Imphal, Jan 29 (IANS) In around 21 months since the ethnic strife in Manipur broke out in May 2023, the state government on Wednesday carried out major changes in both police and general administrations, officials said. According to the orders issued by Manipur Chief Secretary Prashant Kumar Singh as many as 70 officers, comprising senior … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government after a huge amount of cash, liquor bottles, and election pamphlets were recovered from a government vehicle bearing a Punjab registration plate which was parked at the Copernicus Road near Punjab Bhawan here. Reacting … Read more
Jaipur, Jan 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Central and state governments to formulate laws governing live-in relationships, emphasising the need for legal clarity on the matter. Justice Anoop Dhand, in his ruling, said that while live-in relationships do not have social acceptance in India, they are not illegal under the law. … Read more
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Even as pro-Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil is on an indefinite hunger strike since last Saturday to press for the inclusion of the Maratha community under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, the BJP-led MahaYuti government has so far adopted a wait and watch approach. Jarange-Patil’s health has reportedly started deteriorating, … Read more
Agartala, Jan 29 (IANS) Top CPI-M leaders in Tripura on Wednesday claimed that the 11-year rule of the BJP-led Narendra Modi government at the Centre destroyed democracy in the country and the saffron party was running the government to favour only the millionaires. Addressing a public rally, CPI-M politburo member Prakash Karat said that in … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Jan 29 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to set up an exclusive industrial park to support and encourage women entrepreneurs in the state. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday informed while addressing the gathering at the special Women’s Business Leaders Round Table at ‘Utkarsa Odisha-2025 Conclave’ at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar. The … Read more
Gandhinagar, Jan 29 (IANS) The ‘Vahali Dikari Yojana’, which roughly translates to Dear Daughter Scheme, has benefitted over 2.78 lakh girls with financial assistance exceeding Rs 3,000 crore since its launch in 2019, according to official data shared by the Gujarat government on Wednesday. “Former Chief Minister Narendra Modi kickstarted initiatives like the “Kanya Kelavni … Read more
Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) The Karnataka government is holding a high-level meeting on Wednesday in Bengaluru to finalise the draft of the Ordinance to crack down on unscrupulous microfinancing companies in the state. Home Minister G. Parameshwara, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil, Minister for Revenue Krishna Byre Gowda and others will hold … Read more
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra government, in a bureaucratic reshuffle on Tuesday, has transferred eight IAS officers. The government has appointed Dheeraj Kumar as the Secretary of Medical Education and Drugs while the incumbent Additional Chief Secretary Dinesh Waghmare has been appointed as the state Chief Election Commissioner. The government has transferred the Secretary … Read more
