Nagpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Dr Hedgewar Smruti Mandir in Nagpur and paid tributes at memorials dedicated to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and second sarsanghchalak (chief) M S Golwalkar. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, former Sangh general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister…
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said there was no snatching of weapons by terrorists during the two-day-long gunfight in a remote forested area in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. All unaccounted for weapons and other belongings of the four slain policemen have been recovered, a police spokesperson said. Four policemen and…
Patna: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will “break the record of Jawahar Lal Nehru” and retain power for the fourth consecutive term. The Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief, who is on a three-day tour of Bihar, addressed a press conference after meeting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and…
Chennai: Effective awareness campaigns and proactive measures led to a decrease in the number of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by six percent this year compared to last year, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday. Also, the areas prone to violence shrunk to…
Chhatrapatti Sambhajingar: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday visited the revered Tulja Bhavani temple in Dharashiv district and reviewed the ongoing restoration and repairs at the shrine, an official said. The CM said a plan to redevelop the temple premises has been prepared, and some “technical aspects” would be added to it. “Funds will…
Sukma: At least 16 Naxalites were killed, and two security personnel sustained injuries in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Saturday, police said. The gunfight broke out in the morning hours in a forest under the Kerlapal police station area where a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, an…
New Delhi: Asserting that his government is committed to the all-round development of Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the Cabinet decisions approving the inclusion of the Kosi Mechi Intra-State Link Project under the PMKSY-AIBP and a four-lane Patna-Sasaram corridor project. The Cabinet has approved the inclusion of Bihar’s Kosi Mechi Intra-State Link…
Wayanad (Kerala): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said that the hill district has immense tourism potential due to its natural beauty and resources and called for a long-term roadmap to build a sustainable model of tourism here. While calling for developing the tourism potential of Wayanad, she also cautioned that the source…
Chandigarh: Self-styled pastor Bajinder Singh has been found guilty in a 2018 sexual harassment case. A Mohali court in Punjab convicted him of sexual misconduct while acquitting five others facing similar charges, according to media reports. On 19 March, Bajinder Singh and five co-accused appeared in a Mohali court for a hearing related to allegations…
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Friday increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 2 percentage points effective from January 1 this year, benefitting nearly 1.15 crore central government employees and pensioners. The Union Cabinet has approved the release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to…
