Gandhinagar, Aug 28 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday extended greetings to citizens on Raksha Bandhan, highlighting the festival’s emphasis on the bond between brothers and sisters, while state BJP president Jagdish...
Bhopal, Aug 28 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to continue the e-attendance system for teachers and school staff after reviewing its positive impact on attendance and teaching activities, with compliance under the mandatory system reaching 95 per cent. The...
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 28 (IANS) Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has directed the Crime Branch to verify reports that the state’s most wanted fugitive, Sukumara Kurup, is alive in Brunei under an assumed identity, saying the claims circulating in the media...
Guwahati, Aug 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced enhanced financial support for agri-entrepreneurs and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) through the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), with benefits that can now be combined with incentives available under...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended greetings on World Sanskrit Day, highlighting the ancient language's enduring contribution to India's knowledge, philosophy, culture and intellectual traditions. VP Radhakrishnan described Sanskrit...
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) Kolkata Police have arrested 13 Trinamool Congress activists and registered three cases in connection with the row over the removal of an illegal billboard from the roof of Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee's house on Camac...
Patna, Aug 28 (IANS) As Bihar celebrates Raksha Bandhan on Friday, the Meteorological Department has forecast rainfall across all 38 districts of the state. An orange alert has been issued for 20 districts, including Patna, while the remaining 18 districts are...
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) NCP(SP) MP Supriya Sule on Friday remembered her late brother and former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Raksha Bandhan, saying that his absence has left a void that can never be filled. Taking...
Bhopal, Aug 28 (IANS) As Madhya Pradesh joins the country in celebrating Raksha Bandhan, Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav have highlighted the festival’s traditional message of sibling affection and trust, while linking it to the values of...
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) Kolkata Police have been on high alert since Friday morning ahead of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's visit to Jadavpur University (JU) in South Kolkata later in the day to participate in a Raksha Bandhan programme....
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Delhi Police Special Cell on Friday busted an espionage network linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and arrested a young couple from here. According to police, the couple had been in...
Bengaluru, Aug 28 (IANS) A suspected arms smuggler moving dangerously with a weapon was shot in the leg by police in the early hours of Friday in Bengaluru, Karnataka, after he allegedly attempted to attack police personnel in the Bandepalya police...