Indian Sub-continent

Kanpur: The District Magistrate has undertaken the task of revamping the face of rural schools, with modular fits and upgrade.

Notably, schools from each development block have been chosen for the program to ensure wide reach and development.

All construction work carried here will be attached with students and will be performed to improve a child-friendly atmosphere on the premises.

Around 30 master trainers from UNICEF have been deployed to complete the task.

Chandigarh, Nov 19 (PTI) Senior advocate D S Patwalia has been appointed as the new advocate general of Punjab, said an official on Friday.

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu is leant to have been pushing for his appointment.

Patwalia was appointed as the state's top law officer days after the resignation of senior advocate A P S Deol was accepted by the Punjab cabinet.

Shahjahanpur (UP), Nov 19 (PTI) A 14-year-old girl mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped by a quack and his accomplice here in the Allahaganj area, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Tuesday when the girl was going to market, Superintendent of Police S Anand said, adding when the girl was passing by the quake's clinic, he and his accomplice dragged her into the clinic and gang-raped her.

Jaipur, Nov 20 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "mocked" the farmers in an animated manner and called them "andolanjeevi", but those theatrics were missing when he announced the repeal of three farm laws.

Gehlot claimed that the Modi dispensation decided to repeal the farm laws under pressure of the assembly elections in five states, including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, and that the government was "scared".

New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) After missing two self-imposed deadlines, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd has shelved a proposed deal to sell a 20 per cent stake in its oil refinery and petrochemical business to Saudi Aramco for an asking of USD 15 billion as the Indian firm focuses on new energy business.

Kanpur: The tickets for the first match of the upcoming Test series between India and New Zealand at Green Park here are currently available online.

The offline facility is yet to begin, informs the news

The ticket range starts from ₹600 for a girls-only area.

It goes as high as ₹6000 for VIP Pavilion and Pavilion Balconies on BookMyShow.

The tickets will also be obtainable at various branches of ICICI Banks as well.

KABUL, Nov 19 (NNN-ANA) – The first batch of Russia’s humanitarian aid arrived in Afghanistan, yesterday.

Three planes carrying 36 tonnes of humanitarian aid, landed at the Kabul airport. The aid, including flour, cooking oil and blankets, has been handed over to Afghan officials from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

Expressing gratitude to Russia for the aid, the Afghan officials receiving the aid called on other nations to support the war-torn country, at this moment when Afghans are facing food shortage.

ISLAMABAD, Nov 19 (NNN-APP) – The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been providing multifaceted opportunities for Pakistan to further enhance regional connectivity and the national economy, a Pakistani expert said yesterday.

NEW DELHI (AP) — In a surprise announcement, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday his government will withdraw the controversial agriculture laws that prompted yearlong protests from tens of thousands of farmers and posed a significant political challenge to his administration.

19 Nov 2021; MEMO: Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Wednesday accused Belgium of seeking to seize €14 billion euros ($15 billion) in Libyan assets frozen by the United Nations since 2011, AFP reported yesterday.

"We have a problem with Belgium. The Belgian authorities… are trying once again to seize Libyan funds in Belgium," Dbeibeh told a cabinet meeting, explaining that Belgium had sought permission from the UN Security Council's sanctions committee to seize the funds.