Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched an attack on the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, accusing them of spreading “false narrative” and attempting to mislead the people ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.Addressing a conference of BJP booth presidents from Gorakhpur Urban and Gorakhpur Rural Assembly constituencies, he urged party workers to remain…
CM said that while the dropout rate has reduced significantly, the next target is to achieve zero dropout Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday launched the statewide ‘Samras Vidyasetu’ campaign from Ahmedabad to readmit school dropouts into the education system. Under the campaign, more than 80,000 dropout children across the state will be reconnected…
Pathankot: Heavy rainfall in the adjoining hill district of Himachal Pradesh has led to a rise in the water level of the Ranjit Sagar Dam reservoir over the past 24 hours, though officials said the reservoir remains well below the danger mark. Chief Engineer of the Ranjit Sagar Dam project, Vijay Garg, said on Wednesday…
Pune: Waghnakh, the famed weapon used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is now on the crest of INS Malvan, an anti-submarine warfare vessel commissioned by Air Chief Marshal AP Singh at the naval base in Karwar on Wednesday.The warship, the first to carry the waghnakh, is named after Maharashtra’s historic coastal town of Malvan in the…
Surat: A major diamond-smuggling crackdown in Vietnam has put the spotlight on supply chains linked to Surat, with authorities dismantling an alleged $10 million racket that moved about 28,000 diamonds through passenger couriers.Vietnamese authorities said investigators uncovered a network that allegedly smuggled diamonds into the country from India via Hong Kong, bypassing formal trade channels.According…
Guwahati: Strengthening the city’s solid waste management infrastructure, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has inaugurated a new refuse transfer station and material recovery facility at Panjabari. Officials said the initiative will significantly improve waste collection, segregation and transportation across the city.The project, built at a cost of Rs 7 crore, includes a refuse transfer station…
Lucknow: The basic education department has extended the deadline for submitting applications for inter-district mutual transfers of teachers working in state-run schools, providing relief to married teacher couples seeking postings in the same district. With this, teachers will be able to apply till Aug 5.Issued by additional chief secretary, basic and secondary education Partha Sarthi…
Rajkot: Bhavnagar police on Wednesday arrested a 26-year-old cleric, Mohammad Shafiq Abbas Mahediya, for allegedly possessing provocative material that police say could incite religious hostility, hurt the sentiments of various communities and undermine national unity and integrity.A case was registered against him at Vartej police station under Sections 196(1)(a), 196(1)(b), 197(1)(c), 299 and 54 of…
Jaipur: Police Wednesday announced it would hire five young professionals on one-year contracts to provide specialised expertise in crime analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), road safety and drug enforcement.The move marks one of the state’s clearest attempts at bringing lateral expertise into policing, with professionals from specialised fields set to work alongside police officers rather than…
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44)closed due to landslides, mudslides, and shooting stones JAMMU: A couple died and four others were injured after a massive boulder fell on a tempo on Jammu-Srinagar national highway (NH-44) near Gangroo in Ramban district Wednesday. Meanwhile, J&K DyCM Surinder Chowdhary and NC Anantnag-Rajouri MP Mian Altaf Ahmad narrowly escaped separate landslides…
