Kolkata, Sep 9 — Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, a Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, launched Sagar Manthan, the Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Ministry of Earth Sciences,…
Medininagar (Jharkhand), Sep 9 — A newlywed woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Jharkhand's Palamu district, with her family accusing her in-laws of murdering her and attempting to pass it off as a case of suicide.The deceased, identified as Vaishnavi Devi, was found hanging from…
New Delhi, Sep 9 — The Congress and CPI on Wednesday said they hoped other parties, including their allies, would follow the practice of singing the two designated stanzas of Vande Mataram, while the BJP praised Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference president Farooq…
Kolkata, Sept 9 — : West Bengal health department has made patients’ referral rules stricter for state-run medical entities, in an attempt to eliminate the age-old menace of referring even the most critical patients coming for admissions to other hospitals.Insiders from the state health department…
New Delhi, Sep 9 — Terrorists in Pakistan have been instructed by the Army to come out in the open and sing praises of Field Marshal Asim Munir. A recent statement by Talha Saeed, the son of Lashkar-e-Tayiba chief and founder Hafiz Saeed is an indicator that these terror groups are under pressure…
Kolkata, Sep 9 — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s national president Nitin Nabin is scheduled to reach West Bengal for a two-day visit next week with a packed organisation schedule, party sources confirmed on Wednesday.“He is scheduled to arrive in the state on September 15. He will hold several…
Gandhinagar, Sep 9 — Gujarat Police registered 74,242 cases of wrong-side driving and over-speeding across the state, collecting fines totalling Rs 5.33 crore, as part of a month-long traffic enforcement drive in August.According to the state police, 36,159 cases of wrong-side driving were…
Chennai, Sep 9 — The Tamil Nadu government’s ambitious “Thaai Maman” gold ring scheme for babies born in government hospitals is likely to be launched on September 25, instead of the previously announced date of September 15.Chief Minister Joseph Vijay announced the scheme on June 23 as part of the…
New Delhi, Sep 9 — The Centre, in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra, is organising a National Conference on Building and Other Construction Workers in Mumbai on September 11–12, under the chairmanship of Labour and Employment Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, according to an official…
Amaravati, Sep 9 — The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to provide free electricity for Ganesh pandals across the state. Minister for Human Resources Development and Information Technology Nara Lokesh made this announcement on Wednesday.“I am happy to announce that this Ganesh Chaturthi, all…
Bhopal, Sep 9 — Madhya Pradesh has intensified its crackdown on the illegal liquor trade following the recent spurious liquor tragedy in Sagar in which several people were killed.Police and Excise Department teams registered 1,554 cases and seized 12,107 litres of liquor during a three-day…
Srinagar, Sep 9 — Joint forces on Wednesday busted a terror module in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kupwara district operated by an ex-terrorist in hybrid mode acting for the banned terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen.Officials said that Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with 21 RR and 92 Bn CRPF, busted…
New Delhi, Sep 9 — The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence conducted eight major operations across the country in the last fortnight and seized around 740 kg of cannabis and charas and arrested 13 people, an official statement said on Wednesday.The seizures included 709.6 kg cannabis (ganja), 24.5…
Bengaluru, Sept 9 — Bharat Ratna awardee and renowned scientist Professor C.N.R. Rao, 92, received a notice on Wednesday, in connection with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka over a spelling mismatch in his name, said reports.The notice issued to Professor…
Kolkata, Sep 9 — The West Bengal Police have arrested two people in connection with the alleged lynching of a man on suspicion of theft and an attempt to move his body to another location, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.The incident took place in the Liluah area of Howrah district late…
Srinagar, Sep 9 — Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday, with Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena administering the oath of office at the Shalimar Auditorium of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural…
Bengaluru, Sep 9 — Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, on Wednesday alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi and his associates were politically motivated and aimed at targeting an influential Dalit leader and disrupting the state government’s…
New Delhi, Sep 9 — The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced that it will conduct a special month-long campaign titled 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan', starting September 17 to mark the completion of 25 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public life and service. BJP National President…
Bengaluru, Sep 9 — Karnataka Home and Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi’s residences were politically motivated and part of a larger strategy to target opposition…
Kolkata, Sep 9 — Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge took the oath as the 45th Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court during a formal ceremony held on the court premises here on Wednesday.West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office to Justice Ghuge in the presence of Chief…
Srinagar, Sep 9 — After assurance from J&K Health Minister, Sakina Itoo, that their stipend would be revised within 30 days, medical interns returned to their duties on Wednesday after nine days.The deadlock in talks with the UT government had resulted due to the demand of the medical interns…