India

KANPUR: Fast & Steady work of the metro project in the city areas has impacted on the erection of the first pier cap successfully. 

The pier cap is technically is the base which is constructed place U-shaped girder on the top of the pillar. It stands two metres in its height while its length remains 9.3 metres. The width is 2.8 metres carrying a load of seventy tons.

The pier cap was erected with the help of a sturdy crane on pillar number no 19 set between IIT and Sugar Institute. 

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) The Supreme court on Monday decided to hear on March 4 a plea seeking registration of FIRs against politicians for hate speeches which allegedly led to violence in the national capital.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde agreed to hear the plea filed by riots victims.

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday said there are no reasons to refer a batch of pleas, challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 on August 5 last year, to a larger seven-judge bench.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice N V Ramana pronounced the order.

The apex court had on January 23 reserved its order on the issue of whether the batch of pleas would be referred to a larger seven-judge bench.

Guwahati, Mar 2 (PTI) Former BJP MP from Assam's Tezpur seat Ram Prasad Sarmah has joined the Congress.

Sarmah along with many others, including senior journalist Zamsher Ali, joined the Congress here on Sunday.

Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) The Central government is "100%'' responsible for the Delhi violence, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said here on Sunday and accused the ruling BJP of playing divisive politics in the national capital after losing the Assembly elections.

Addressing the convention of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) here, Pawar also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speeches in the run-up to the Delhi polls.

Panaji, Mar 1 (PTI) Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) activist Ramakrishna Jalmi was arrested on Sunday over his alleged controversial utterances during a rally in South Goa on Saturday.

Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch) Pankaj Kumar said Jalmi has been arrested under sections 295 (A) and 153 (A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for hurting religious sentiments.

Aligarh, Mar 2 (PTI) Fifteen people, including eight Aligarh Muslim University students, have been booked for allegedly instigating anti-CAA protests, police said here on Monday.

Police said apart from former AMU students' union vice-president Sajjad Rathar, those booked included students belonging to Kashmir.

A case was registered against them at the Civil Lines police station on Sunday for instigating protests at the Jiwangarh bypass here, police said.

Shillong, Mar 2 (PTI) A 28-year-old man was stabbed with a broken glass bottle in the Mawprem area here, as sporadic incidents of violence were reported from across Meghalaya in the aftermath of clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups that has left three people dead, police said on Monday.

Four shops rented to non-tribal businessmen were set on fire in Photkroh town in South West Khasi Hills District in the early hours, they said.

Police said nobody was injured in the incident.

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) The Delhi police has denied permission for a march from the Ramlila Maidan to the Parliament against the new citizenship law, officials said on Monday.

The Young India Coordination Committee, which comprises members from various students' bodies, had given a call for the march on Tuesday.

Police said the application for permission was submitted in New Delhi and Central police districts, and it was not granted.

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) BJP and Congress members pushed and shoved each other in Lok Sabha on Monday as opposition parties vehemently protested over the issue of violence in Delhi and demanded resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah.

As soon as the House met at 2 pm, opposition members started raising slogans from the Well against the government.