Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for the Saurashtra-Kutch region on January 11 in Rajkot, aimed at bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, startups, global partners and government, among others. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi will be present at the inauguration ceremony, officials…

Kolkata: The Election Commission on Saturday appointed four more Special Roll Observers (SROs) for West Bengal to strengthen supervision of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Those named as SROs were Ratan Biswas, Vikas Singh, Sandeep Rewaji Rathod and Dr Shailesh, according to a notification. “The SROs will closely monitor the revision…

Prayagraj (UP): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that more than 31 lakh devotees took a holy dip in the sacred Triveni Sangam on Paush Purnima (full moon) at the Magh Mela, against the expected 10-15 lakh devotees. After reviewing the preparations for the Magh Mela, Adityanath said, “The bathing rituals will…

Bengaluru: The opposition BJP and its ally JD(S) on Saturday welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to convene a two-day special session of the Legislative Assembly to discuss the VB-G RAM G Act, which replaces the MGNREGA. Addressing a joint press meet, Union Minister and JD(S) second-in-command H D Kumaraswamy and BJP state president B Y…

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday claimed that Uttar Pradesh BJP leaders knew how many voters would be removed from the SIR draft electoral roll even before it was published, and questioned the poll panel’s “credibility”. The draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was published on…

Jaipur: Stressing that a state can develop only if it has a strong law and order, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that under the Bhajanlal Sharma government in Rajasthan, the crime rate has declined, policing has been strengthened, and paper leaks have been stopped. Addressing a constable appointment ceremony at the Rajasthan…