Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday marked the completion of 100 days of the TVK government in Tamil Nadu by highlighting a series of welfare, investment and administrative initiatives launched since it assumed office.In a...
Chennai, Aug 17 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will reconvene on Monday after a four-day break and begin department-wise discussions on demands for grants for the 2026-27 financial year. The House is scheduled to meet with demands relating to...
Coimbatore, Aug 17 (IANS) More than 1,100 seats remain vacant in undergraduate agricultural courses in Tamil Nadu after the completion of the earlier rounds of counselling, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has announced.Counselling to fill the vacant seats will...
Lakhisarai, Aug 17 (IANS) At least seven people were killed, and more than 12 were injured in a stampede outside the Ashok Dham Temple in Bihar's Lakhisarai district on Monday. The incident triggered chaos at the temple premises as a...
Varanasi, Aug 17 (IANS) On the third Monday of Sawan, which also coincides with Nag Panchami, lakhs of devotees gathered at major Shiva temples across the country. In Varanasi, a massive crowd of devotees and Kanwariyas thronged Shri Kashi Vishwanath...
Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor will take the oath as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Monday, after his decisive victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled for 10:30...
Aizawl, Aug 17 (IANS) Mizoram Governor General V.K. Singh (Retd) described major infrastructure projects, including the recently inaugurated Bairabi-Sairang railway line, its proposed extension to Zorinpui and the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, as potential game-changers that could transform the...
Patna, Aug 17 (IANS) The political dispute between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress over 'Vande Mataram' has escalated, with BJP workers taking to the streets in Bihar's Begusarai to protest what they described as an insult to the...
Mehsana, Aug 17 (IANS) The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) of Gujarat Police raided an alleged gambling den being operated in an open field at Jilani Farm on the outskirts of Poida village in Mehsana district, arresting 16 people and seizing...
Chandigarh, Aug 17 (IANS) The Punjab government has ordered a significant administrative reshuffle in the state police department, transferring and reassigning 12 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. The orders, issued by the Department of Home Affairs (Home-I Branch) on Sunday,...
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) The Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway (ER) will extend an air-conditioned EMU local train service up to Bangaon from August 20. The service that now runs between the Sealdah and Barasat stations will be extended up...
Guwahati, Aug 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that nearly Rs 150 crore has been disbursed as interim relief to flood-affected people in the state, while directing officials to expedite the remaining compensation claims and restoration...