Ahmedabad turns to ‘Green holi’: AMC’s eco-friendly initiative takes off

Ahmedabad turns to 'Green holi': AMC’s eco-friendly initiative takes off

Follow Us on Google News Ahmedabad, March 11 (IANS) With the festival of Holi approaching, awareness about environmental conservation is gaining traction among the people of Ahmedabad. A rising trend of Vedic Holi is being observed in the city, leading to an increased demand for cow dung sticks and dried dung cakes. In response, the … Read more

Gujarat: Modasa municipality takes major steps towards cleanliness with wall art, paver blocks

Gujarat: Modasa municipality takes major steps towards cleanliness with wall art, paver blocks

Follow Us on Google News Aravalli, March 11 (IANS) In an inspiring move under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission, Gujarat’s Modasa Municipality in Aravalli district is leading the charge in promoting cleanliness through creative initiatives. The municipality has taken proactive steps to transform the city’s polluted areas by installing paver blocks and creating … Read more

Union Agriculture Minister takes swipe at Rajiv Gandhi govt over pilferage of Central funds, hails PM Modi’s DBT

Union Agriculture Minister takes swipe at Rajiv Gandhi govt over pilferage of Central funds, hails PM Modi’s DBT

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Taking a swipe at the Rajiv Gandhi government for its failure to check the pilferage of Central welfare funds, Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday highlighted the gains from the Narendra Modi government’s direct benefit transfer (DBT), especially, under the … Read more

Kerala Crime Branch takes Anand Kumar into custody in CSR fund scam

Kerala Crime Branch takes Anand Kumar into custody in CSR fund scam

Follow Us on Google News Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) Hours after a local court in the state capital denied bail to K.N. Anand Kumar, Chairman of the NGO Confederation and a well-known social activist in Kerala, the Crime Branch police investigating the Rs 1,000 crore corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund scam, took him into custody. … Read more

Kashmiri Youth Held in Myanmar: MEA Takes Up Matter

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday has responded to the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) regarding the distressing case of Faizan Rasool, a Kashmiri youth from Safakadal, Srinagar, who has been held hostage for ransom by human traffickers in Myanmar. In a statement issued here, National Convenor of Association Nasir Khuehami … Read more

Champions Trophy: BJP credits Rohit Sharma for Team India’s win, takes dig at Congress

Champions Trophy: BJP credits Rohit Sharma for Team India's win, takes dig at Congress

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday hailed Rohit Sharma under whose captaincy Team India won the ICC Champions Trophy, beating New Zealand by 4 wickets in the finale at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The party also took a dig at the Congress for body-shaming controversy … Read more

Ajaita Shah takes over PM Modi’s social media, shares her journey of empowering rural women

Ajaita Shah takes over PM Modi's social media, shares her journey of empowering rural women

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Ajaita Shah, Founder and CEO of Frontier Markets, took over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social media account on Saturday as part of his special initiative for International Women’s Day, sharing her inspiring journey of empowering rural women. Taking to PM Modi’s X account, Shah wrote, “A financially empowered woman is … Read more

Row over ‘renaming’ of Tughlaq lane: Congress objects, Krishnam takes ‘wisest fool’ jab

Row over 'renaming' of Tughlaq lane: Congress objects, Krishnam takes 'wisest fool' jab

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) As the two BJP parliamentarians Dinesh Sharma and Krishna Pal Gurjar updated the address of their official residence in Lutyens’ Delhi, it triggered a verbal duel between the Congress and BJP. Congress called it another attempt to instigate a “communal divide” while BJP rubbished the charge, highlighting the new city … Read more

G.H Sheikh takes over as Secretary JKBOSE

JAMMU: Ghulam Hassan Sheikh took over as Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education from his predecessor Sudershan Kumar and chaired an introductory meeting with the senior Board Officers, taking stock of the urgent issues that require immediate attention. It was given out that Annual Regular Examinations of all classes viz. 10th / 11th … Read more