DAINIK NATION BUREAU Taking cognizance on a ragging complaint, which was lodged by two students of Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, the anti-ragging committee of UGC has referred the matter to the police. Police has issued notice to the university administration and asked them to submit your reply within 24 hours. The two students had demanded security, alleging they had been beaten ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Taking cognizance on the death of Transporter Prakash Pande, who had consumed poison before entering into the venue of janta darbar led by cabinet minister Subodh Uniyal, political parties, including the Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) and others, staged protest and burnt the effigy of State Government on Wednesday. In Haldwani, the transporters’ union and ...

SUNIL KUMAR Transporter Prakash Pande’s death, who had consumed celphos before entering into the Janta darbar led by cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal at state BJP head office, indicates that he had prepared meticulous plan to end his life. Psychologist  says, some persons under extreme depression take such step with a belief that they are doing it for wider perspective. Some ...

One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the Caribbean in modern times struck off the coast of Honduras on Tuesday night, shaking the mainland and setting off tsunami warnings that were canceled about an hour later. There were no early reports of serious damage or casualties on land after the quake struck shortly before 10 p.m. EST. Officials in Honduras ...

The government will soon start developmental projects in the 100 km long Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone (BESZ) in the upper reaches of Uttarakhand after getting approval from the concerned departments, road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday, a move, activists say, can harm the most pristine section of the national river. The UPA government in 2012 had notified the stretch ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Jet Airways has terminated the services of two senior pilots who were involved in a mid-air brawl while operating London-Mumbai flight on January 1. A senior pilot had allegedly slapped a female commander during the flight and following the incident the two were grounded by the airline. “Consequent to the review of the events on board Flight ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A newly elected MLA Jignesh Mevani, on Tuesday has alleged that the BJP is targeting youth leaders like him and they including the RSS instigating violence against Dalits in Bhima Koregaon in Maharasthra. While addressing in Yuva Hunkar Rally, Dalit leader Mevani said that we (Hardik (Patel), Alpesh (Thakore) and Jignesh (Mevani) with the support of the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In a relief for Indian techies, US authorities today said that the Trump administration is not considering any proposal that would force H-1B visa holders to leave the country. The announcement by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) came days after reports emerged that the Trump administration was considering tightening H-1B visa rules that could lead ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A 25-year-old Jet Airways air-hostess allegedly made eight trips to Hong Kong with illegal cash wrapped in foil before she was caught carrying Rs. 3.24 crore in US dollars. A hawala operator who allegedly drafted her into a money-laundering network has also been arrested. Devshi Kulshreshtha was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Monday ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Union Government has succeeded in getting India’s Haj quota increased for the consecutive second year. Since Independence, a record number of 1,75,025 pilgrims from India will go for Haj 2018. The decision by the Saudi Arabia Government to increase India’s Haj quota for 2018 has come days after Shri Naqvi signed the bilateral annual Haj 2018 ...