Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar takes reins of  Project Seabird

Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar takes reins of Project Seabird

Thursday, 29 August 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Vice Admiral Rajesh Dhankhar on Wednesday assumed duties of the Director General Project Seabird, with a charter to oversee largest defence infrastructure project currently progressing at the Karwar Naval Base, from Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti., navy said here. The change of guard took place at the Headquarters, Project Seabird, New Delhi....

Modi chairs PRAGATI meeting to review seven key projects progress

Thursday, 29 August 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a PRAGATI meeting to review the progress of seven key projects which included two projects relating to road connectivity, two rail projects and one project each of the Coal, Power and Water Resources sectors, having a cumulative worth of around Rs 76,500 crore....

Azad not to campaign in Assembly polls, cites health reasons

Thursday, 29 August 2024 | Mohit Kandhari | Jammu

In his heydays in politics, Ghulam Nabi Azad was labeled the ‘lucky mascot’ and ‘master strategist’. He won many difficult elections in his long political career. But ever since Azad severed his ties with the Congress party he has been struggling to find a foothold and consolidate his support base...

Maha Dy CM Ajit apologises for collapse of Shivaji statue

Thursday, 29 August 2024 | TN RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

In a damage-control exercise undertaken ahead of the State Assembly polls,   Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday apologised publicly to “13 crore people of the people of the state” over the collapse of the 35-feet tall Shivaji statue in Sindhudurg district, even as the Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT)...

Lankan population homogeneous; Sinhala, Tamils have genetic mixing: Study

Thursday, 29 August 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | KOCHI

An international team of scientists, drawn mainly from Sri Lanka and India, have demolished the concept of Eelam Tamils in the island nation through a comprehensive genetic study. A three-year long molecular biology research spanning across Sri Lanka and India have established that the population in the island nation is...

Striking docs refuse to budge as Mamata uses FIR threat

Thursday, 29 August 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | KOLKATA

The striking doctors of the RG Kar Medical College Hospital and other medical colleges remained nonchalant to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s veiled threat on Wednesday asking them to resume work “as I do not want to take stringent action against you that might spoil your career.” Even as the doctors carried...

Effective governance key to achieving our developmental goals: Siddaramaiah

Wednesday, 28 August 2024 | PTI | Bengaluru

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that effective governance is key to achieving the state's developmental goals and that the government is investing in technology and innovative solutions to enhance transparency, efficiency, and accountability in the administrative processes. Addressing a meeting with NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Suman Bery here, the chief...

MP police arrest main accused in attack on Chhatarpur police station

Wednesday, 28 August 2024 | PTI | Bhopal

The Madhya Pradesh police on Tuesday arrested Haji Shahzad Ali, the main accused in the stone-pelting incident at a police station during a protest against a Hindu seer in Chhatarpur city, an official said. The police had issued a lookout circular for Ali to ensure he didn't flee the country. The local...

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