Mohali, Sept 23: Senior journalist K J Singh and his nonagenarian mother were found dead at their residence here, police said today.
“There were injury marks on their necks,” Mohali Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Alam Vijay Singh said.
Singh was in his sixties while his mother Gurcharan Kaur was 92 years old.
Police said they were investigating the matter. Senior police officials have reached the spot.
Singh had worked with The Tribune and some other publications.
Mar 5: The Kerala government has given its nod to a proposal aimed at encouraging students aged between 18 and 25 years to take up part-time jobs while pursuing education so as to help them gain work experience and hone their skills.
The government has decided to accept the proposal as a policy decision at the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, an official press release said.
The aim is to ensure that in a fiscal, 90 days of work is assured for students in government departments, local body organisations, PSUs and private companies.
This will help in developing a work culture among students.
Honorariums will be given to students by the organisations employing them part-time, the release said.
Students aged between 18 and 25 years will be permitted to become part of the scheme which will help them to gain work experience and hone their skills, the release added.
In another decision, the government decided to release Rs 26 crore from the Chief Minister's disaster relief fund for providing compensation to farmers who suffered crop loss during the 2018 floods.
New Delhi, Feb 11: With Election Commission">Election Commission's trends indicating a landslide victory for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), party chief Arvind Kejriwal expressed his gratitude towards the people of the national capital and said that this is the victory of the people who consider him as their son.
Making his first public appearance after the day's results, Kejriwal made a brief address to supporters in which, AAP chief thanked supporters, outlined his personal connection with citizens and party workers as well as credited his family for their continued support.
"I thank people of Delhi for reposing their faith in AAP for the third time. This is not my personal victory, this is the victory of Delhiites. This the victory of the people who consider me as their son and voted for us," Kejriwal said at party office here.
He also referred to the trends of the assembly polls, as the beginning of a new kind of politics.
"This is the beginning of a new kind of politics. This is a new sign. Only the party will get vote who will built mohalla clinics and good schools... This is the victory of mother India and India. Today is Tuesday, Hanuman-ji's day. Hanumanji ji blessed Delhi today, I thank him. We pray that Hanuman Ji keeps showing the right path to us so that we continue to serve people for the next five years," he said.
According to Election Commission", AAP won 5 seats while the party is leading on 58 seats in 70-member Delhi Assembly.
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 29: Kerala Excise department has organized a Tik-Tok competition as part of its drug addiction-free mission.
The contest will be on the effects of drug addiction on people and society. The winner goes will go home with an I-Pad as a prize.
The competition is being organised as part of the Department's intensive campaign titled "Tomorrow's Kerala, Drug and Addiction-free Kerala".
"Those taking part should post the video from their profile with the hashtag #vimukthikerala. Each contestant can post more than one video. They can challenge friends with #vimukthichallenge. The last date of receiving them is March 5," said the spokesperson of the Excise Department.
The number of likes a video gets, its theme and presentation will be the criteria on which the video will be judged.
"As soon as a video is posted on Tik-Tok, it should also be sent on the WhatsApp number 9072588222," added the spokesperson of the Excise Department.
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