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Bhopal, Aug 12 (IANS) Schools in Bhopal and Guna will remain closed on Wednesday as heavy rain continued to lash several parts of Madhya Pradesh for the third consecutive day, triggering waterlogging in low-lying areas and prompting district administrations to...
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) The XVII Mountain Strike Corps, or Brahmastra Corps, of the Indian Army's Eastern Command, has paid respects to the national song 'Vande Mataram' and its creator Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. The nation is celebrating 150 years of...
Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) Hyderabad Police on Tuesday detained Nepal-based gang member Sunil Bahadur Aauji alias Sunil Pariyar under the Preventive Detention Act. He is an accused in a sensational murder relating to the brutal killing of Tanuja Ranjan, wife...
Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) Three police personnel have faced disciplinary action after a truck loaded with stone chips went missing from the Mufassil police station in Bihar's Munger district on Tuesday, police said. The action follows an inquiry that reportedly...
Gandhinagar/Surat, Aug 11 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Tuesday transferred Surat Municipal Commissioner M. Nagarajan, more than two months after the demolition of nearly 100 homes in the city’s Nasirnagar area triggered a probe and scrutiny from the Gujarat High...
Kohima, Aug 11 (IANS) Nagaland Governor Nand Kishore Yadav on Tuesday stressed the need to strengthen enforcement mechanisms and institutional capacity to effectively tackle the challenges posed by illicit liquor and drug trafficking in the state. The Governor said that...
Ahmedabad, Aug 11 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police have registered a separate case against the owner of a private security agency after their investigation into the alleged rape of a 23-year-old woman found that the accused guard had been deployed only...
Guwahati, Aug 11 (IANS) The Assam government will restore agricultural income tax for larger assessees while keeping small farmers and tea growers earning up to Rs 10 lakh a year outside the tax ambit, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said...
Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Tuesday that the state government will organise the prestigious Khelo India Youth Games 2026 on a grand scale.The Chief Minister held a review of the arrangements being made...
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) Amid alleged police crackdown on loudspeakers used in religious places in West Bengal, Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) Chief Humayun Kabir said on Tuesday that rules regarding the use of the sound system should be evenly...
Agartala, Aug 11 (IANS) Amid several months of agitation by the opposition CPI (M) and Congress against smart electricity meters, Tripura Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Tuesday said that the decision to introduce and implement smart meters in the...
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) A mentally-challenged youth from West Bengal, who spent nearly a year at a vagrant's home in Chennai, will be reunited with his family shortly, thanks to the initiative of a retired government employee. It is unclear...