NFR rolls out new schedule to boost passenger services, operations in NE, Bihar & Bengal

Guwahati- To further enhance passenger-centric services and operational efficiency, aimed at strengthening railway connectivity across the Northeastern region, Bihar and West Bengal, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has introduced a new timetable, effective from the first day of the New Year, officials said on Wednesday. NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said…

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B’luru demolition row: BJP delegation visits site; R. Ashoka alleges Cong govt creating ‘mini B’desh’

Bengaluru- A Karnataka BJP delegation headed by Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka (Assembly) and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy (Council) on Wednesday visited the demolition site at Kogilu Layout in Bengaluru, which has triggered a major controversy after the Congress-led government announced rehabilitation for encroachers following the intervention of the AICC. The delegation visited the site along…

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Chhattisgarh: ED raids uncover major land compensation scam in Bharatmala Highway Project

Raipur- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Raipur Zonal Office, has revealed significant findings from searches conducted on December 29 at multiple premises in Raipur and Mahasamund districts of Chhattisgarh. The operations targeted alleged illegal compensation disbursements for land acquisition under the ambitious Raipur-Visakhapatnam Highway Project, part of the Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana scheme. The ED initiated a…

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Cabinet okays Rs 19,142 crore project to build new 6-lane Nashik-Akkalkot highway

New Delhi- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of a 6-lane greenfield access-controlled Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot corridor in Maharashtra on BOT (Toll) Mode across a length of 374 km with a total capital cost of Rs.19,142 crore. The project will provide connectivity to important regional cities…

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‘They are humans, not robots or bonded labourers’: AAP leader backs gig workers’ strike

New Delhi- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Wednesday extended support to the nationwide strike by gig workers associated with leading delivery and e-commerce platforms, asserting that their voices and demands deserve to be heard as they are “humans, not robots or bonded labour”. Thousands of gig workers linked to major…

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BJP slams Mamata for issuing ‘veiled threats’ against HM Shah during Bengal visit

Bhubaneswar- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of using inflammatory language and issuing veiled threats against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his recent visit to the state. Addressing a press conference here, the BJP condemned the West Bengal Chief Minister’s…

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Diluting charges to denying crimes: How violence against minorities is being whitewashed in Bangladesh

New Delhi- There has been a new pattern in Bangladesh whereby the police are diluting charges against the perpetrators of violence against the minority community, particularly the Hindus, so that such incidents are passed off as accidents or personal disputes. Intelligence agencies say that the Jamaat-e-Islami is playing the game of the ISI to perfection.The…

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At Sivagiri, K’taka CM says religion without ethics becomes tool of domination

Thiruvananthapuram/Bengaluru- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that building an India where people live together in unity amid diversity was the vision of Sree Narayana Guru, and that he had warned society against communalism and casteism. Addressing the 93rd Sivagiri Theerthadanam festival in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on Wednesday, the Chief Minister stated that Narayana Guru’s goal…

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