Bhubaneswar- Amid the outrage over the self-immolation attempt by a student of FM Autonomous College in Balasore, the Odisha Higher Education Department on Monday issued an urgent directive to all state public and private universities, as well as government, aided, and unaided degree colleges under its purview, to submit reports regarding the functioning of the…
New Delhi- Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, was evasive in answering ED questions on his alleged financial association with UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari and his family members, sources said on Monday. Summoned in connection with a money laundering case registered in 2016, Vadra was non-cooperative during his two-hour questioning and…
New Delhi- Delhi Speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday interacted with members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly at the Vidhan Sabha premises and described PAC and CAG as alarms for ensuring accountability. “PAC and CAG Are Awakening Alarms for the Government to Act and Ensure Accountability”, said the Speaker, addressing…
New Delhi/Aizawl- Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence in New Delhi and also invited him to formally inaugurate the newly completed Bairabi–Sairang railway line and the new Sairang Railway Station. An official of the Mizoram Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that the Prime Minister expressed his…
Bhopal- The Assembly Speakers of seven states held their first meeting at Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Monday. The meeting held at the conference hall of the state Legislative Assembly witnessed discussions on strengthening the functioning and relevance of legislative committees in the parliamentary system. The meeting was presided over by Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly…
Mandi- Supporting the return of children to learning and providing a sense of normalcy, Himachal Pradesh’s Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur along with former Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday visited areas in Mandi District and distributed schoolbags and resources for children affected by natural calamity. They distributed bags, books, copies and stationery kits among…
New Delhi- Delhi Home and Power Minister Ashish Sood will on Tuesday boost the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign – inspired by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi – by planting a sapling in the Janakpuri area, said an official. As part of the ongoing Van Mahotsav of the Delhi government, the Minister…
Kolkata- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said that the process of framing of charges has been completed against Sandip Ghosh, the controversial former principal of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, in the case of his alleged involvement in the multi-crore financial irregularities case at the institute. The…
Bhopal- Two minor girls drowned after falling into a rainwater-filled, abandoned borewell in Hiloundha village of Nagaud tehsil of Satna district. The tragedy occurred around 3 p.m. on Sunday when 16-year-old Somvati and her 12-year-old friend Durga, both residents of Reura Kala Bhatwa, were accompanying their families for paddy plantation work. Their bodies have been…
New Delhi- Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s effort in bringing a new revolution in India through biofuels, which has resulted in Namibia’s entry into the Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA). The Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister said that biofuel is an energy that is obtained from household and farm…
