Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Health Department on Thursday commenced a statewide leprosy case detection campaign to screen suspected cases. The campaign will continue until February 28 with over 20,000 volunteers conducting intensive door-to-door screenings. The initiative aims to cover 133 rural blocks and 27 urban areas across 37 districts. According to Tamil … Read more
Patna, Feb 13 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday said that he will not let the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) form the government in Bihar till the time he is active in the state’s politics. Speaking to media in Patna, Lalu Prasad said, “How could BJP form the government in Bihar … Read more
Shimla, Feb 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh BJP Vice President and former minister Rajeev Saizal on Thursday accused the Congress government in the state of constructing a boundary wall by spending Rs 8.75 crore for a private company in the industrial belt of Baddi by using funds from the centrally-sponsored PM Gati Shakti scheme. “The government … Read more
Patna, Feb 13 (IANS) The Bihar government, under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, transferred 12 IAS officers on Wednesday. Some of the officers were also assigned additional charges of various departments. The General Administration Department has issued a notification regarding these transfers and posting on Wednesday. Among them, Udayan Mishra, the Director of Science, Technology, and … Read more
Agartala, Feb 12 (IANS) A retired Tripura government senior official was arrested for alleged land scam with a Noida-based educational institution, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police official said that Kaizar Debbarma (61), former additional director of Tripura’s Industries and Commerce Department was arrested from his home at Krishnanagar in Agartala. The police produced … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) The Odisha government is mulling to use organic rice in the preparation of Mahaprasad, the food offerings of the holy triad at the famous Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri. On Wednesday, the Odisha Agriculture department held a consultation meeting on the use of organic rice in the Mahaprasad held at Krushi … Read more
Bhopal, Feb 12 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has constituted a high-level committee to oversee the preparations for the upcoming Global Investment Summit (GIS), which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 24 in Bhopal, an official said on Wednesday. The committee under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has included … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) Karnataka BJP has claimed that the state government in the state is pushing government officers towards suicide and staged a protest at the Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday in Bengaluru. Karnataka Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka and Council Opposition Leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy participated in the protest. Ashoka held a placard … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Transport Minister, Pratap Sarnaik, has invited developers to participate in the development of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) land bank, spanning 3,360 acres. Speaking at the NAREDCO NextGen Conclave 2025 in Mumbai on Wednesday, Sarnaik emphasised that the redevelopment of bus depots across districts, talukas, and rural areas … Read more