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Shillong, August 12 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said on Wednesday that the state has no shortage of talent to produce successful candidates in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and other national competitive examinations, but stressed the...
Hyderabad, Aug 12 (IANS) The government of Telangana has resolved to utilise Godavari River water at the optimum level. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday ordered the officials to carry out lift operations from the Yellampalli, Devadula, and Sitarama...
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Two Amendment Bills proposing an increase in the number of wards in two municipal corporations, namely Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC), were passed through a voice-vote in the West Bengal Assembly...
New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 1.99 crore in Manipur in a money laundering case involving Seikholen Kipgen, a former Inspector of Customs and Central Excise, and others, the central...
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) The Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the protest by employees of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), who are demanding the release of outstanding...
Imphal, Aug 12 (IANS) Over 1,200 firearms, including around 600 weapons looted from government armouries during the ethnic violence in Manipur, have been recovered in the past five months, officials said on Wednesday.A senior official said that security forces, comprising...
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday inaugurated a five-storey government school building for girls in Malerkotla town, declaring it as a special Independence Day gift for the daughters. He said the project was completed with...
Patna, Aug 12 (IANS) The 'Jeevika Didis' in Bihar, under the Rural Livelihood Mission, have taken up the task of stitching thousands of National Flags as part of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign, going beyond their routine work as assigned...
Agartala, Aug 12 (IANS) In a major step towards strengthening inter‑agency coordination and regional security, the Indian Army conducted a two‑week specialised tactical training programme for Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel deployed at Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport in...
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Wednesday welcomed the government's decision to refer the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), saying the panel would provide an "appropriate...
Guwahati, Aug 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government expects to spend more than Rs 1,000 crore on repairing flood-damaged properties and rehabilitating families affected by the latest wave of floods. Addressing a...
Madurai, Aug 12 (IANS) Sub-Registrar Justin Manikandan Subramanian, an accused in the alleged fraudulent registration of property worth about Rs 100 crore belonging to the Dhandayuthapani Swamigal Mutt in Palani town of Tamil Nadu's Dindigul district, was admitted to the...