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New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sensitised students of IIT Jodhpur against the dangers of drug abuse in an awareness campaign organised the campus, an official said on Thursday.The event saw NCB officials sharing dos and...
Mumbai, August 6 (IANS) Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said on Thursday that more than 1,00,000 non-Marathi commercial passenger vehicle drivers across the state have successfully completed functional Marathi lessons. He appealed to the remaining drivers to take advantage of...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Dabur India Limited has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) prohibition order directing it to stop the sale of certain food products carrying allegedly misleading "100...
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Aug 6 (IANS) Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke on Thursday announced the party's upcoming strategy, including a nationwide campaign titled 'Kya Bolti Public?' starting this September to understand public sentiment across Maharashtra and India. He was...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court has issued notice in contempt proceedings against the Vice-Chairman of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) over alleged non-compliance with its directions on illegal constructions and land-use violations, while taking serious note of...
Ranchi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday observed that the post of Chairperson of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) cannot be kept vacant and directed the state government to clarify by August 20 when a new...
Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, on Thursday inaugurated the 220th Flower Show at historical Lalbagh Botanical Garden in Bengaluru and announced that the state government is considering developing three new parks on the lines of Lalbagh...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Committee on Public Undertakings (CoPU), headed by BJP MP and Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda, presented six reports in Parliament on Thursday on the performance of Central public sector companies and recommendations to improve...
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday advised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to accelerate the pace in the fresh investigation it is conducting into the R.G. Kar rape and murder case on the court's order.A...
Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman, Basavaraj Horatti, has stated that he would resign from his post and further announced that he will officially submit his resignation on August 14.It can be noted that the Congress party has...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The government on Thursday reached out to the Opposition, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju speaking to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the phone to seek support for the...
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday urged the Opposition, especially Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, to allow the two Houses to function so that...