New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday raised questions over an FIR registered against Congress Rajya Sabha MP and poet Imran Pratapgarhi for allegedly disturbing social harmony. The complaint dates back to January 3, 2025, when a complaint was filed at Jamnagar police station by an advocate’s clerk. The complainant alleged that … Read more
Guwahati, Feb 10 (IANS) Two fraudsters have been arrested by Assam Police on Monday for allegedly collecting money from job aspirants on the pretext of giving them government jobs, officials said. The arrested persons have been identified as Shamim Ahmed and Nabajit Barman. A senior police official said that Ahmed and Barman were running a … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has highlighted that government investment in the development of infrastructure such as highways, railways and ports has surged to Rs 11 lakh crore in the last one year under the Modi government compared to a mere Rs 2 lakh crore a year during the erstwhile UPA … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) The budget session of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is set to commence on Monday afternoon with a visible indication of a thaw in the relations between Raj Bhavan and the state government. Governor C.V. Ananda Bose will deliver the opening address at 2 p.m. Last year’s budget session started without … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on Sunday, criticised the West Bengal government for creating hurdles for implementing several Central projects in the state under various pretexts. The Minister was in Kolkata to deliver his address at a party programme titled “Budget Talk—A phenomenal step towards Viksit Bharat”. There, speaking to media … Read more
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police have arrested a science teacher at a government school in Yercaud, Salem, on the charges of sexually abusing ten female students. The accused, Ilayakannu (37), was arrested by Yercaud police on Friday night and charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. Ilayakannu, who taught … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The West Bengal government, on Saturday, announced the formation of a state-level investment synergy committee (SLISC) as a single window for clearance of investment proposals for the state. According to a notification issued from the office of Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Saturday, this committee has been formed to facilitate growth … Read more
Agartala, Feb 8 (IANS) The Tripura government, which organised a two-day ‘Business Conclave-2025’ has signed MoUs worth Rs 3700 crore with 87 private investors in education, healthcare, agriculture and IT sectors. Several major private sector companies have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in the presence of Chief Minister Manik Saha, state Industries Minister Santana Chakma … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested Santanu Mohapatra, the deputy director and project director of a watershed, in Malkangiri district on the alleged charges of amassing disproportionate assets which are 414 per cent of his known sources of income, officials said. The Vigilance sources also revealed that four accomplices of Mohapatra … Read more