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Patna, July 30 (IANS) As polling continued for the Bankipur Assembly by-election on Thursday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Rekha Gupta accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers of violating the Model Code of Conduct by allegedly attempting to influence voters...
Gandhinagar, July 30 (IANS) Gujarat has intensified its disaster preparedness measures and placed 13 districts on high alert ahead of a forecast of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall between July 31 and August 2, with the state government cancelling leave...
Bengaluru, July 30 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Thursday announced that an all-party meeting will be held on August 2 at his official residence, Krishna, to discuss the Cauvery water dispute and chart the state’s future course...
Patna, July 30 (IANS) Union Minister and Janata Dal (United) MP from Munger, Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, cast his vote in the Bankipur Assembly by-election on Thursday and expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA would retain the seat....
Bhubaneswar, July 30 (IANS) The flood situation in Odisha remained grim on Thursday, with nearly six lakh people in several districts across the state continuing to reel under the impact of waterlogging, disrupted road connectivity, crop damage and power outages....
Kochi, July 30 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the state government for failing to comply with its direction to fast-track the investigation into criminal cases registered over the alleged media trial of actor Dileep...
Jaipur, July 30 (IANS) Rajasthan has emerged as one of the country's leading states in implementing the National Mission on Natural Farming, securing the second position in cluster formation and the third position in farmer registration, officials from the Chief...
Gumla (Jharkhand), July 30 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death with an axe on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Khatgaon village under Palkot police station limits of Jharkhand's Gumla district on Thursday, police officials said.The accused later...
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) After Ayodhya's Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, responsible for overseeing the Ram Temple's administration, appointed IIT Bombay alumnus Jagdish Aphale as its first secretary, the Opposition leaders questioned the government as well as the...
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP) for "politicising" the issue of alleged embezzlement of offerings made at Ayodhya's Ram Temple, alleging that these are the...
Jaipur, July 30 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zone Bench, Bhopal, has declined to interfere with the location of a proposed 10 Million Litres Per Day (MLD) Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Village Chaturbhuj in Kotputli-Behror district, while...
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) No proposal for grant of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to any community on the basis of duration of residence in the Union Territory of Delhi is under consideration, Minister of State (MoS) for Tribal Affairs...