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Nepal ex-PM Baburam Bhattarai Former PM of Nepal and one of the architects of Nepal’s constitution, Baburam Bhattarai, sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with TOI’s Rudroneel Ghosh, discussing the Gen-Z protests that rocked Nepal, New Delhi-Kathmandu ties, Agnipath scheme and the China factor:Following the Sept Gen-Z protests in Nepal, do you think the…
PATNA: Eight wagons of a goods train derailed in Bihar’s Jamui district late Saturday night, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Howrah–Patna–Delhi route, officials said.There were no reports of casualties, accoring to news agency PTI.The derailment occurred around 11.25 pm on Saturday between Lahabon and Simultala stations under the Asansol division of Eastern Railways. As…
India has intensified efforts to aid Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah, providing engineering, medical, and humanitarian support to restore connectivity and assist affected communities. The Indian Army’s Engineer Task Force is working closely with the Sri Lankan Army and the Road Development Authority to repair and rebuild damaged infrastructure.The preparation for the Chilaw and Kilinochchi…
Ponda: Restoration of the internal roads in Adpai village in the Marcaim constituency began on Sunday morning. The roads had been dug up for the laying of underground cables, a process that took around two years, and the restoration work has finally commenced.Local MLA and power minister Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar said the Rs 2.8 crore…
The National Council (Staff Side) of the Joint Consultative Machinery (NC JCM) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting major changes to the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 8th Pay Commission. The letter, also marked to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calls for restoring the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), revising pensions for existing retirees…
BAREILLY: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced that Mustafabad village in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh will be renamed Kabir Dham after he came to know that the settlement has no Muslim family.Yogi arrived at the Vishwa Kalyan Ashram in Mustafabad village to participate in the ‘Smriti Prakatotsav Mela’. Addressing the…
SRINAGAR: For the first time since assuming office in Oct 2024, J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday admitted his optimism regarding the restoration of statehood was fading.“I was hopeful from day one about the restoration of statehood,” he said. “Now, the hope has diminished. The longer you keep us waiting and delay statehood, the…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday informed Supreme Court that it is in consultation with the elected government of J&K – which was divided into UTs of J&K and Ladakh alongside scrapping of the contentious Article 370 on Aug 5, 2019 – on the issue of restoration of statehood without disturbing the UT status of…
