Bhubaneswar, July 7 (IANS) Ahead of the world-famous Puri Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra scheduled to be held on July 16, Odisha Police on Tuesday held a high-level coordination meeting and finalised a comprehensive multi-layered security plan...
Jabalpur, July 7 (IANS) A major tragedy was averted in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur on Tuesday evening when an old commercial building collapsed in the Bada Fuhara area amid heavy rain, with authorities attributing the absence of casualties to timely identification...
Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) The local administration has stepped up preparations for the 149th Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra, with civic officials, police, temple representatives and community leaders finalising plans to ensure the annual procession is conducted peacefully, safely and with...
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Tuesday said that the government has put in place a monitoring and response mechanism to ensure the safety of human lives, agricultural land and public infrastructure during monsoon....
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) The old cumbersome rules regarding stamp duty on bank guarantees used in commercial transactions, government contracts, and infrastructure projects in the state have been changed. Stamp duty on bank guarantees will now be charged under a...
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Amid rising complaints about private coaching classes, School Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse on Tuesday announced in the Legislative Council that the government will bring a law to regulate them in the state. He informed that the...
Gandhinagar, July 7 (IANS) With forecasts indicating the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Gujarat over the coming days, the state government on Tuesday reviewed its monsoon preparedness at a high-level meeting of the Weather Watch...
New Delhi, Jul 7 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted extensive searches at six locations in three northern states on Tuesday as part of its ongoing probe into a major Cambodia-linked human trafficking and cyber slavery racket, the central...
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Acting on the directions of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Delhi government has reconstituted the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), which was paralysed by top-level vacancies for nearly three years. Through a...
New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Senior leaders of the NDA Karnataka delegation met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a detailed memorandum highlighting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls...
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) In a major relief for homeowners, the Maharashtra government has taken a decision to waive transfer fees (Najrana), penalties, and other associated levies charged on the transfer of flats in the BBR (Backbay Reclamation) region built...
Jamnagar, July 7 (IANS) A 108 ambulance team conducted a safe emergency home delivery for a pregnant woman in a remote village of Gujarat's Jamnagar district after heavy rainfall left roads impassable, with the mother and newborn later carried nearly...