug 2019 8:33 AM

As of Saturday morning, Gujarat had received 77.80 per cent of annual average rainfall, with south Gujarat receiving 98.31 per cent rainfall, Met department data showed. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

16 killed after heavy rain including wall collapses in Gujarat, thousands rescued

Rajkot collector Rahul Gupta said 1,425 people were shifted to safer places after release of water from Aji, Nyari and other dams.

11 Aug 2019 7:59 AM

A reservoir on Brahmani river, the current live storage on Friday was 0.308 BCM, which is a meagre 9 per cent of the live capacity at FRL. (Photo: Representational image)

Hiradkud reservoir storage capacity hits a decade low

The average proportion was 42 per cent during the last decade.

11 Aug 2019 7:45 AM

Labourers rescue a stray dog trapped in a flooded region at Thanneerpanthal in Kozhikode on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

114 dead as floods worsen in South, West

Fifty-seven people died in rain-related incidents with 80 landslides in eight districts of Kerala since August 8, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said.

11 Aug 2019 7:37 AM

A security person stands guard during restrictions in Srinagar on Friday evening. (Photo: PTI)

Russia backs India on J&K bifurcation

Other permanent members of the UNSC (the P-5) are the United States, United Kingdom, France and China.

11 Aug 2019 5:49 AM

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