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Shimla, March 19 BJP legislators on Thursday protested against the "illegal" felling of trees in the Shallai area of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, and said that more than 300 pine trees were cut under the administration's nose.BJP MLAs, holding placards with slogans like "Remove the...

Mohali, March 18 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann called for greater participation of women in politics on Wednesday, urging them to actively participate in decision-making and bring necessary changes to society.Addressing a gathering after felicitating women entrepreneurs here, Mann said...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 18 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured the posts of president and vice-president of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra unopposed here on Wednesday.Avinash Galande was elected as the president, and Jitendra Jaiswal as the...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 18 – Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi criticised the Karnataka Congress government on Tuesday, stating that it had repeatedly displayed administrative failures, and that the latest incident, where the Assembly Speaker...

Shimla, March 17 In a scathing attack on the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government, Leader of the Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, said on Tuesday that the administration and law enforcement agencies in the state have been operating on an ad hoc basis, while those close...

Latur, March 17 Usha Sambhaji Patil-Talegaonkar, from the BJP, has been elected as the president, while NCP candidate Dayanand Damodar Surwase has become the vice-president of the Latur Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra, an official said on Tuesday.The election for the top positions took place on...

Guwahati, March 16 The Election Commission of India on Monday transferred five District Election Officers (DEOs) of Assam, a day after the announcement of the assembly poll schedule.The DEOs of Kokrajhar, Majuli, Baksa, Chirang, and Udalguri have been transferred with immediate effect.In a...

New Delhi, March 16 On Monday, the Election Commission wrote to the Chief Secretary of Assam, requesting a list of all IAS officers from the 2010 to 2021 batches. As a result, several District Election Officers (DEOs) in the state, which is preparing for elections, are likely to be replaced...

Mumbai, March 16 Maharashtra Minister Ashish Shelar on Monday directed officials to use technology, including satellite mapping and drones, to identify illegal structures and prepare a concrete action plan by the end of April to make Mumbai encroachment-free.Shelar, the state's Information...

New Delhi, March 16 Election Commission officials said on Monday that the major changes in the West Bengal civil and police administration were in line with the assurance given by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to hold peaceful and violence-free elections in the state.The EC has...

Itanagar, March 16 The Arunachal Pradesh government has transferred and posted 27 senior police officers, including several from the IPS and state police service (APPS) cadres.The transfers were ordered by the governor following a Police Establishment Board (PEB) meeting held recently...

Silchar, March 14 – Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the Assam Secretariat, Barak Valley, in Silchar on Saturday, dedicating it to the people and also laying the foundation stones for several development projects worth around Rs 340 crore across the three districts of the valley –...

Gwalior, March 14 Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday criticised the Congress, accusing it of "unnecessarily" politicising issues and making "baseless" allegations against the BJP government during the ongoing West Asia crisis.The Union Minister said that the...

Jaipur, March 13 Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, Teekaram Jully, on Friday alleged that the BJP government in the state had become "invisible" amid the ongoing LPG crisis and demanded immediate relief for small traders, street vendors, and daily wage workers affected by the...

New Delhi, March 13 Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu held a meeting with Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha on Friday to discuss issues related to security, law and order, cybercrime, and emerging challenges in the national capital.Sandhu, who recently assumed office as...

Ayodhya, March 12 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed on Thursday the preparations for the proposed visit of President Droupadi Murmu to Ayodhya on March 19 and the upcoming Ram Navami celebrations.During his inspection of arrangements at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 – On Wednesday, Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg held a meeting with secretaries of various departments and district collectors to review the availability and uninterrupted supply of cooking gas (LPG), petrol, and diesel across the state.The meeting was held at Lok Seva...

Amaravati, March 10 – The Andhra Pradesh government will soon launch the Andhra Pradesh Titanium and Strategic Materials Mission (AP-TSMM).Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu stated on Tuesday that the mission would attract large-scale investments and create thousands of employment...

Gandhinagar, March 10 – The Gujarat government has decided to implement an ‘Asset Safety Monitoring Portal’ to enable continuous digital monitoring of more than 1.5 lakh public assets, including roads, bridges, government buildings, and other civic infrastructure.The aim is to strengthen...

Mumbai, March 10 Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar warned senior bureaucrats on Tuesday against skipping important discussions in the House, especially debates on the state budget, asking them to treat it as a "last chance" for the bureaucracy.Addressing the Lower House before the...