Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Maharashtra, announced on Tuesday that approximately 2.07 crore voters, representing 21.15 per cent of the state’s total electorate, are set to be excluded from the upcoming Draft Electoral...
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Kumar Goud on Tuesday criticised the Election Commission of India for deleting more than 73 lakh names from the draft voter list under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). He...
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) A team of mountaineers from the Spearhead Division of the Spear Corps of the Indian Army set off for Mt Khangchengyao in North Sikkim on Tuesday. Mt Khangchengyao is 6,889 metres high and is considered an...
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 18 (IANS) Kerala Police is set to get a major technology upgrade with the state government launching three new digital initiatives aimed at preventing road accidents, making policing more responsive, and strengthening the fight against cybercrime.Home Minister Ramesh...
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced a series of major decisions following a cabinet meeting here, covering higher education, administrative restructuring, mental healthcare, child protection, and youth welfare, signalling the state government’s focus...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The NCB arrested five foreign nationals, including a woman, illegally staying in the country to run a transnational drug trafficking network from New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and seized contraband valued at nearly Rs 15...
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough into smuggling of narcotics from across the Line of Control (LoC), State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir said on Tuesday that it has arrested an absconding operative involved in narco-terror financing. A statement...
Gwalior, Aug 18 (IANS) Passenger rail service was extended up to Beerpur in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district on Tuesday, marking a key milestone in the Rs 2,355‑crore Gwalior‑Sheopur gauge conversion project and improving connectivity to the Gwalior‑Chambal region, including Kuno...
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IANS) State‑owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL) on Tuesday reached major milestones in strengthening the Northeast's natural gas infrastructure by commissioning gas evacuation facilities at Khoraghat GGS‑1 in Assam. The...
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) scheduled meeting at a hall in Kolkata on Wednesday was allegedly cancelled at the last moment as the hall owner refused to provide space. CJP’s co‑convener Ashutosh Ranka issued a social media...
Gandhinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Singh Malik has directed senior police officers across the state to reduce response times for Emergency Service '112' and ensure citizens receive immediate assistance during emergencies. Malik issued the...
Chandigarh, Aug 18 (IANS) Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon has written to Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya, demanding the establishment of a sub-regional office of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Bathinda city. Dhillon forwarded...