Punjab Police busted a drug smuggling racket with the arrest of four persons and recovered 3 kg heroin and Rs 9 lakh money from their possession, said Commisioner of Police, Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar here on Tuesday. Those arrested have been identified as Vikramjeet Singh alias Vicky of Lohgarh in Amritsar, Rashpal Singh of village […]
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UP govt to equip UP Tourism Dept’s website with several features, including ‘data encryption’
In view of the increasing tourism potential of the state of Uttar Pradesh in recent years, the Uttar Pradesh Government, headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has stepped up preparations for the Maha Kumbh 2025. According to Chief Minister Yogi’s vision, the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department has invited applications through […]
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Assam Accord: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act
The five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord. It deals with granting Indian citizenship to illegal […]
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“Effect of demand for caste census”: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on BJP’s selection of CMs
After the BJP named an OBC and tribal leader as the new Chief Minister’s of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, respectively, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Tuesday that this was an effect of the demand for a caste census. Chowdhury said that the BJP has appointed the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh keeping in mind the caste equation after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi talked […]
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Former Telangana CM KCR urges people not to visit him at Yashoda Hospital
BRS chief and former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekara Rao on Tuesday urged people not to visit him at the Yashoda Hospital to enquire about his health. He thanked people but asked them not to visit due to the risk of infection, traffic trouble and problems with other patients. “I am thankful to thousands of people […]
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Defence Ministry clears 70,000 Sig Sauer assault rifles for Indian Army
In a major boost to the firepower of soldiers, the Indian Army will get 70,000 more Sig Sauer assault rifles which will be given to troops deployed in counterterrorism operations and other duties. The approval for the procurement was given at a high-level meeting of the Defence Ministry held recently […]
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Madhya Pradesh: Vibrant Gujarat roadshow held in Indore
Following the success of 11 international and 8 domestic roadshows, the Vibrant Gujarat 2024 delegation concluded the Indore roadshow on Tuesday. Distinguished industry figures, along with officials from the Gujarat government, were in attendance on this occasion. Ahead of the roadshow, Kuberbhai Dindor, Gujarat Minister of Tribal Development, and Bhanuben Babariya, the Gujarat Minister […]
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Himachal govt expands Cabinet, Governor administers oath to newly inducted ministers
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla administered the ‘Oath of Office and Secrecy’ to the newly inducted Cabinet Ministers Rajesh Dharmani and Yadvinder Goma at Raj Bhawan on Tuesday. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri were also present on the occasion. Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena conducted the proceedings. MLA from the Ghumarwin […]