Rasulpur: Acting on a tip-off, a special task force raided an illegal coal briquette factory in Baransha village under Rasulpur block in Jajpur district and rescued more than 50 children.The operation, ordered by the Jajpur ADM, was conducted Monday jointly by district labour officials, Kuakhia police, doctors and health workers and several other child welfare agencies….
Hyderabad, 16/5: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced cash incentives of Rs 30,000 for the birth of a third child and Rs 40,000 for a fourth, to couples as part of efforts to reverse the state’s declining population. Speaking at a public meeting in Narsannapeta, Srikakulam district, Naidu said the government…
New Delhi, 23/2: Former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi was chosen as the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly at a meeting of AAP MLAs here on Sunday, party leaders said. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and the party’s 22 MLAs — that includes Kalkaji legislator Atishi attending the meeting.
Patna, 23/9: The ruling BJP in Bihar seems to be grappling with one storm after another. Close on the heels of Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor (PK) levelling several serious charges of corruption against the Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal, Health Minister Mangal Pandey, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and JD (U) Minister Ashok Choudhary,…
Bhubaneswar, 4/5: Congress candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha constituency Sucharita Mohanty has declined to contest the elections and returned the party ticket alleging lack of funding from the party. Mohanty, daughter of former Congress MP Brajamohan Mohanty in a mail to AICC general secretary (organization) K C Venugopal on Friday claimed that her campaign…
Chennai, 1/12: After making landfall late Saturday night, Cyclone Fengal remained stationery for over six hours bucketing down extremely heavy rains in Puducherry and Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, leading to floods in several parts in the Union Territory’s capital. Chennai, which bore the brunt of the cyclonic storm, with winds gusting up…
Mumbai, 21/7: As he launched BJP’s preparations for the forthcoming Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah described Sharad Pawar as “corruption ka sargana” and Uddhav Thackeray as “leader of Aurangzeb fan club”. Coming down heavily on Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Shah said that his arrogance would…
New Delhi, 1/11: India coach Rahul Dravid said Tuesday they are shutting out criticism of KL Rahul and backed the opening batsman to come good at the Twenty20 World Cup. India’s vice-captain has failed to get into double figures in three matches as the tournament in Australia moves towards the business end. …
New Delhi: The air quality of Delhi continued to remain in the ‘very poor category,’ as several parts of the city witnessed smog for the ninth consecutive day post-Diwali on Saturday.According to the SAFAR data, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi was recorded at 360 as of 8 am today, categorised as ‘very poor.’Visuals show…
Bhubaneswar: The weather will remain dry across the state on December 30, 31 and January 1, MeT Department predicted.Dry weather will continue till year-end while a low pressure is likely in the first week of January. This has been predicted by the Meteorological Department.As per the weather forecast, now dry weather will continue till end of…
