Hyderabad: With the state govt set to announce a successor to DGP B Shivadhar Reddy any day, six senior IPS officers were on Wednesday promoted to the rank of director general of police, taking the total number of DGP-rank officers in Telangana to 11. Chief secretary K Ramakrishna Rao issued the orders, elevating officers from…
Kolkata: Trinamool on Wednesday sharpened its attack on Union home minister Amit Shah for addressing CM Mamata Banerjee as “Ei Didi” at a rally in Salboni the previous day. BJP dismissed the controversy as a “deliberate attempt to mislead people”.Speaking at a rally in Deganga, North 24 Parganas, Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said:…
Mapusa: Drinking water minister Subhash Phaldessai inaugurated a 15MLD additional water treatment plant in Chandel on Tuesday costing Rs 30 crore, to alleviate Pernem taluka’s water woes.“We intend to provide a regular water supply for at least eight hours in the future. We also plan to reduce govt-owned borewells and make the taluka completely tanker-free,”…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Wednesday issued notices to sports authorities after a teenager from Mehsana filed a petition over his non-selection for an Under-17 cricket pre-national camp to be held in Telangana. The camp is being held for the selection of the national team.The minor, through his father, challenged the legality and validity…
With an aim to get maximum revenue in the first two months of the current financial year, Chandigarh municipal commissioner Amit Kumar on Wednesday asked the public to pay the amount within stipulated time to avail property tax rebate. While residential property owners will get 20% rebate, commercial property owners will get 10% discount. This…
Pune: Minister of higher and technical education Chandrakant Patil has written to agriculture minister Dattatray Bharne telling him to compensate as per govt rules the family of the College of Agriculture (CoA) student who died on March 14 , while also ordering an inquiry and action against those responsible for his death.A month ago, agri-business…
Aizawl: The India Meteorological Department’s Aizawl Meteorological Centre marked Earth Day on Wednesday with activities focused on environmental sustainability, the IMD Aizawl said in a press statement.The programme aimed to raise awareness about climate change, environmental conservation and the need for collective action to protect the planet. Officials and staff took part in a plantation…
Lucknow: The Union ministry of rural development on Wednesday approved the first instalment of Rs 1,789 crore as central funding for Uttar Pradesh under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for the financial year 2026-27. The sanctioned amount also includes approximately Rs 1,129.55 crore of pending dues from the previous 2025-26 financial…
Jaipur: State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh Wednesday announced the final voter list for the Municipal Body Elections–2026, with electoral rolls published for 195 of the state’s 309 urban local bodies.“Out of the 309 local bodies in the state, the voter lists for 195 bodies have been published. The voter lists of the remaining 113 local…
NEW DELHI: The discharge of four accused in the 2006 Malegaon case is a “tight slap” on the Congress leadership’s face, BJP said Wednesday, asserting this has again vindicated its stand that the opposition party during its govt invented terms like “Hindu terror” and “saffron terrorism” to defame Hindus due to its appeasement politics.At a…
