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Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) The West Bengal labour department, on Friday, issued a notification on the launch of a new scheme under which the non-teaching staff in state-run schools in… Continue reading WBSSC recruitment case: Bengal govt issues notification on stipend for non-teaching staff losing jobs
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday directed the municipal administration to complete all ongoing drain cleaning works in Mumbai city… Continue reading Mumbai: Complete draining cleaning works by June 7 or face action, warns Eknath Shinde
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) A probe has been ordered following complaints of the wife of BJP’s state president in West Bengal and the Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar holding… Continue reading Probe ordered into complaint over two voter cards held by Bengal BJP president’s wife
Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K. Kavitha said on Friday that party President and former Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is a god, but there… Continue reading KCR is god but surrounded by devils, says Kavitha amid storm over letter
Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) The Karnataka government’s decision to name actress Tamannaah Bhatia as brand ambassador for its public sector undertaking has stirred a controversy with Kannada organisations raising objections.… Continue reading K’taka govt defends move to name Tamannaah Bhatia as brand ambassador for state PSU amid criticism
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Friday that under the ‘Mega Cleanliness Drive’, the MCD cleaned over 3,500 km of roads, with the maximum… Continue reading 3,500-km roads cleaned under mega drive: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) As airport authorities prepare to temporarily shut one of the runways at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in June, Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan… Continue reading Delhi airport runway closure: Centre to ensure minimal impact on scheduled flights
Kochi, May 23 (IANS) The Kerala High Court has asked the Deputy Director of the Periyar Tiger Forest Reserve to take strict action under the Wildlife (Protection) Act against those… Continue reading Kerala HC orders strict action against those dumping waste at Sabarimala
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Director General of Police (DGP) of Tamil Nadu, demanding an “action taken report”… Continue reading NHRC seeks report from Tamil Nadu DGP over alleged negligence in Chennai air show tragedy
Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) A Global Centre of Excellence on Millets will come up at the ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) in Hyderabad, it was announced on Friday. The… Continue reading Global Centre of Excellence on Millets to come up in Hyderabad
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) In a swift response to the Trump administration’s controversial move to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya… Continue reading ‘Dreams and futures under threat’: Raghav Chadha hits out at Trump’s Harvard ban
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Four days after his induction into the Maharashtra cabinet, the veteran NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal has been allocated the food and civil supplies department. Incidentally, Bhujbal… Continue reading Maharashtra: Bhujbal gets food and civil supplies dept, seeks focus on paddy storage during monsoon
