IMD advisory aids farmers amid climate threats

IMD advisory aids farmers amid climate threats

Tuesday, 23 April 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

From mitigating water stagnation in the rain-hit Northeastern States like Arunachal Pradesh and Karnataka and Goa to protecting fruit orchards from hail damage in Telangana and ensuring light, frequent irrigation to mitigate heat stress in Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, East Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, the Indian Meteorological...

Rahul to look for safe seat after Wayanad polls: Modi

Rahul to look for safe seat after Wayanad polls: Modi

Sunday, 21 April 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

Launching a blistering attack against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that ‘Shehzada and his team were waiting for the polling to get over in Wayanad, from where he is contesting, to find another safe seat for him, and predicted that he (Rahul) will “run...

Bihar schoolteachers upset over vigilance to boycott polls

Bihar schoolteachers upset over vigilance to boycott polls

Sunday, 21 April 2024 | Deepak Kumar Jha | Darbhanga/ Madhubani/Supaul

Keeping a ‘hawk-eye’ on the school teachers in Bihar has led to acute resentments against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from five lakh Government schoolteachers and their families, and a majority of them backed by several associations of teachers, have decided to ‘boycott’ the voting in Lok Sabha polls. The latest to...

New criminal laws signify watershed moment: CJI

New criminal laws signify watershed moment: CJI

Sunday, 21 April 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Hailing the enactment of the new criminal justice laws as a watershed moment for society, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said India is set for a significant overhaul of its criminal justice system. Speaking at a conference here on “India’s Progressive Path in the Administration of Criminal Justice System”,...

Low voter turnout in phase 1 alarms parties

Low voter turnout in phase 1 alarms parties

Sunday, 21 April 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Low voting percentage in the Hindi belt Western Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand during the first phase of polls which concluded on Friday, has become a cause of concern for the political groups with all the warring parties in a fix for the upcoming six phases Parliamentary polls. Experts and...

maharashtra

Saturday, 20 April 2024 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

More than 55 per cent of total 95,54 lakh voters exercised their franchise in five constituencies that went to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls in eastern Maharashtra on Friday, with the naxalite-infested Gadchiroli-Chimur accounting for a maximum of 65 per cent polling. With no untoward incident...

bihar

bihar

Saturday, 20 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Patna/Aurangabad/Gaya

Around 46.32 per cent of the 75 lakh voters in four Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar exercised their franchise till 5 pm on Friday, officials said. The polling began at 7 am and went on till 6 pm, a senior election official said. The voters will decide the fate of...

nagaland & manipur

Saturday, 20 April 2024 | PTI | Imphal/Kohima

At least four Electronic Voting Machines were damaged at different polling booths in conflict-hit Manipur on Friday where polling was held in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, according to sources. Meanwhile, the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland recorded a voter turnout of over 50 per cent till 4...

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