Consul General of Japan in Mumbai, Yagi Koji said that the selected students from Maharashtra will be given on-the-job skill training in Japan for three to five years under the Technical Intern Training Programme. He said that the first batch of students from Maharashtra will go to Japan this month. Yagi Koji who took charge
Rivers running between different countries are a common concern as plastic pollution upstream adversely affects life downstream. Plastic pollution in rivers is a significant issue with far-reaching consequences, affecting not only freshwater ecosystems through the countries where rivers meander but also marine life where the river drains into the ocean. To clean river Sunkosi in the
The World Heritage Valley of Flowers located in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand has been opened for tourists from Saturday. The first group of 48 tourists was sent to the valley from Ghangaria at 8 am this morning. Divisional Forest Officer of Nanda Devi National Park BB Martoliya said that the trek fee for Valley of Flowers trekking is
Voting is underway for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections. In this phase polling is being held in 57 Parliamentary Constituencies spread over seven States and one Union Territory. These include 13 seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, nine in West Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha, four in Himachal
As the voting process for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 is coming to an end today, leaders of the opposition parties have decided to meet in New Delhi this afternoon. In the meeting, the opposition-led INDIA bloc is likely to chalk out their future strategies ahead of the counting. Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, RJD
Oil marketing companies have slashed the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders by 69 rupees 50 paise per unit. The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) announced that the retail price of a commercial LPG gas cylinder is now 1 thousand 676 rupees in Delhi. The price of commercial LPG cylinder has dropped by 72 rupees
In Badminton, Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand crashed out of Singapore Open after losing in the women’s doubles Semi Final today. The world number 30, Indian duo lost to Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida of Japan, 23-21, 21-11. Treesa and Gayatri stunned Korean duo, world no. 6 Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong
In Arunachal Pradesh, counting of votes for the State Legislative Assembly elections held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections on April 19 will be held tomorrow. The term of the present legislative assembly ends on 2nd June. Counting of votes for the two parliamentary seats of the state will be held on 4th June, along
Pakistan government has admitted before Islamabad High Court that Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is a foreign territory. Pakistan Additional Attorney General told the court that Kashmiri poet and journalist Ahmed Farhad Shah is under police custody in PoK and he cannot be produced before the Islamabad High Court as PoK in a foreign land which
In Kerala, heavy rains pounded the northern parts of the State since last evening, throwing normal life out of gear at several places. IMD has issued orange alert in the districts of Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad, indicating the likelihood of very heavy rainfall. Yellow alert has been issued for the remaining districts