Dr KS Manilal, the eminent botanist who revived the 17th-century Latin botanical masterpiece Hortus Malabaricus by translating it into English and Malayalam, passed away on Wednesday morning at a private hospital in Thrissur. He was 86.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has advised airlines to sensitize their Operations Control Centers (OCCs) and war-room representatives to ensure better coordination during adverse weather conditions, particularly fog.
Bhuvnesh Kumar assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Wednesday. He is an officer of the 1995 batch IAS from the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has arrested Dr Amit Bansal, son of Subhash Bansal, a resident of Chandigarh, for illegal activities at his 22 de-addiction centers being run/owned by him in different parts of the state.
Kerala’s Governor-designate Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednsday .He was received by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Assembly Speaker AN Shamsir and ministers on his arrival at Thiruvananthapuram Airport
This increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission, the information and broadcasting minister, Anurag Thakur, said after the Cabinet meeting.
A BSF spokesman said constables Alok Saha (44) and Sujeet Biswas (35) of 120 Battalion were injured in the incident.
On Wednesday, a Delhi court rendered a major ruling, finding five defendants guilty in relation to the 2008 assassination of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. Ravi Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Amit Shukla, and Baljit Mallik were all found guilty of robbery and murder by the court. Encouragement and abetting the other defendants in the crime were also judged to have been committed by Ajay Sethi, the fifth accused.
In addition, the conference was focusing on issues pertaining to organizational restructuring, logistics, administration, and human resource management.
Kharge was speaking after a meeting of the Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) convened to discuss the choice of candidates for the Rajasthan polls.
