Hailstorm disrupts vehicular traffic on Shimla-Dharamshala highway

Shimla, Feb 23 (UNI) Heavy hailstorm disrupted vehicular traffic on the Shimla-Dharmshala National Highway, as the road became slippery and dangerous for traffic movement.

Two youths safely rescued from mountain in Nashik

Nashik, Feb 23 (UNI) Two cousin brothers, who were stuck in the middle of a mountain while trekking at Chamarleni in Mhasrul Shivar of the district, were safely rescued by a joint team of the Forest and Fire Brigade department officials on Sunday.

Music touches heart, minds equally: Venkaiah Naidu

Hyderabad, Feb 23 (UNI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that, music is divine and capable of touching the hearts and minds of people equally.

Nanded youth injured in road accident dies in Pune hospital

Nanded, Feb 23 (UNI) A youth from Mukhed tehsil, who was injured in a road accident on February 20 at Chakan in Pune district, succumbed during treatment on Sunday.

Mata Shabri Jayanti Samaroh

Bhopal, Feb 23 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath is scheduled to attend the Mata Shabri Jayanti Samaroh and Adivasi Sammelan to be conducted on Monday in Dindori, it was officially learnt.
The veteran leader will reach the venue via Jabalpur and return in the afternoon to the state capital.

Earlier, the conference passed a condolence resolution condoling the deaths of eminent personalities, such as former AITUC General Secretary Comrade Gurudas Das Gupta, who was a three term parliamentarian and one of the tallest leader of the working people in the country, former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, famous personalities from art and culture field like Dr Shriram Lagu and Girish Karnard and prominent office bearer of AITUC Comrade Gajanan Rama Naik.

Hooda attacks alliance govt over new Excise policy

Narnaud (Hisar), Feb 23 (UNI) Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said the government should immediately withdraw the new Excise Policy initiated by the BJP-JPP government, as it would push lakhs of youth into addiction.

Xllth Goa State Conference of AITUC held

Panaji, Feb 23 (UNI) Xllth Goa State Conference of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was held at Porvorim, near the city, on Sunday.

Nitish Kumar assures of all possible assistance to cooperatives

Patna, Feb 23 (UNI) Outlining the importance of Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today assured to extend all possible assistance to the cooperatives and said that process for appointing 25 women assistant manager in cooperative banks was under process.

Bihari youths to get 85 per cent govt jobs in state if RJD comes to power: Tejaswi

Patna, Feb 23 (UNI) Leader of the opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejaswi Prasad Yadav today announced that domicile policy would be enforced in Bihar enabling youths of the state to get 85 per cent reservation in government jobs, if RJD was voted to power in Bihar Assembly Elections scheduled to be held in October-Novermber this year.

Temperature chart

Bhopal, Feb 23 (UNI) The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh’s principal cities/towns:
Place Max Min (in degrees Celsius)
Bhopal 27.6 14.0
Indore 28.8 15.6
Gwalior 26.0 12.5
Jabalpur 29.0 17.8
Rewa 28.0 13.5
Satna 25.6 15.8
UNI GS-AC.

No shortage of water in Dakshina Kannada in summer: Minister

Mangaluru, Feb 23 (UNI) Karnataka Minister for Fisheries and Religious Endowment Kota Shrinivas Poojari on Sunday said that there will be no shortage of water during the summer season in Dakshina Kannada district as per a review done by the district administration and the Panchayati Raj Department.