New Delhi, December 3 : Virat Kohli scaled yet another milestone, becoming the first skipper to hit six double centuries in Test cricket. The 29-year-old Indian thus surpassed West Indies great Brian Lara, who held the record previously with five double tons in Tests. India’s current ‘Milestone Man’, who had emulated Rahul Dravid with his […]
Chandigarh : Three farmers commit suicide in a day in six Malwa districts — Sangrur, Bathinda, Mansa, Barnala, Ludhiana and Moga. This is the average of the last 15 years. A door-to-door survey in these districts has found that a total of 14,667 agricultural labourers and farmers committed suicide between 2000 and 2015. The matter […]
Patiala : The Aam Aadmi Party has taken the lead in the municipal poll process by coming up with the first list of 29 candidates today. Of these, 11 are women candidates. While three of the candidates are under-matric, 10 are undergraduates. While the Congress had released its manifesto for these elections in June, AAP […]
Chandigarh : Punjab Documentation and Advocacy Project (PDAP) will move the Supreme Court with what it claims is new information on 8,257 extra-judicial executions and enforced disappearances in Punjab during militancy (1980-1995). The group, a part of The Independent People’s Tribunal (IPT), an outfit of human rights organisations, will also be asking the apex court […]
Mumbai, December 3 : Packaging of milk is proving to be a major hurdle for the Maharashtra government which is working on a comprehensive ban on plastic bags from next April. As per the draft plan prepared by the state government, plastic will not be used to package water, liquids, groceries, either by retail or […]