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Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government said on Monday that it has approved two projects worth Rs 10.95 crore for the preservation and upgradation of important religious sites in Anantnag district.Office of the J&K Chief Minister, Omar...
Bengaluru, Aug 3 (IANS) Even as Karnataka remains locked in a dispute over the sharing of Cauvery river water with Tamil Nadu, the state is witnessing a striking weather contrast. While incessant rainfall has lashed the Cauvery catchment and the...
Guwahati, Aug 3 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the state government will rope in experts from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-Guwahati) to prepare a scientific and long-term strategy to tackle the recurring problem...
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) The Birbhum District Police on Monday morning arrested Sitesh Pramanik, the manager of an absconding stone-quarry owner from the district, Tulu Mondal a.k.a. Mohammad Nazibuddin.Last week, the Birbhum District Police arrested Minar Mondal, a close relative...
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday said that Independent MP Pappu Yadav’s decision to dress as a saint during a protest over the alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations was inappropriate, as saints...
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) As the second anniversary of the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata approaches on August 8, her mother, Ratna Debnath, has decided to...
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Monday following a heated protest by Opposition members during Zero Hour. The members demanded the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah in the House, disrupting proceedings...
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government led by Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, has amended the State’s minor mineral concession rules to permit the sale of certain naturally occurring rocks containing higher-value minerals from authorised mining areas, subject...
Bengaluru, Aug 3 (IANS) The much-awaited expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet is expected to gather pace on Monday, with the final list of ministers likely to be approved at a high-level meeting at the residence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge...
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Reacting to the FIR registered against Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and Purnia MP Pappu Yadav after their symbolic protest at the Parliament over alleged donation theft at the Ram Temple in...
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IANS) In a move to strengthen security and monitor detainees, the Kolkata Police is planning to install 59 state-of-the-art CCTV cameras at the Central Lock-up in Lalbazar, the city police headquarters, at an estimated cost of around...
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan's bail plea in a case registered under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). A single-judge Bench of...