Somnath (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the forces that had opposed the reconstruction of the Somnath temple in Gujarat after independence are still active, and India needs to remain alert, united and powerful to defeat them. The history of Somnath is not that of destruction and defeat but of victory and renewal….
Bhubaneshwar: The Odisha government has demanded support from the Centre for development of roads and National Highways (NHs) projects in the state involving an investment of Rs 41,580 crore. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida raised this demand while attending the pre-budget consultation meeting of finance ministers of all states and union territories, chaired by Union…
Thiruvanthapuram: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the gold loss at Sabarimala temple and demanded a probe by a neutral investigation agency. Addressing the newly elected BJP representatives of local bodies and inaugurating the party’s Mission 2026 programme for the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, he said those…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala): Congress-expelled MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was taken into custody in connection with a sexual assault case from Palakkad around Saturday midnight, police sources on Sunday said. He was shifted to a police camp here on Sunday morning, officials added. According to police, a third sexual assault case was recently registered against Palakkad MLA following…
Somnath (Gujarat): A mega drone show featuring several planned thematic formations, including huge images of Lord Shiva and a ‘shivling’, and a 3D depiction of the Somnath temple, lit up the night sky near the ancient shrine here on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here in the evening on a two-day visit to…
Veraval (Gujarat): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described Somnath as a symbol of “our civilisational courage” as he landed in the famous temple town to attend `Somnath Swabhiman Parv’ events. Starting his three-day visit to Gujarat, he witnessed a drone show and presided over a meeting of the Shree Somnath Trust as its chairman….
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…
