Contractor’s suicide: No update given by K’taka govt; we will write to PM, says miffed family

Contractor’s suicide: No update given by K’taka govt; we will write to PM, says miffed family

Bidar (Karnataka), Jan 2 (IANS) The family of Sachin Panchal, a contractor who committed suicide blaming a close aide of Minister Priyank Kharge, has stated that they have lost trust as they have not been given any update by the Karnataka government in the case and will now write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking … Read more

Narela may get new international cricket stadium: BJP MP Yogender Chandolia

Narela may get new international cricket stadium: BJP MP Yogender Chandolia

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) An international-level cricket stadium spread over 50 acres in Narela is one of the proposals the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is considering for development of rural belts of the city, Yogender Chandolia, BJP MP from North West Delhi, said on Thursday. “In keeping with the spirit of ‘Khelo … Read more

Bengaluru Metro: MP Surya says 1st Yellow Line train to be dispatched from Bengal on Jan 6

Bengaluru Metro: MP Surya says 1st Yellow Line train to be dispatched from Bengal on Jan 6

Bengaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) Bengaluru South MP and BJP National Yuva Morcha President Tejasvi Surya said on Thursday that the first train of the Yellow Line of Namma Metro is ready to be dispatched from West Bengal to Bengaluru on January 6. “It won’t be long before long-awaited Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line starts chugging along. … Read more

Retired IAS, IPS officers and ex VCs unite as 'Nikshay Mitras' to champion TB-free Uttar Pradesh

Retired IAS, IPS officers and ex VCs unite as 'Nikshay Mitras' to
champion TB-free Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, Jan 2 (IANS) In a one-of-its-kind initiative to wipe out Tuberculosis (TB) from Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath kicked off a programme on Thursday to accelerate progress towards this goal. The UP CM has entrusted retired IAS and IPS officers, former Vice Chancellors, educationists, and other senior citizens with the responsibility of ‘Nikshay … Read more

Trinamool councilor shot in Malda succumbs to injuries, Mamata slams police over security lapse (Ld)

Trinamool councilor shot in Malda succumbs to injuries, Mamata slams police over security lapse (Ld)

Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Dulal Sarkar, also known as Babla, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) councilor from Ward 22 of English Bazar Municipality in Malda district, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday afternoon after being shot in broad daylight in the morning. He had been undergoing treatment at Malda Medical College and Hospital after the attack. … Read more

AAP and BJP working as 'B-teams' of each other, being ignorant of farmers' issues: Cong MP

AAP and BJP working as 'B-teams' of each other, being ignorant of farmers' issues: Cong MP

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Congress MP from Punjab on Thursday hit out at BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), labelling them as “anti-farmer” and “B-teams” working against the interests of the farming community. Randhawa also dismissed the letter written by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi … Read more

Tamil Nadu: Samba paddy farmers in Thanjavur seek more water from Mettur dam

Tamil Nadu: Samba paddy farmers in Thanjavur seek more water from Mettur dam

Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Samba paddy farmers in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district, regarded as the rice bowl of the state, have demanded an increase in water release from the Mettur Dam which recorded full reservoir level (FRL) of 120 feet on Wednesday. A senior official from the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department (TNWRD) said that … Read more

Beacon of peace, brotherhood: Naqvi highlights PM Modi's chadar tradition at Ajmer Sharif Dargah

Beacon of peace, brotherhood: Naqvi highlights PM Modi's chadar tradition at Ajmer Sharif Dargah

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi emphasised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to promote peace, unity, harmony, and brotherhood in the country by sending a ‘chadar’ to Ajmer Sharif. PM Modi has consistently sent a chadar to the Ajmer Sharif Dargah since 2014. Naqvi said, “Along with the chadar, the Prime … Read more

DMK ally VCK demands stringent action against those involved in Anna University sexual assault case

DMK ally VCK demands stringent action against those involved in Anna University sexual assault case

Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) The VCK, an ally of the DMK in Tamil Nadu has demanded stringent action against those involved in the sexual assault of a second year engineering student in Anna University campus. VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday demanded stern action against those involved in the Anna University sexual assault case and … Read more