The Nashik sessions court in Maharashtra Monday acquitted late Abdul Karim Telgi and seven others in a 2004 multi-crore fake stamp paper case in absence of “solid evidence” against them. Telgi, who was convicted in several cases in connection with the scam and sentenced to imprisonment of 30 years in total, died in Bengaluru in October last year while serving ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Congress President Rahul Gandhi has approved the appointment of 10 new national spokespersons of AICC, some of whom were earlier media panelists. Among the new national spokespersons are Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain, Pawan Khera, Jaiveer Shergill, Ragini Nayak, Gourav Vallabh and Rajiv Tyagi. Uttar Pradesh leader Akhilesh Pratap Singh, Sunil Ahire, Hina Kaware (MLA) and ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Secretary Health Nitesh Jha has informed that under the Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana, since the beginning of the Yojana on 25th December in the state, so far golden cards of 19 thousand beneficiaries have become made. Also, so far, 79 people have taken the health benefit of the Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana in various hospitals selected under ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday laid the foundation stone of 50 MW LNG-based power project at Hope Town in South Andaman, the Power Ministry said. The PM also inaugurated two projects on clean cooking and electric mobility in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the ministry said in a statement. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the Foundation stone of the 50 ...

Continuing its winning streak for a fourth straight session Monday, the BSE benchmark Sensex surged over 150 points as investors maintained their bullish stance in early trade on positive cues from other Asian bourses. Strengthening rupee also supported the upward move in the domestic stock market, dealers said. The domestic unit gained paise 19 to 69.76 against the US dollar ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In a bid to address the practical problems coming in the direction of housing construction and for the balanced and planned development cabinet has made amendments in their policy today. With this they have strengthened the authorities too. In view of the adverse geographical conditions of the state, some important decisions in the public interest have been ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Country’s top boxers will be vying for top honours when the third edition of women’s national boxing championships begins at the JSW Sports-owned Inspire Institute of Sport here today. With close to 250 entries received from 31 states and institutions, pugilists will compete in all weight categories including 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU If quitting smoking is one of your New Year’s resolutions, you may want to consider cutting back on your drinking too, scientists say. According to a study published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, heavy drinkers who are trying to stop smoking may find that reducing their alcohol use can also help them quit their daily ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The ongoing handloom expo at Parade Ground here in Dehradun getting a good response as organisers have claimed that goods worth of Rs 2.5 crore have been sold so far. They are expecting three times more than this till it would conclude. Talking to media persons in Dehradun Industries director Sudhir Chandra Nautiyal expressed hope that in ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that to provide the benefit of government welfare schemes, the government officials and employees will have to go to the public and not the people come to the government. Chief Minister instructed the officials to go to the remote areas and set up the camp and make the golden card of ...