Amaravati, Sep 12 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Friday that all development works undertaken in the state capital, Amaravati, will be completed in three years.He said all the works taken up at a cost of Rs 50,000 crore in Amaravati will be completed by 2028. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who laid the foundation for the infrastructure projects in May this year, would inaugurate the state capital.Speaking at a media conclave organised in Mangalagiri, he …

Bengaluru, Sep 12 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed condolences on Friday over the tragic incident of a truck ploughing into Ganesh Visarjan procession resulting in the death of eight persons. More than 20 persons were also injured in the incident. Taking to X, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated: “It is deeply saddening to hear the news that a lorry ran over people who were going for the Ganesh Visarjan procession in Hassan, resulting in several deaths and more than 20 peopl…

Guwahati, Sep 12 (IANS) A stakeholders’ consultation on the regional action plan for elephant conservation in the Northeast was held on Friday at the Kohora Convention Centre in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), India’s seventh UNESCO World Heritage Site.KNPTR Director Sonali Ghosh said that the session was held in the presence of the MoEFCC (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) committee led by B.S. Bonal, retired Indian Forest Service officer.The committe visi…

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead discussions on empowerment and women-led development for Viksit Bharat while inaugurating a national conference in Tirupati on Sunday, an official said.Apart from inaugurating the National Conference of the Committee on Empowerment of Women of Parliament and State/UT Legislatures, Birla will also open an exhibition and release a souvenir on the occasion.The two-day Conference on September 14-15 will be attended by over 100 delegates f…

Bengaluru, Sep 12 (IANS) Following the violence and stiff opposition from the BJP and local farmers, the Congress-led government in Karnataka has assured that the government will ensure no injustice in controversial Hemavati Link Canal.Earlier, violence erupted in May and June 2025 during protests against the Hemavati Express Link Canal Project in Gubbi taluk, Tumakuru district, Karnataka, where an estimated 20,000 farmers, along with BJP and JD (S) legislators and seers, clashed with police, bl…

Patna, Sep 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Purnea district of Bihar to address a massive rally and inaugurate a series of major development projects worth around Rs 36,000 crore, including the much-awaited Purnea Airport. The airport inauguration will mark Bihar’s fourth operational commercial airport, after Patna, Gaya, and Darbhanga.The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Interim Terminal Building at the new Civil Enclave of Purnea Airport, which is expected to significantly…

Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police has arrested a cybercriminal from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly duping a person of over Rs 98 lakhs on the pretext of investment in shares and securities, informed Jagmohan Meena, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar on Friday. The accused identified as Mohd Shadab, 33, is a resident of Rahimpur village in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. During a media briefing, DCP Meena on Friday said that the victim in June this year received a W…

Chandigarh, Sep 13 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab on Friday countered the false propaganda being spread by BJP leaders over the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and released official figures to substantiate its claims. In a statement, Punjab Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema condemned the BJP for deliberately misleading the public on disaster relief funds. “The truth is now before the people, and every single rupee received and spent from the SDRF is in the public domain. Unlike…

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The national capital has been reeling under a spate of bomb threats over the past few months, targeting courts, schools, colleges, hospitals and government offices, creating panic among citizens and keeping security agencies on high alert. On Friday, chaos gripped the Delhi High Court after an email warned of “exploding” the complex, claiming that three bombs had been planted, including one inside a judge’s chamber.The mail also contained threats linked to Pakistan…

Jamnagar, Sep 12 (IANS) Nepali community members living in Jamnagar, Gujarat have expressed growing concern over the current situation in Nepal. While they welcome the corrupt leaders being exposed, they are deeply worried about the ongoing violence and reports of innocent lives being lost.A bus carrying Nepalese citizens on Friday departed from Jamnagar and is expected to reach the Nepal border in three days. These individuals, who had been living in Jamnagar for the past year and a half, are r…