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Aizawl, Aug 18 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Tuesday hailed the Gorkha community for its significant contribution to the state’s public life and governance, describing them as a brave, disciplined and skilled community that has shared a close bond...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The process of providing letters for the monthly financial assistance to eligible women under the Delhi government’s ambitious Delhi Lakshmi Yojana will begin at an event at Talkatora Stadium on August 26, an official said....
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) The Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) announced an end to Operation Falcon on Tuesday after the apprehension of 12 poachers. The ANC, India's only tri-services Command, is not only entrusted with the defence of the Andaman...
Indore, Aug 18 (IANS) The Indore Municipal Corporation on Tuesday approved a series of infrastructure and civic development projects, including a link road connecting Kanadia Road with Khajrana Temple, a smart hub under the Footi Kothi flyover and a street...
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Nearly 20 lakh pilgrims passed through Jasidih, Basukinath, Deoghar and Baidyanathdham stations of Eastern Railway (ER) between July 30 and August 17. According to ER, the footfall at these four stations surged to 19,86,294 during the...
Madurai, Aug 18 (IANS) Mechanised boat fishermen in Rameswaram have announced an indefinite strike from August 31, demanding urgent intervention by the Union and Tamil Nadu governments to secure the release of Indian fishermen imprisoned in Sri Lanka and resolve...
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IANS) Protests were held in Assam's Chirang district on Tuesday over the alleged gang-rape of a 16-year-old tribal girl, with several organisations demanding the harshest possible punishment for those arrested in the case, officials said. The three-hour...
Bhubaneswar, Aug 18 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday alleged that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s recent visit to flood-affected areas of Odisha was aimed more at publicity than at addressing affected people's concerns. Addressing a press...
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reviewed final preparations for the inaugural International Film Festival of J&K (IFFJK), scheduled for September 7 to 10 across Srinagar and Jammu. An official statement said the Chief Minister...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday called upon public sector banks to undertake a focused, month-long campaign, commencing from October 2, for youth above 16 years, coordinated through the Indian Banks' Association (IBA), to strengthen...
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Expelled Trinamool Congress legislator Ritabrata Banerjee will continue to be the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly for the time being, as a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday referred back...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) In fresh trouble for former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, the Goa government has moved the Supreme Court seeking enhancement of his current punishment of 10 years' rigorous imprisonment in the 2013 sexual assault case involving...
