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Shivraj Chouhan, Ravi Shankar helps needy during 'Seva Saptah' campaign

Bhopal (MP)/ Patna (Bihar), Sep 15 (ANI): Former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan on September 15 organised 'Seva Saptah' in Bhopal. He distributed clothes to the people and also fed grass to the cows. While speaking to mediapersons, he said, "We will celebrate PM Modi's birthday through 'Seva Saptah'. Working for the people is like praying for the God." Meanwhile, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also organised 'Seva Saptah' in Patna on September 15. During the program, doctors checked health of the people. BJP's 'Seva Saptah' that commenced on September 14 will end on September 20. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday is on September 17. During this long-week, various health check-up plans - blood donation, eye check-up and operation camps - will also be organised by the party workers for the needy people all over the country.

Delhi's special team reaches Nainital to contain outbreak of dengue

Nainital (Uttarakhand), Sep 15 (ANI): To combat the outbreak of dengue in Nainital, Uttarakhand administration has called a special team from Delhi for carrying out fogging operation.The Delhi biological medicine team with the help of state dengue department officials carried out fogging at several places of the city to prevent dengue taking an epidemic form.Speaking to media, Vineet Rawat, the trainer from Delhi said, "All the medicines which we are spraying are all eco-friendly and non-toxic. The state has also purchased 10 machines which will sprinkle biomedicine in the areas. We are also training the technical staff of the Malaria Department for spraying medicines by using these machines." Around 1,343 dengue cases have been reported from Uttarakhand till now.

CM Raghubar Das participates in plantation drive in Ranchi

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Sep 15 (ANI): In a bid to create awareness about clean environment, government of Jharkhand began tree plantation drive in Ranchi on September 15. Chief Minister Raghubar Das kick started plantation drive and planted tree saplings. During a plantation drive total 400 tree saplings were planted in a day. CM Raghubar Das interacted with the people during the plantation drive.

Students, teachers stuck at school in Chittorgarh after water discharged from dam

Chittorgarh (Rajasthan), Sep 15 (ANI): More than 350 students and 50 teachers are stuck at a school in Chittorgarh since yesterday (September 14), as roads are blocked due to heavy discharge of water from Rana Pratap Sagar Dam. Locals are providing immediate assistance and food to the students and teachers.

Enough jobs in India but few skilled people: MoS Gangwar

Bareilly (UP), Sep 15 (ANI): Minister of State (Independent charge) Labour and Employment, Santosh K Gangwar sparked a controversy on employment situation in India. He said that there are enough jobs in the country but jobseekers in India are not qualified enough. Gangwar said, "Desh mein rozgaar ki kami nahi hai. Humare Uttar Bharat mein jo recruitment karne aate hain is baat ka sawaal karte hain ki jis padd (position) ke liye hum rakh rahe hain uski quality ka vyakti humein kum milta hai."

Chennai Corporation removes hoardings after AIADMK banner falls on girl

Nerkundram (TN), Sep 15 (ANI): Chennai Corporation officials removed hoardings and flex banners in Chennai on September 15. They removed hoardings because on September 12, a 22-year-old girl died allegedly after AIADMK banner fell on her.

Rabari community from Gujarat's Kutch offers prayers to camel

Kutch (Gujarat), Sep 15 (ANI): Gujarat's Kutch is known to the world for hosting their cultural exuberant festivals. Here is one more festival which is specially celebrated by Rabari community. In this fair, Rabari community offer prayers to camel (Uthmata). People cooked kheer of Camel's milk. People wore traditional dresses during the fair. Rabari community is celebrating this fair from last 500 - 1000 years.

Parts of Delhi receives light showers

New Delhi, Sep 15 (ANI): Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad on Sunday received light rainfall, accompanied by thunder and lightning in some places, in the morning. According to Skymet, Delhi-NCR witnessed rain showers due to the low-pressure area persisting in the central parts of the country. At present, the weather system is over north Madhya Pradesh and its adjoining southwest Uttar Pradesh. According to the weather forecasting agency, Delhi-NCR will receive moderate rainfall on Monday (Sept 16) and Tuesday (Sept 17) due to certain weather activities. It should be noted that due to the rain the quality of air in Delhi has improved to 'satisfactory' level with Air Quality Index docking at 56.

Pakistan will be 'breaking into pieces' if they keep promoting Army, ISI policies: Defence Expert

New Delhi, Sep 15 (ANI): On September 14, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that, Pakistan should stop promoting terrorism, otherwise, no one will be able to prevent it from 'breaking into pieces'. While speaking to ANI, Defence Expert PK Sehgal said, "Whatever Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said is absolutely correct and entire world believes that Pakistan is breaking into pieces. The main reason behind this is there Army policy, ISI policy and its own terrorists. If they will be following and promoting the similar policies then sooner or later they will be 'breaking into pieces'." "They are doing terrorism against their own people," he added.

MP flood: Never seen such worst situation before, says Shivraj Chouhan

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 15 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on September 15, former chief minister of the state Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "Several areas of the state (Madhya Pradesh) are affected by heavy rainfall. We have never seen such situation ever before. In districts like-Mandsaur, Ratlam and Neemuch flood is badly affecting the people." "Half of the Mandsaur district is already sinking and most of the nearby villages are suffering this problem," Chouhan added.

