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Imphal/Patna, Sep 24 (IANS) The issues relating to the ethnic turmoil in Manipur were deliberated in an extended Congress Working Committee meeting held in Patna on Wednesday, and party leaders from the state demanded the immediate dissolution of the state...
Bhopal, Sep 24 (IANS) In a bid to generate credible leads and encourage public cooperation, the CBI has announced a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh for information leading to the arrest of each absconding officer in connection with the...
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to electrocution on Tuesday, BJP’s IT Cell Chief and...
Chandigarh, Sep 24 (IANS) In a humanitarian move, the Punjab government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday decided to provide two lakh quintal wheat seeds free of cost to farmers who have lost their crop in...
Guwahati, Sep 24 (IANS) Assam Police busted an interstate drug peddling racket and seized narcotics items worth Rs 90 crore, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. The operation in which two drug peddlers were arrested was carried out...
Chandigarh, Sep 24 (IANS) The Punjab Cabinet led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday gave nod to initiatives to boost industry and commerce, to give impetus to its economy. A decision to this effect was taken at a...
North 24 Parganas, Sep 24 (IANS) The Central government has reduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on all milk products under its latest tax reform. However, prices of milk products sold by Bangla Dairy in parts of West Bengal,...
Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) The Telangana High Court on Wednesday suspended an order of the Telangana government to allow special benefit shows and a hike in ticket prices for Pawan Kalyan's upcoming movie "OG".The High Court pronounced an interim order...
Neemuch, Sep 24 (IANS) In a major relief for farmers and agricultural traders, the Central government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has significantly reduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on tractors from 12 per cent to...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) In a major crackdown on corporate entities, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted extensive search operations at 13 premises in Delhi-NCR and Hyderabad, targeting the group companies of B.C. Jindal and Shyam Sunder Jindal. The searches,...
Patna, Sep 24 (IANS) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is in Patna to attend the CWC meeting, criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for neglecting the rights of the extremely backward classes (EBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), and Scheduled Tribes (STs).Rahul...
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) A special CBI court in Patna on Wednesday convicted two officers of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) for misappropriating seized goods worth Rs 24 lakh and sentenced them to one year of rigorous imprisonment (RI).The...