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Moradabad, June 30 (IANS) The selection of a handcrafted brass tortoise from Moradabad by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a state gift for the President of Seychelles Patrick Herminie has brought immense pride to the city's artisan community. The gesture...
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh has received Geographical Indication (GI) tags for 12 horticultural and agricultural products this month, marking the first time any state in the country has secured so many GI tags together, horticulture officials said. A...
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday directed all departments to ensure the plantation of 18 crore trees this year through meticulous planning, use of advanced technology, Public-Private Partnership (PPP), village-level plantation planning by Gram Panchayats, and...
Amaravati, June 30 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh minister and YSR Congress Party leader Gudivada Amarnath on Tuesday appeared before the State Women’s Commission over his remark on Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha. Later, talking to media persons, he clarified that his...
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Taking into consideration the sentiments of the Sikh community regarding the proposed amendments to the old 1956 Act concerning the administrative management of the historic and sacred Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sachkhand Gurudwara in Nanded, the Maharashtra...
Agartala, June 30 (IANS) Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi on Tuesday said that women associated with Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Tripura are making a significant contribution to the vision of building a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047...
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) In a significant move to safeguard state revenue and plug loopholes in the law, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday introduced a bill in the Legislative Assembly to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act. The bill was presented...
Surat/Gurugram, June 30 (IANS) The Surat Cyber Crime Police have uncovered an alleged nationwide fraud operated through a Gurugram-based call centre after a woman was allegedly cheated of more than Rs 1.77 crore over five months on the promise of...
Haveri/Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday alleged that there was a "conspiracy" to disturb communal harmony and intimidate Hindus following the violence during the Kara Hunnime celebrations at Naregal village in Haveri...
Patna, June 30 (IANS) The Terahvi (thirteenth-day ritual) of Bharat Tiwari, who was killed in a police encounter in Bhojpur district on June 17, is being held on Tuesday amid elaborate arrangements and heightened security. Organisers expect an exceptionally large...
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Pointing to Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar launching the state's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by filling out his own Enumeration Form, the BJP on Tuesday remarked that Congress leaders themselves "don't take...
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, June 30 (IANS) Gujarat has urged the Centre to establish a full-fledged organ transplant facility at AIIMS Rajkot, tighten legal provisions against food and drug adulteration and introduce stricter controls on the use of antibiotics during the 16th...