The UN World Tourism Organization said it has appointed FC Barcelona’s Argentine star Lionel Messi as an ambassador to promote responsible tourism. “During my travels I have had the opportunity to know other cultures and societies as well as other ways to see the world and this is very enriching,” Messi said in a statement released by the Madrid-based United ...

An earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale hit Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand on Monday at 12.35 pm. As per the District Disaster Management office, the epicentre of the earthquake was located in Kapkote at latitude 29.8 degree North and longitude 79.8 degree East. There are no reports of damage to life or property as the tremors were light. The ...

Champawat police is on the alert regarding the social media posts of country wide ban on April 10 in protest against reservations. Vigilance surveillance cell has been placed under the supervision of SP Dhirendra Gunjyal to monitor social media. The team has taken action against 16 people including a ranger, a constable of the forest department posting about reservation. Besides, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Minister Trivendar Singh Rawat felicitated 18 progressive farmers for their contribution in farming during the state level progressive farmers conference that was organised by Bhartiya Krishi and Khadya Parishad and Bharitya Kisan Sangh at ONGC auditorium on Monday. On this occasion, the CM nominated Prof BS Bisht as chairman of Rajya Krishi Parishad and also launched ...

The UIDAI has brought in secure digitally-signed QR Code on e-Aadhaar that will now contain photograph of the Aadhaar holder too, in addition to demographic details, to facilitate better offline verification of an individual. “The UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has recently replaced existing QR code on e-Aadhaar having resident’s demographic details now with a secured digitally-signed QR Code ...

A Jet Airways plane, with 133 people on-board, hit a parked catering vehicle at the Delhi airport tonight, officials said. No one was injured in the incident that took place around 8 pm yesterday when the Jet airways flight, coming from Dubai, arrived at the Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here, they said. The aircraft was ...

A wife is not a “chattel” or an “object” and she cannot be forced to reside with her husband even if the man desires to live with her, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court observed this while hearing a matter in which a woman, who lodged a criminal case against her husband alleging cruelty, said that she do ...

In Uttar Pradesh, a young woman tried to attempt suicide along with her family outside CM residence in Lucknow on Sunday. Accusing BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar of rape somehow the police prevented the woman from self-immolation. The woman has accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar of gang-raping her with his accomplices about a year ago. According to the woamn, she also ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology today honoured Prime Minister of Nepal, Dr. K.P. Sharma Oli, with honorary degree of Doctor of Science. Nepal’s PM is on a 3-day visit to India on the invitation of Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, Shri Oli is interested in agriculture and hence showed his willingness to visit ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Tw0 motorcycle- borne robbers looted Rs 25 Lakh while the employees of Axis Bank were filling  currency into an ATM at Roorkee in Haridwar district on Saturday. Haridwar SP Manikant Mishra has ascertained it. The incident occurred at around 1.30 pm in the Gang Nahar police station area created panic as the robbers fired shots in the ...