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New Delhi, April 4 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday that there is no shortage of domestic or commercial LPG in the national capital and urged Delhiites "not to panic".She urged people not to crowd gas agencies and LPG centers."Avoid visiting LPG godowns. The administration is...

Buxar (Bihar), April 4: Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar has emphasized that to make the prohibition law in the state effective, there must be collective efforts from all sections.Speaking to reporters on Friday night regarding the deaths caused by spurious liquor in Motihari, Prem Kumar...

Kolkata, April 3 The Election Commission on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of a joint block development officer (BDO) in poll-bound West Bengal and directed the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against her.The poll body, however, did not mention the grounds for the action.In a...

Bhopal, April 3 Madhya Pradesh Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Govind Singh Rajput announced that a record 19.4 lakh farmers have registered this year for procurement at the minimum support price (MSP), which is 3.6 lakh more than last year.The registered area has also...

Shimla, April 2 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Thursday that contractors who fail to complete the works assigned to them within the stipulated time will face strict action.Speaking in the assembly, he said that the government would consider cancelling the...

New Delhi, April 2 CPI-MLL MP Raja Ram Singh condemned the reported mass layoffs by Oracle Corporation on Thursday, asserting that "workers cannot be treated as expendable" and urging the government to take immediate action to protect employees' rights and ensure accountability in the IT sector...

Jammu, April 2 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that over 16,000 kanals of land under the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) are currently being encroached upon, and that eviction drives are being carried out in a phased and time-bound manner.In response to a...

Islamabad, April 1 – Christian groups and human rights activists staged a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, expressing deep concern over what they described as a rising wave of forced marriages and religious conversions involving young girls from their community across the country. A leading...

Jammu, March 30 The government on Monday directed the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) to take firm action against private schools that are arbitrarily increasing fees and violating prescribed norms.Education Minister Sakeena Itoo issued the directions while chairing a...

Gorakhpur (UP), March 27 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed police officials to take strict and immediate action against those resorting to strong-arm tactics, asserting that such behavior will not be tolerated under any circumstances.During a Janata Darshan held...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday directed officers to take strong action against traders who are involved in hoarding and black marketing of LPG cylinders and other essential commodities.Majhi reviewed the steps being taken by the state government to...

Gorakhpur (UP), March 26 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed officials to take strict action against those involved in illegal land encroachment and warned that people harassing the poor would not be spared.The chief minister met around 200 people at a Janata...

New Delhi, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged all state governments to take strict action against individuals attempting to exploit the ongoing global energy crisis through the black market and hoarding of gas cylinders.This appeal comes in response to the nationwide...

New Delhi, March 20 – The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a petition seeking recognition of alleged hate speech targeting the Brahmin community, described as "Brahmophobia," as a punishable form of caste-based discrimination.A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan...

New Delhi, March 20 In a major crackdown against illegal gambling and betting websites, the government has blocked 300 such websites and applications, sources said.The blocked websites and apps are related to online sports betting platforms; online casinos offering slots, roulette, and live...

New Delhi, March 20 The Delhi High Court on Friday criticized the Centre for failing to provide a "timeline" for completing the process of filling the vacant positions of chairperson and members in the National Commission for Minorities (NCM).Noting that it had previously sought an affidavit...

New Delhi, March 19 The Delhi government will take strict action against those found responsible for alleged lapses in firefighting operations in southwest Delhi's Palam, where a devastating fire claimed nine lives, official sources said on Thursday.An inquiry has been ordered to identify any...

Raipur, March 18 A day after three sanitation workers died while cleaning a septic tank at a leading private hospital in Raipur, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday ordered strict action against those forcing people into manual scavenging.The tragic incident occurred on...

New Delhi, March 18 The government has taken various measures to protect the interests of consumers, including action against coaching centers for misleading advertisements, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday.Responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Lok...

Mirzapur (UP), March 17 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspected the construction work of Maa Vindhyavasini University on Tuesday and directed officials to complete it by May 31.According to an official statement, the CM also instructed officials to ensure the construction of...