UP: 17-year old girl crushed to death after miscreants pull her ‘dupatta’, three accused arrested

A 17-year old girl was crushed to death in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar on Friday after two miscreants pulled her dupatta, causing her to fall from her bicycle, and another motorcyclist ran over her, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police, Ambedkar Nagar, Sanjay Rai said, “We received a complaint yesterday […]

PM Vishwakarma scheme would give identity to craftspersons: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took part in the launch of PM Vishwakarma scheme which coincided with PM Narendra Modi’s birthday and said that PM Vishwakarma scheme would give identity to craftspersons. Rajnath Singh said, “Since 2014 we have connected small-level artisans with the banking system. PM Vishwakarma scheme would give identity to these small-level craftsmen. Under this scheme, […]

UP Govt announces list of top, worst rankings of Jansunwai, IGRS for August

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the list of top and bottom 10 rankings of Jansunwai Samadhan System, IGRS and CM Helpline for the month of August and gave strict instructions to poor performers to improve their performances. This list has been prepared on the basis of a detailed evaluation of the work of District Magistrates, Police Commissioners, […]

Hyderabad meeting ends: Congress confident of decisive mandate in assembly polls

The two-day Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Hyderabad concluded on Sunday, with party leaders expressing optimism about receiving a “clear mandate” in the upcoming assembly elections in five states. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana are set to go to polls anytime later this year. The party also discussed the […]

Project Cheetah in India completes one year with highs and lows

India’s ambitious project Cheetah on Sunday completed one year after the first batch of eight Namibian cheetahs was released in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday on September 17, 2022. Subsequently, twelve cheetahs from South Africa were also translocated and released in Kuno National Park in February 2023. […]

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman commends ‘PM Vishwakarma’ scheme, celebrates artisans’ contribution to India’s economy

The launch of the ‘PM Vishwakarma’ Scheme was met with admiration and respect from Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who paid tribute to the revered artisans of India while highlighting their profound impact on the nation’s history and economy. In an address at the scheme’s launch, Minister Sitharaman underlined the […]

Special puja, havan performed at Badrinath-Kedarnath Dham on PM Modi’s 73rd birthday

Special puja and yagya-havan were performed in Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath and Badrinath temples for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he turned 73 on Sunday (September 17). The priests of the temples offered prayers to the deities for the Prime Minister’s health, long life, happiness, and prosperity. The puja programme was attended by […]

UP makes history with Rs 50,000 crore loan disbursement to MSME entrepreneurs

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday distributed loans worth Rs 50,000 crore to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) entrepreneurs in an event organized on the eve of Vishwakarma Jayanti. This unprecedented initiative has positioned Uttar Pradesh as the first state in the country to extend loans on such a massive scale in one go, […]

Telangana CM inaugurates lift irrigation project to fill Anjanagiri reservoir with water from Krishna River

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday inaugurated the ‘Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation scheme’ at Narlapur in Nagarkurnool district. He switched on the mega pump house with the press of a button to start the wet run of lifting water from the Krishna River into the Anjanagiri reservoir which has a capacity of 6.4 TMC. “Chief […]

Congress expresses displeasure for late invitation to Kharge for New Parliament flag hoisting ceremony

 The Congress party has expressed its displeasure for the late invitation extended to Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge for the flag hoisting ceremony at the new Parliament. Sources said that the Congress party expressed resentment since the central government had sent the invitation to Kharge only on Friday at noon […]

CWC passes condolence resolutions on loss of lives in Himachal disaster, Manipur violence

The Congress Working Committee on Saturday passed a condolence resolution and expressed grief to the people of Himachal Pradesh which suffered massive destruction due to the recurrent landslides and heavy rainfall adding that the centre should provide financial assistance to the state to rebuild its infrastructure which got damaged in […]