President Murmu lays foundation for six projects in Odisha
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday laid the foundation for six projects in Odisha, including three new railway lines, worth a total of Rs 6,400 crore. Bangriposi-Gorumahisani, Buramara-Chakulia and Badampahar-Keonjhargarh are the railway lines for which the foundation stones were laid by Murmu in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan...
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Opposition Christian MPs urge Church body to support Muslims on Waqf issue
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73 complaints against obscene ads on private TV channels addressed: Govt tells Parliament
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Health Minister JP Nadda launches 100-day TB elimination campaign
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Maharashtra opposition stages walkout over EVM manipulation allegations
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CISF sets up Quality Control Unit to enhance aviation security
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Union Health Ministry determines compensation for patients with faulty Johnson & Johnson implants
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Rajnath Singh to visit Russia on Sunday, witness commissioning of Indian naval warship
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ED attaches fresh assets worth Rs 388 Crore in Mahadev online betting case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has attached fresh assets worth about Rs 388 crore in its ongoing money laundering investigation into the Mahadev online betting case in which various high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh are alleged to have been involved. These include movable assets - investment made...
Government committed to make school education accessible: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government has taken another big decision to make school education as accessible as possible with the Cabinet approving the opening of 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas. He asserted that while the step will benefit a large number of students, many new employment opportunities will...
Peon in Chhattisgarh cracks state civil services
By sheer dint of hard work and dedication, a peon with mechanical engineering degree has cracked the tough Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) examination and set an example for young aspirants. Shailendra Kumar Bandhe, employed at the CGPSC office in capital Raipur since the last seven months, aced the Chhattisgarh civil...
Soren keeps Home, distributes portfolios
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday distributed portfolios among the new ministers, keeping key departments such as Home, Personnel and several others to himself, according to a government notification. Radhakrishna Kishore, a Congress MLA, got Finance, Commercial Tax, Planning and Development Department, and Parliamentary Affairs departments. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator...
Speedy trial a right, no indefinite incarceration: SC
Speedy conclusion of trial is a fundamental right and an undertrial cannot be subjugated to indefinite incarceration, the Supreme Court said on Friday. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Pankaj Mithal therefore granted bail to a man, who was in custody for about 4.2 years in a case lodged in...
What is in a name, asks HC as it junks govt fiat on naming of social organisations
Naam mein kya rakha hai (what is in a name)," the Bombay High Court remarked in a ruling on Friday as it quashed the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner's order barring charitable organisations from using words such as `eradication of corruption' in their names. No trust or charitable organisation shall use terms such...
Chaura may have acted on his own to fire at Sukhbir: Police
Ex-terrorist Narain Singh Chaura, who opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal outside the Golden Temple, appears to have acted on his own, preliminary police investigation revealed, Punjab Police sources have said. Chaura was sent to a three-day police remand by a court in Amritsar on Thursday. Badal escaped...
