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Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 3 (IANS) The controversy over the alleged irregularities in the supply of ghee to Kerala's revered Sabarimala temple took a fresh turn on Monday, with state government cooperative Milma strongly denying any role in the episode and questioning...
Gandhinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) Agricultural scientists and horticulture officials have begun visiting flood-affected farms across South Gujarat to help growers restore uprooted fruit trees, with experts saying that many horticultural trees can be saved if their roots remain connected to...
Chandigarh, July 3 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister, Harpal Cheema, on Monday moved a resolution in the Legislative Assembly, urging the House to hold the Centre accountable for repeated examination scandals, paper leaks and institutional failures that have impacted the future...
Kochi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday came down heavily on the state government for promoting IPS officer S. Sreejith to the rank of Director General of Police (DGP) while corruption allegations against him are still under...
Bhubaneswar, Aug 3 (IANS) Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Monday said that the state government has intensified relief, rehabilitation and damage-assessment measures in flood-affected areas and assured that compensation would be provided to eligible people as...
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Pulwama district said on Monday that it has booked two notorious drug offenders under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act 1988.A police statement said that in...
Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) The counting of votes for the Bankipur Assembly bye-election has concluded after 31 rounds, with Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor emerging as the clear winner in the counting trends. This is the first poll victory for...
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday called upon the Tamil Nadu government to convene an all-party meeting to deliberate on the Cauvery water dispute and Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu dam project, asserting that a united...
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) A special four-member team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from its New Delhi headquarters arrived in Kolkata on Monday to accelerate the agency's fresh investigation into the ghastly rape and murder of a junior...
Datia (MP), Aug 3 (IANS) The Congress retained the Datia Assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh on Monday as its candidate, Ghanshyam Singh, defeated the BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari by 6,016 votes in the bypoll, according to the Election Commission of India.Ghanshyam...
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to interact with representatives of Generation Z and Generation Alpha on August 6 in Mumbai. The interactive session will serve as the inaugural ceremony for the 15th...
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday inaugurated the ‘Arpan Kendra ’, an old clothes donation centre, at Punjabi Bagh West Metro Station, an official said on Monday. The initiative has been launched in collaboration...