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New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) From rifles to Kosa silk, the journey of surrendered Maoist women raises a larger question: after decades of conflict, who gets to decide what freedom should look like for them? There is a video from...
Guwahati, Aug 26 (IANS) The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), a UNESCO World Heritage Site under Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), is set to introduce special additional joyride services from October 1 to make the upcoming Durga Puja festival season more memorable...
Ahmedabad, Aug 26 (IANS) Ahmedabad Customs officials seized nearly 300 grams of concealed gold jewellery worth Rs 49.23 lakh from passengers arriving on three international flights at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, following passenger profiling by...
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) The West Bengal Health Department is considering recruiting contractual specialist doctors from private hospitals in the state to fill the shortage of specialist doctors in state-run hospitals. Some of the existing vacancies for specialist doctors in...
Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Wednesday announced that the state government would convene a one‑day special session of the legislature to discuss the Centre’s draft notification declaring parts of the Western Ghats as an...
Shillong, Aug 26 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday assured former leaders of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) that the government would examine key concerns raised in the union’s five‑point charter, including the proposed Shree Cement project,...
Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Wednesday dismissed speculation that Planning and Statistics Minister B. Nagendra, accused in the tribal welfare scam, was considering resignation. Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said Nagendra had...
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday evening issued a show‑cause notice to Satyendra Nath Ray, a first‑time legislator from Gangarampur Assembly Constituency in South 24 Parganas district, for allegedly making...
Shillong, Aug 26 (IANS) The Meghalaya Cabinet on Wednesday approved a series of measures to strengthen disaster response, streamline recruitment and expand enforcement of the Meghalaya Residents, Safety and Security Act (MRSSA). Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said thunderstorms and...
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday announced that the state government has set a target to construct 30 lakh affordable homes across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) over the next two decades. Speaking at...
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) West Bengal Police on Wednesday recovered a large quantity of firearms and bullets from a pond belonging to a Trinamool Congress leader in North 24 Parganas district’s Sandeshkhali and arrested him following the recovery. The incident...
Bhubaneswar, Aug 26 (IANS) The Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a month-long 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' campaign to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25 years of public service, dedication and nation-building, with programmes planned across all...
