Chennai: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 12 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, accusing them of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) while fishing near Neduntheevu.According to officials from the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department, the fishermen were detained early Sunday morning and taken to a Sri Lankan naval camp for questioning.The Sri Lankan Navy also seized…
The Odisha government is preparing to extend the benefits of its flagship Subhadra Yojana to more than one crore women with the release of the scheme’s fifth instalment on Raksha Bandhan in August, as authorities work to complete verification of pending applications before the next round of payments.Ahead of the disbursement, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati…
Inaugurating and laying foundation stones for projects worth Rs 1.22 lakh crore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed the Congress for ignoring the country’s energy needs, highlighting his government’s achievement of giving free power to 2.5 crore households since 2014. Addressing a rally at Banswara as part of a visit during which he unveiled…
Odisha has recorded an alarming 86% excess rainfall during the pre-monsoon period, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), raising concerns over agriculture, urban infrastructure, and flood preparedness. Between March 1 and May 31, the state received 238.6 mm of rain, significantly higher than the normal average of 128.6 mm. Affected regions include 21 districts…
Bhubaneswar: Rakesh Tikait, farmer rights activist and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) National Spokesperson, Tuesday, alleged that he and several farmer leaders were detained by authorities in Odisha despite having prior permission by delegations, and asserted that the organisation would return to intensify its outreach among farmers.Speaking to IANS in Bhubaneswar, Tikait said the BKU delegation had…
New Delhi, 2/5: The Supreme Court has asked the Central Government to decide in two months the pardon petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the murder case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. Balwant Singh Rajoana was sentenced to death by a special court in the year 2007. He is in jail for…
Shimla,17/4: According to the announcement of the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab, the people of the state will start getting 300 units of free electricity from July 1. This step of Bhagwant Mann government seems to be overshadowing Himachal Pradesh’s announcement of providing 125 units of electricity free of cost. Prior to this, Punjab…
New Delhi,20/10: A loud blast took place near a CRPF school in Prashant Vihar area in Delhi’s Rohini on Sunday morning. No one was injured in the incident, officials said. A bomb squad and a police forensic team have been rushed to the spot near the CRPF school, Sector 14, Rohini to ascertain the source…
Bengaluru, 2/7: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed to have discovered instances of new fund diversions in the Shri Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scam case. The Karnataka High Court in its interim order permitted the CBI to investigate these instances and obtain documents from various agencies, including the CID, ED, CFSL,…
A tragic mishap marred celebrations of Chadak Puja in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, following the death of a man in a fatal fall from a treeMalkangiri: A tragic mishap marred celebrations of Chadak Puja in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, following the death of a man in a fatal fall from a tree. The deceased was identified as…
