Bhopal, Aug 24 — The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Madhya Pradesh government will undertake fresh recruitment in the Forest Department to fill vacant posts after promoting 4,506 officers and employees, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Monday. The Chief Minister said the move was aimed at…
Chennai, Aug 24 — Union Minister of State L. Murugan on Monday urged the Tamil Nadu government to reconsider its decision to abandon the proposed greenfield airport at Parandur, warning that the move could delay Chennai’s aviation and infrastructure development. In a statement, Murugan said the…
Guwahati, Aug 24 — Assam Police seized around 2,098 kg of ganja, estimated to be worth Rs 11-12 crore, during a major anti‑narcotics operation in Kokrajhar district, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. Taking to X, Sarma praised Kokrajhar Police for the seizure and said the…
Toronto, Aug 24 — Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel arrived in Toronto on Monday with a state delegation, beginning the Canada leg of an overseas outreach aimed at attracting investment and strengthening participation in the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027. Patel and the delegation, which…
Kolkata, Aug 24 — An important six‑day course in Oil Pollution Response (OPR) and handling of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) was organised by the Pollution Response Team of Sri Vijaya Puram (formerly Port Blair). Among those who attended the OPR Course (OPRC) Level 1 and HNS Introductory…
Shimla, Aug 24 — An incomplete building of a government high school in Kharahal Valley of Kullu district (Himachal Pradesh), after seven years of construction, is raising multiple questions about the propriety, integrity and objectivity of the state government in addressing children’s needs. The…
Mumbai, Aug 24 — Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said Maharashtra has introduced several reforms and brought transformational changes in human resource management, placing the State at the forefront of the country in this field. He stated that the ‘Maha e‑HRMS’ system is a prime example…
Bhavnagar, Aug 24 — The Gujarat Police's State Monitoring Cell (SMC) has arrested 13 more people in connection with the spurious liquor case in Bhavnagar district, taking the total number of accused arrested to 27, as investigators trace the supply chain of methanol and other chemicals allegedly…
Kolkata, Aug 24 — El Niño has strengthened and is expected to remain strong through the July–September season, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has said in its latest report published on August 15. “The persistence of El Niño through the upcoming seasons is…
Kolkata, Aug 24 — The Calcutta High Court on Monday stayed an arrest warrant issued against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra by a Krishnanagar court in Nadia district for failing to appear before it. A division bench comprising Justices Debangsu Basak and Aryak Dutt directed that the matter be…
Sheikhpura, Aug 24 — The ‘PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’ is bringing huge relief to households in Sheikhpura. Beneficiaries of the scheme are of the view that their dependence on conventional electricity has reduced, and their monthly power bills have also fallen sharply. Under the scheme, the…
Shimla, Aug 24 — Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, who arrived at the Assembly session after returning from a visit to Delhi and Varanasi, on Monday sharply retorted to the Opposition BJP over its briefcase demonstration and proposed chargesheet. Speaking to the media in the…
New Delhi, Aug 24 IANS) Delhi BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said on Monday that Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi Convenor Saurabh Bharadwaj knows only the politics of lies and has been playing the same game throughout his political journey from 2013 to today. He said Bharadwaj’s statement…
New Delhi, Aug 24 — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met British Virgin Islands' Premier and Finance Minister Natalio D. Wheatley here on Monday. Wheatley is leading a delegation of financial services experts to India and is visiting New Delhi, GIFT City, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. He informed…
Rewa, Aug 24 — After heavy rain last week triggered a flood‑like situation in several parts of Rewa district, river levels have fallen rapidly and waterlogging in affected areas has started receding, prompting the administration to begin damage assessment and post‑flood restoration work. Collector…
Surat, Aug 24 — The Surat Cyber Crime Cell has arrested a 39-year-old manpower supplier from Chennai for allegedly providing bank accounts used to route cyber-fraud proceeds to an absconding associate linked to a Chinese gang, while investigators have traced 113 complaints involving fraud of more…
Ahmedabad, Aug 24 — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 9.19 crore in a bank fraud and money laundering case involving Gujarat-based Sayona Colors Private Limited and others, the agency said on Monday. The attachment was made by…
Aizawl, Aug 24 — Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Monday said carbon trading, ginger processing and tourism are among the priority areas in which the state government seeks to strengthen cooperation with the BRICS Entrepreneurs Alliance (BEA). Following a meeting held on August 7 at Mizoram…
Chennai, Aug 24 — DMK leader M.K. Stalin on Monday strongly criticised the TVK government’s decision to abandon the proposed Parandur international airport, warning that the move would set back Tamil Nadu’s development for several years and weaken its position as a leading investment destination.…
Kolkata, Aug 24 — The Calcutta High Court has allowed the start of construction of an underground metro station for the Joka-BBD Bag metro project (Kolkata Metro Purple Line) in the Bidhan Chandra Roy Market (popularly known as Bidhan Market) area in central Kolkata. Also, the court directed that…
Jhajjar, Aug 24 — For farmer Parveen Kumar of Khajpur village in Jhajjar district, a solar-powered irrigation pump installed under the PM-KUSUM scheme has made farming and nursery work easier and more convenient. A three-acre farmer, Parveen, told IANS that the solar pump has reduced his…