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Lucknow, March 15 The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) has ordered an inquiry into a controversial "Pandit" option given for a question on opportunists in a police recruitment examination after objections were raised by leaders of the ruling BJP over it.The...

Dehradun, March 13 Six police personnel, including the in-charge of the Iqbalpur police post in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district, were suspended on Friday after an audio clip, purportedly of a phone call linked to illegal mining activities, surfaced on social media, officials said.The action...

Gandhinagar, March 13: The Gujarat government has recovered Rs 1.04 crore from the construction agency after a newly built overhead water tank collapsed during testing in the Surat district. Water Resources and Supply Minister Ishwarsinh Patel informed the state Assembly on Friday.Responding...

Raisen, March 12 – Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Priyank Kanoongo, met with senior officials of the Raisen District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police (SP), and the Regional Director on Thursday regarding a case involving illegal cannon firing from Raisen Fort.During...

Mumbai, March 12 Maharashtra MLA Prakash Bharsakle moved a motion in the state assembly on Thursday, alleging that certain media persons and individuals had attempted to damage his reputation without evidence.Bharsakale, who represents the Akot constituency in the Akola district, claimed that...

Mumbai, March 11 – Taking the complaints regarding discrepancies in the college fee fixation process seriously, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil announced in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that a high-level inquiry committee, headed by a retired High Court judge...

Mumbai, March 11 Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule announced on Wednesday in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly that a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Divisional Commissioner Pravin Gedam, will conduct a high-level investigation into alleged large-scale...

Mumbai, March 11 Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadetiwar on Wednesday alleged irregularities in the allocation of MIDC land in Ahilyanagar to private companies, claiming that around 4,000 acres were being transferred to corporate entities at undervalued rates.The transfer of these...

Srinagar, March 10 The Jammu and Kashmir government has dismissed three employees of the Jal Shakti (Water Resources) department over their alleged involvement in "anti-national and subversive activities," officials said on Tuesday.Among the three employees, two were from the Kishtwar district...

Shimla, March 9 Leader of the Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, on Monday alleged that several cases of corruption and political patronage have come to light during the tenure of the Congress government.Addressing a press conference here, he referred to the illegal...

Kathmandu, March 8 – Nepal’s investigation panel, which was looking into the September protests by Gen Z and its aftermath, in which over 70 people were reportedly killed and led to the fall of the K. P. Sharma Oli government, finally submitted its report to interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki...

Patna, March 7 – The Bihar Vigilance Department conducted raids on several locations linked to a Block Development Officer (BDO) in the state on Saturday as part of an investigation into a case of disproportionate assets.According to Vigilance Department officials, the raids targeted the...

Ballia (UP), March 6 A video purportedly showing employees of the Ballia Nagar Palika Parishad consuming liquor inside the office premises has sparked a controversy in this district of Uttar Pradesh, with the administration taking the matter seriously and considering disciplinary action against...

Nahan (HP), March 6 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said he has sought a report on the felling of hundreds of trees in Shillai, a district in Himachal Pradesh.Speaking to the media, the chief minister said he had seen reports on social media regarding the...

Bengaluru, March 4 Amid allegations of irregularities in the KPSC Main examination and selection process, Minister Parameshwara said on Wednesday that the government would examine the matter and ensure a fair system for candidates.He said it would be better if the issues were rectified at the...

Ranchi, February 24 The grief and pain of the families of seven people who died in an air ambulance crash near Simaria in Jharkhand's Chatra district was palpable on Tuesday as the bodies of some of the deceased were cremated.The Beechcraft C90 air ambulance, operated by Redbird Airways Pvt...

London, February 23 – Peter Mandelson, the former UK ambassador to the US, was arrested from his home in north London on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the Metropolitan Police said.Mandelson had resigned from the House of Lords and the Labour Party earlier this month...

Jaipur, February 19 – Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has demanded the formation of a high-level scientific committee to investigate the increasing cases of cardiac arrests and sudden deaths among young people and children in Rajasthan.Gehlot, a former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, said the...

New Delhi, February 18 State-owned SAIL has sought details from the fair trade regulator, CCI, regarding a notice related to alleged cartelization by steel manufacturers, a company official said on Wednesday.There is a notice regarding the matter, but the company has no details available, the...

Mumbai, February 13 Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration minister Narhari Zirwal said on Friday that he would resign if any link is established between him and a clerk from his department who was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe.The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday caught...