Author: News Desk

The number of people killed has reached 500, following the alleged air strike on the Al Ahli Arab hospital, according to the Gaza Health Ministry spokesman, the BBC reported.It quoted an Israeli Army spokesperson saying the cause of the incident is not known and the army is looking into the details.The hospital is funded by the Anglican Church, and Richard Sewell, Dean of St George’s College – one of the church’s top figures in Jerusalem – said that it took “a direct hit from an Israeli missile”, the BBC said.Sewell, in a post on X, said early reports suggest hundreds…

The teachers had expressed concerns over the dates of the training programme, which was scheduled between October 16 to 21, citing observance of fast during the nine-day festival, which began on October 15. On the day one, a large number of teachers appeared in the training programme while they were observing the fast. “We have no problem with the training programme but we have concerns over the date as it is taking place during Navratri festival when the majority of teachers are on fast. We appreciate SCERT’s decision to cancel the training,” said Raju Singh, the convener of TET primary…

Addressing a press conference in South Goa on Tuesday, Alemao also held the BJP government responsible for communal tensions, which took place a few days ago.”This ‘Bhrasht Jumla Party’ is dividing people over religion and other issues. The Pramod Sawant government is responsible for dividing people and disturbing communal harmony. As there is Lok Sabha election in near future, BJP is trying to polarise, which they always do,” he said.”We, Opposition MLAs, raise various questions related to the state. But the cabinet has no collective agenda. Every minister is Chief Minister of their own portfolio. They are working in their…

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board has filed a formal complaint to the International Cricket Council (ICC) alleging ‘ill-suited’ behavior from the Ahmedabad crowd towards Pakistan players during the clash against India. They also complained to the cricket governing body over the delay in visas for Pakistani journalists and the absence of a visa policy for Pakistan fans for the ongoing tournament.In a statement released on X (previously Twitter), the PCB media stated, “The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has lodged another formal protest with the ICC over delays in visas for Pakistani journalists and the absence of…

The deceased have been identified as Subha Ranjan Pal, 32, and Swadesh Pal, 22 — residents of Baredia village.”The deceased cousin brothers had gone to the river bank along with other relatives to attend the 10th day post-death ritual of their cousin sibling, Sarat Chandra Pal, a Border Security Force jawan who had died in a tragic road mishap at Niali in Cuttack a few days ago.”The younger cousin Swadesh got stuck in quicksand after jumping into the water. Meanwhile, Subha Ranjan also drowned when trying to save Swadesh,” a police source said.The police along with fire service personnel later…

Secretary Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez, said that the matches are expected to feature former renowned cricketers like Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, Aaron Finch, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan and Harbhajan Singh, besides others.Revealing further details, Hafeez informed that following the preliminary discussion, the Legends Cricket league team had a tour of the stadium.”They assessed the existing facilities at the venue and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements put in place with a suggestion to make certain minor amends, wherever required.””The team inspected the turf wicket and requested that the venue may be handed over to them as early as possible…

Responding to this, the Congress has asked the BJP and JD-S to get Shivakumar killed instead of torturing him.On Tuesday, in Mangaluru, Kateel said: “The Treasury money of the government had reached Deputy CM Shivakumar and CM Siddaramaiah’s houses. This loot government which emptied the government treasury should go. Shivakumar, you went to the Tihar jail once. Get ready to go to Tihar Jail for the second time!””The Congress-led government is completely engaged in corruption and bribery. The media was stating that the money seized during the I-T raids in Karnataka belongs to Shivakumar. Karnataka state had become ATM for…

He made the remark while speaking after unveiling the emblem of ‘Karnataka Sambhrama-50’ to mark the golden jubilee of renaming the Mysore State as Karnataka at the Vidhana Soudha’s banquet hall here.”We are all Kannadigas, people speaking different languages have settled in Kannada land, since the unification of Karnataka. Everyone living in Karnataka should also learn to speak Kannada. In the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh, it is impossible to exist without learning the local language. But you can live in Karnataka even if you don’t speak Kannada. That is the difference between our state and…

The PMK leader in a statement said, “The reason for these incidents is the lack of full implementation of safety rules. The Tamil Nadu government must provide a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the families of the deceased.”The Tamil Maanila Congress leader and former Union Minister, G.K. Vasan in a statementdemanded the state government to provide a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the deceased.He added in a statement that 15 persons from Krishnagiri district, four from Ariyalur district and 11 from Keezhapur died in firecracker accidents in the past one month.Vasan in the statement said,…

The recommendation for appointment of advocates Siddhartha Sah and Alok Mahra as judges was made on July 12 this year by the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues. “We have considered the views of the Chief Minister and the Governor for the State of Uttarakhand on the above recommendation,” said SC Collegium. “For the purpose of assessing the merit and suitability of the above candidates for elevation to the High Court, we have scrutinised and evaluated the material placed on record including the observations made by the Department of Justice in the…