Devotees performed Karkidaka Vavu (the new moon in the Malayalam month of Karkidakam) Bali rituals across the state on Monday. Thousands of devotees thronged temples, river banks, and beaches in the state to pay obeisance (Bali) to their departed ancestors. Temple priests are assisting the devotees to perform the rituals. Devaswom […]
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Rajasthan: BJP prepares to encircle Gehlot govt before assembly polls
Gearing up for the Rajasthan assembly elections later this year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with its ‘Nahi Sahega Rajasthan Campaign’ is all set to encircle the Ashok Gehlot government in the state. BJP has planned to organize various programs through the campaign, informed BJP national general secretary and state in-charge Arun Singh. […]
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PM Modi to inaugurate new terminal building of Port Blair airport tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to virtually inaugurate the new integrated terminal building at Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday The inauguration ceremony will be conducted at 10:30 am via video conferencing, according to an official statement from the Prime Minister’s office. Enhancing connectivity infrastructure has […]
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Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi arrive at Bengaluru ahead of joint Oppn meeting
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and party leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Bengaluru to take part in the two-day meeting of opposition parties. Meanwhile, they were received by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and other senior leaders of the party. Earlier, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Singh and Marumalarchi […]
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Odisha experiences widespread rainfall in last 24 hours
Odisha has experienced widespread rainfall in the last 24 hours. Binika in Sonepur district recorded highest rainfall of 165.2 mm and Dhankauda in Sambalpur 155.5 mm. Jujumara in Sambalpur has received 136 mm of rainfall. IMD Bhubaneswar said, “Odisha experienced widespread rainfall in last 24 hours. Binika in Sonepur district recorded highest rainfall of 165.2 mm and Dhankauda in Sambalpur 155.5 mm. […]
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Amarnath Yatra: Pilgrims hail langar, other facilities at Pantha Chowk transit camp in Srinagar
In the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, pilgrims have been accommodated at the Pantha Chowk transit camp here where all the facilities are being given to them in a very organised manner. The pilgrims have appreciated these facilities being provided by Jammu and Kashmir administration, and ‘langar’, community kitchens, providing to them by various organizations. A pilgrim said, […]
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Andhra Pradesh: Tomato grower killed by miscreants in Annamaya district
A second tomato grower was killed in Annamaya district of Andhra Pradesh in the last seven days, police said. Madhukar Reddy, a farmer was strangled to death by miscreants while he was sleeping at his farm to guard the crops near Pedda Tippa Samudra in Annamaya district at midnight on Sunday. The family members are in deep shock […]
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BJP gathering “factions of parties” to show strength: Kharge on Tuesday’s NDA meeting
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s scheduled meeting in Delhi on July 18, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that the saffron party is “baffled” by what the opposition is doing and hence gathering “factions of parties.” “If he (PM Modi) is stronger […]
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J-K: Two IEDs recovered from Wodhpura forest in Handwara
Indian Army in a joint operation with Handwara Police recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from Wodhpura forest near National Highway 701 during a search operation early Monday morning, said a police statement. The police statement further said that the area was immediately cordoned off with adeqate security measures and […]
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Delhi Police Special Cell nabs 3 members of inter-state illegal firearms syndicate
In a recent action by the Delhi Police Special Cell, three members of an inter-state illegal firearms syndicate have been arrested. A total of 15 good-quality pistols have been recovered from their possession, said police on Monday. As per information, the three used to procure the pistols from a Madhya Pradesh-based […]
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“Opposition unity meet giving sleepless nights to BJP,” says AAP MP Raghav Chaddha
Aam Admi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chaddha on Monday said that the coming together of like-minded opposition parties is giving “sleepless nights” to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He also claimed that the saffron party will not return to power at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to […]
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J-K: Skill India project successfully revives dying Namda Art
Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana initiative, Namda Craft of Kashmir is being successfully revived and the first batch of Namda Art products for export to the United Kingdom (UK) has been shipped. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology of India on Friday flagged off […]
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin, DMK MP TR Baalu arrive in Bengaluru ahead of joint Oppn meeting
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and party MP TR Baalu on Monday reached Bengaluru to attend the two-day joint Opposition meeting. CM Stalin and MP Baalu were recieved by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar at the Bengaluru airport. Shivakumar has been deputed to monitor all the preparation for […]
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Assam: Flood-like situation continues to be grim in Biswanth
The flood-like situation in Assam’s Biswanth Sub-Division continued to be grim as over 8,000 more people have been affected due to the flooded water of the Brahmputra River. Some more areas have been inundated and the number of flood-affected people has crossed more than 40,000 in the Biswanth Sub-Division. As […]