Looking forward to make UP 1 trillion dollar economy: CM Yogi

Lucknow (UP), Sep 15 (ANI): Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath attended leadership development session at Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) in Lucknow. "We are looking forward to make Uttar Pradesh a 1 trillion dollar economy," said CM Yogi while addressing press. This was government's second sitting with IIM Lucknow, and third session is scheduled on September 22.

Fundamental rights of Hindus important than Muslims property rights: Subramanian Swamy

Ayodhya (UP), Sep 15 (ANI): BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy visited Ram Lalla Temple for 'darshan' in UP's Ayodhya. While talking to mediapersons on Ayodhya, Subramanian Swamy said, "Fundamental rights of Hindus are important than Muslims property rights." "We will win the case," he further added. The Supreme Court began final hearing in the Ayodhya title dispute case on August 06 and in day-to-day hearing, it has heard the case for 20 days. The court has taken a break from daily hearing at the request of the Sunni Waqf Board, an appellant.

5 arrested with possession of 300 grams brown sugar in Patna

Patna (Bihar), Sep 15 (ANI): Patna Police arrested five people and seized around 300 grams of brown sugar from their possession on September 14. While speaking to media, Superintendent of Police (SP) East Patna, Jitendra Kumar said, "Accused identified as-Kariman, Sonu, Ganesh and Santosh were arrested after we found drug from their possession. During the investigation, we also got to know about the involvement of another person, Mithilesh Kumar who was also arrested." "One of the arrested accused, Kariman is wanted in many police stations." he added. He also stated that 100 sachets of brown sugar were recovered from Mithilesh Kumar who was arrested from Postal Park area. A weighing machine, a tape machine, a motorcycle and mobile phones were also recovered from the arrested drug peddlers. The police are investigating the case to know more about the accused and their source of the drug.

SDRF rescues locals stranded in flood-affected areas of Rajasthan's Pratapgarh

Pratapgarh (Rajasthan), Sep 15 (ANI): Several parts of Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district are facing a flood-like situation. The team of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) rescued locals who were stranded in flood-affected areas. Due to rise in water level of Jakham and Mahi Rivers following incessant rainfall in the region the district is facing flood-like situation.

Karnataka environmentalist preserves 500 endangered species of herbal plants at home

Shivamogga (Karnataka), Sep 15 (ANI): B Venkatagiri, an environmentalist from Karnataka's Shivamogga has preserved endangered species of over 500 herbal plants at his house and collected over 1500 varieties of seeds, considered extinct. Venkatgiri now wants to transfer his knowledge to the younger generation. "I travelled across Karnataka and collected these breeds. I have created religious method of growing herbal plants like Navagrahavana, Nandanavana, Nakshatravana, Pavitra vana, Ashwini vana with special plants mentioned in our sacred texts," he told ANI.

Memorial unveiled to commemorate Polish refugees who took shelter in Kolhapur during World War II

Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Sep 15 (ANI): A memorial pillar was unveiled in Maharashtra's Kolhapur in memory of all the polish refugees who had taken shelter in Valivade during World War II. The pillar was unveiled by Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydacz on Sep 14. Around 5,000 Polish refugees had escaped their country to seek refuge in India and lived in the country for five until the end of World War II.

Protests spark BHU after suspended professor accused of molestation gets allegedly reinstated

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 15 (ANI): Students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi protested against the alleged reinstatement of a suspended professor who has been accused of molesting a girl student. University administration, however, clarified that the professor is censored and can hold no responsibility.

73 per cent stories on LGBTQ websites flagged as 'unsafe' by scared brands: Survey

New Delhi, Sep 15 (ANI): Brands don't want their ads to appear next to controversial content on a given website. However, a new survey revealed how brands end up labeling stories on LGBTQ websites 'unsafe' for ad placement. Brand safety company CHEQ, researched keyword blocking across 15 major sites including CNN, the New York Times, the Guardian, and the Wall Street Journal and discovered that 57 per cent of neutral or positive stories were being incorrectly flagged an unsafe for brands, Fast Company reports. It is also discovered that 73 per cent of safe stories on LGBTQ websites such as PinkNews and the Advocate are also flagged as brand unsafe, impacting content monetizing. Researchers attribute to it to the inability of ad networks to distinguish between positive LGBTQ content and potentially negative content such as pornography or hate speech.

Minority in India was safe, is safe, will remain safe: Rajnath Singh rebukes Pak

Surat (Gujarat), Sep 15 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh slammed Pakistan in a gathering in Gujarat's Surat on September 14. While addressing the gathering, Singh said, "Pakistan, which isn't able to provide security to the minorities in its country, is talking about human rights. If human rights violations are taking place anywhere, it's in Pakistan. Minority in India was safe, is safe and will remain safe." Things turned sour with Pakistan after India scrapped off Article 370 which used to grant special status as a state to Jammu and Kashmir.

Fire breaks out at nail paint factory in Delhi's Jahangirpuri

New Delhi, Sep 15 (ANI): A fire broke out at a nail paint factory in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area. The incident happened at Rajasthan Udyog Nagar earlier tonight. 10 fire tenders are at spot. No casualties reported. One of the fire officials gave details of fire incident and said, "It's almost under control now. Fire might have started due to short circuit."