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DAINIK NATION BUREAU The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday fixed September 4 for hearing a petition dealing with the environmental clearance issue related to Char Dham highway project providing all-weather connectivity to four holy towns of Uttarakhand. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel posted the matter for hearing at 2 pm after taking note of ...

On her return after winning the historic Gold medal at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, a birthday gift was waiting for wrestler Vinesh Phogat at the Delhi airport. The wrestler returned on Saturday which was also her 24th birthday. And the day was indeed made special for her. Soon after Vinesh touched down in Delhi, her long-term boyfriend and ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Absconding tycoon Vijay Mallya wants to return to India and has been sending feelers continuously for the last two months. Officials say the tycoon, who has extensive property in India which has been attached by the investigative agencies, wants to keep a way open to regain control over it. Vijay Mallya has so far opposed the government’s ...

A Delhi court today acquitted two men, accused of hijacking a New Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines flight and forcing it to land in Pakistan in 1981. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey granted the relief to Tajinder Pal Singh and Satnam Singh. According to the prosecution, on September 29, 1981, the two allegedly hijacked an Indian Airlines flight from New Delhi en ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A Rohingya man was arrested here for allegedly defaming a Rohingya woman by allegedly posting some personal photos of her on social media, police said today. The man and the woman, who are residents of a camp of Rohingyas in the city, were colleagues at an office and they had taken some personal pictures then, they said. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The main course for next year’s national elections – seat sharing – undecided in Bihar, BJP ally Upendra Kushwaha has dessert on his mind. And his recipe for “Kheer” has started off a buzz – one that has brought a festive air to Lalu Yadav’s camp. Mr Kushwaha, a minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, had been getting ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Describing the debate on holding the Lok Sabha and assembly polls together a healthy sign for democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it was an appropriate tribute to former premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee who changed the country’s political culture He said efforts were afoot and discussions being held about simultaneously holding the Lok Sabha and ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Do you feel awkward in visiting police station? if yes then good news for you that government is working on how to allow people lodge FIR online. In this regard MHA has sought legal issue from law commission. Can people be allowed to lodge a first information report (FIR) online or an e-FIR from the confines of ...

The death toll in Kerala floods has touched 265 since August 8 while 36 people are still missing, the latest government figures show, even as the state prepares to mount a massive rehabilitation process for the displaced. The hilly district of Idukki, housing the largest arch dam in Asia from which waters were released for the first time in 26 ...

An app that allows voters to rate and review their political representatives and aims to foster political accountability and transparency among leaders was launched here today. Aptly called Neta app, which was unveiled by former President Pranab Mukherjee, the technology platform will let users rate their MLAs and MPs and is being billed as an instrument to gauge voter sentiment ...