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Colombo, March 17 – The Sri Lankan government has approved the establishment of four special committees to address economic and social disruptions arising from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, following a proposal submitted by the president.The decision, endorsed by the cabinet of...

Sonowal inspected the elevated corridor connecting Pandu Port to NH-27.Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inspected the elevated corridor connecting Pandu Port with National Highway 27 yesterday. The corridor was constructed at a cost of approximately ₹180 crore.In a social media post, the...

The Jambu Zoo has received a pair of hippopotamuses from the Arignar Anna Zoological Park as part of an animal exchange program approved by the Central Zoo Authority.Officials stated that the semi-aquatic mammals arrived in Jammu on March 13 after being transported by train from Chennai. The...

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that Indian Railways has achieved an overall punctuality of 77 per cent, with 24 railway divisions recording more than 90 per cent on-time performance.Responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha, Ashwini Vaishnaw explained that punctuality is measured...

Lucknow, March 10 The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to the Mukhyamantri Gram Parivahan Yojana-2026, under which bus connectivity will now reach every village across the state.The cabinet meeting was held on Tuesday at Lok Bhavan under the chairmanship of Chief Minister...

Kohima, March 9 – The central government has sanctioned ₹283 crore for the modernization of the 123-year-old Dimapur railway station in Nagaland, a state minister told the assembly on Monday.Responding to a discussion in the state assembly on the status of the Dimapur railway station, Health...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for several development projects worth approximately 33,500 crore rupees in New Delhi tomorrow. Mr. Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for Delhi Metro projects worth about 18,300 crore rupees. He will also...

Srinagar, March 7 – Life returned to normal in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday after six days, as authorities lifted all restrictions and people resumed their daily routines.Shops, private transport, other businesses, public transport, banks, post offices, and government offices were operating...

Amaravati, March 5 Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha told the assembly on Thursday that the state government would seize and auction the assets of the fireworks factory owners involved in the fatal explosions to compensate the victims.Her remarks came a day after Chief Minister...

New Delhi, March 5 An electric bus belonging to the Delhi Transport Corporation caught fire near a hospital on the Mehrauli-Badarpur road in south Delhi on Thursday afternoon, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said.All passengers were safely evacuated in time, with no injuries reported...

Guwahati, March 3 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated his cabinet colleague Jogen Mohan and MLA Terash Gowala on Tuesday for being nominated as BJP candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections.The terms of the three Rajya Sabha seats held by BJP's Bhubaneswar Kalita and Rameswar...

Thane, March 3 A container truck carrying biscuits overturned on a highway in Thane district, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Tuesday, an official said.No one was injured in the accident, which occurred on the Nashik-Mumbai Highway near Kalwa around 4 am, the official said."The driver of...

March 01, New Delhi – Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has emphasized the rapid progress of India's bullet train project. He stated that the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train is expected to begin operations next year, and once completed, will cover the distance in one hour and fifty-seven...

New Delhi, February 28 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited the South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency on Saturday as part of the 'Pravas' outreach programme and presented the state government's one-year report card.She stated that over the past year, the Delhi government has taken several...

Chandigarh, February 28 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini visited the residence of Minister Anil Vij in Ambala Cantonment on Saturday, where Vij had recently suffered a fracture, and inquired about his well-being.Vij, the minister for transport, energy, and labour, recently fractured...

Dhone (Andhra Pradesh), February 27 Three members of a family died and another was seriously injured after their car allegedly collided with a crane near Dhone in the Nandyal district on Friday, police said.The accident occurred around 1:40 pm today when a car carrying a family of four from...

Agartala, February 24 The bus service between Kolkata and Agartala via Dhaka resumed after an 18-month hiatus due to political turmoil in Bangladesh, and 20 passengers on board the first such vehicle reached the Tripura capital on Tuesday.Tripura Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury welcomed...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu Railway Division of Northern Railways is in the final stages of preparations to introduce the Vande Bharat Express between Jammu and Srinagar. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that amid growing speculation about the launch of the semi-high-speed train on this...

Shillong, February 23 Meghalaya has generated an estimated 3.66 lakh jobs between 2019 and 2025, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma told the Assembly on Monday.Responding to the debate on the Governor's Address, Sangma said that agriculture accounted for the largest share, with 1.90 lakh jobs...

New Delhi, February 21 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta expressed her gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday for the upcoming Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS, which, she said, would significantly ease daily commuting for thousands of residents.After visiting the Sarai Kale Khan...