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Fiji to host World Hindi conference next year
"I can broadly indicate it's going to happen sometime in the first quarter of next year and it's being planned in Nadi and this event will be co-hosted by both the Government of India and Government of Fiji," Karthigeyan told The Fiji Times. Hindi is one of the three official languages spoken in the South Pacific nation, the other two being Fijian and English.
'Will have to be considered', Supreme Court notice on plea against HC order on 16-year-old Muslim girl marriage
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on his part, submitted before a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul this is an important issue, and he is not against the protection granted. Mehta said, but can the court pass an order against the penal provisions? The bench said this matter will have to be considered. The top court appointed senior advocate Rajshekar Rao as amicus curiae in the matter.
Uttarakhand: Record 42 L pilgrims visit Char Dham, 311 dead
In this Char Dham Yatra, since the last five years, the maximum number of pilgrims have also died. So far a total of 311 pilgrims have died in the yatra that began in May. Of this, 135 devotees have died while walking on foot in Kedarnath, the Uttarakhand Health Department said. According to the Health Department, 75 per cent of the total deaths were due to pre-existing serious illnesses and sudden heart attack, while 25 per cent died due to accidents. After two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this time the Char Dham Yatra has resumed without any restrictions.
Purvanchal Expressway to connect with Bihar, approval granted for 17 km Greenfield 4-lane link
Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday informed that the approval for the project has been given and the upcoming project will connect the Purvanchal Expressway built by the Government of Uttar Pradesh from Lucknow to Buxar in Bihar.
Rana Ayyub collected over Rs 2.5 cr, used Rs 29L for relief & pocketed the rest
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has mentioned in the charge sheet lodged against Rana Ayyub that she launched three campaigns for Covid relief and collected Rs 2,69,44,680, which was later transferred into her personal account, thus illegally acquiring public fund and cheating common people.
Assam: Rhino hit by speeding truck spotted by drone
The incident happened on Sunday at the Haldibari animal corridor in Kaziranga National Park. A CCTV footage showed that after the rhino was hit by the speeding truck, it was thrown off balance and looked disoriented. The impact of the collision was such that it left the animal in complete shock and the rhino also lost its balance before it could somehow disappear into the forest. The vehicle was coming from Jorhat towards Guwahati on the highway.
Muslim man cannot force first wife to live with : Allahabad HC
The bench comprising Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Rajendra Kumar, made this observation while dealing with an appeal filed by a Muslim man, challenging a family court's order dismissing his case for restitution of conjugal rights. The bench, while dismissing the plea, said as per the mandate of the Holy Quran, a man can marry up to four women but if he fears that he will not be able to deal with them justly then can marry only one.
Conversion programme controversy: Delhi Police summons Rajendra Pal Gautam
Gautam will have to join the investigation on Tuesday. This is the first summon which has been issued to him. After getting mired into controversy, Gautam had resigned from the minister's post. BJP's Delhi President Adesh Gupta had lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Gautam, for the alleged conversion programme where anti-Hindu God slogans were raised.
Jammu and Kashmir allows departmental stores to sell beer
An official statement on Tuesday said, "The Administrative Council approved incorporation of liberal provisions in Jammu and Kashmir Liquor License and Sale Rules, 1984 and Excise Policy, 2023-24 for grant of License JKEL-2A for retail sale of Beer and Ready to Drink (RTD) beverages in departmental stores in urban areas of UT."
2 LeT terrorists killed in J&K encounter identified
"On Sunday evening, acting on specific information generated by police regarding the presence of terrorists in Tangpawa area, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police, Army (19RR) and CRPF (164Bn)," a police officer said. During the search operation, as the joint search party approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the joint search party which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter.
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