MP: All major services to be now available on '112' across the state

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Bhopal, Aug 14 (IANS) All major services across Madhya Pradesh will be available on the service number 112 from August 15 onwards, an official said on Thursday. The official include Police (100), Health/Ambulance (108), Fire (101), Women’s Helpline (1090), Cybercrime (1930), Railway Assistance (139), Highway Accident Response (1099), Natural Disaster (1079), and Women & Child Helplines (181, 1098) will now be accessible through a single number, 112. Lunching, the “Dial 112” service, Chief …

'Freedom is hard-earned, we must remember sacrifices of our leaders': Meghalaya CM

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Shillong, Aug 14 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday said that the country’s hard-earned freedom must always remind citizens of the sacrifices made by its leaders, whose efforts have ensured Independence.He said, “Our freedom is hard-earned and we should always be reminded of the sacrifices of our leaders, for whom we live an independent life today.”While attending a play staged on the life of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at the auditorium of the Directorate General of Ass…

MP to procure Kodo, Kutki millet at MSP this season: CM Mohan Yadav

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Mandla, Aug 14 (IANS) In a major boost to tribal agriculture, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced that the Madhya Pradesh government will begin procuring Kodo (ditch millet) and Kutki (little millet) at Minimum Support Price (MSP) from the current season. The announcement was made during a state-level programme in Mandla to mark Lord Balram Jayanti, where the Chief Minister also transferred Rs 1,671 crore to 83 lakh farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).Kodo and Kutki are traditional mi…

Amrit Udyan to open for public from Aug 16 to Sept 14

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New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday inaugurated the Amrit Udyan Summer Annuals Edition 2025. The iconic gardens will be open to the public from August 16 to September 14.Visitors can explore the gardens daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with the last entry at 5.15 p.m.The Udyan will remain closed on Mondays for maintenance. Entry is free but requires prior registration, either online via the Rashtrapati Bhavan website or at Self-Service Kiosks placed outside Gate No. 35 (No…

Mumbai Coastal Road to be open 24 hours from I-Day: Maha CM

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Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced that the Mumbai Coastal Road will be opened for vehicular traffic for 24 hours from August 15. He said the dream of ‘Mumbai within 59 minutes’ will be fulfilled soon. The metro network is expanding rapidly, and at least 50 kilometres of metro lines are being completed every year. Also, the road network is being built well, and two important link bridges have been inaugurated to relieve Mumbaikars from traffic congestion…

RIL shares on slippery turf despite strong Q1 earnings, firm brokerage coverage

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New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) shares slipped over 7 per cent in the last 30 days despite firm coverage from top brokerages following the Indian conglomerate’s posting of stronger-than-expected earnings in the first quarter of the current financial year (Q1 FY26). As per market experts, the stock is in a corrective phase as US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on India importing Russian oil exports has come as a major blow to the Mukesh Ambani-led company.RIL was…

I-Day alert: Delhi Police creates photo database of 35,000 residents near Red Fort

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New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) In a first, the security arrangements around Red Fort ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address have involved a “photo-based census” of about 35,000 residents of the Walled City to check the presence of unauthorised people in the sensitive zone, a Delhi Police official said on Thursday. Using artificial intelligence and physical verification to confirm the identity of area residents and their movement, the police are using a mobile app called…

Bihar SIR row: SC asks Election Commission to upload data of voters omitted in draft list

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New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) In a bid to “boost voter confidence”, the Supreme Court, in an interim order passed on Thursday, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to upload district-wise data of about 65 lakh electors in poll-bound Bihar whose names were omitted in the draft electoral rolls following the initial phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi ordered that the details of these electors, whose enumeration forms were not submi…

Temper rhetoric, any misadventure will have painful consequences: India warns Pakistan

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New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) India on Thursday slammed Pakistan over its continuous “reckless, war-mongering and hateful comments” against New Delhi, terming it a “well-known modus operandi” of Pakistani leadership to whip up “anti-India” rhetoric to hide its own failures.While addressing a weekly media briefing on Thursday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also warned Pakistan of “painful consequences” in case it engages in any misadventure.”We have seen several state…

CM Yogi refutes school closure claims; highlights UP’s education, employment gains

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New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday strongly rejected Opposition allegations that his government has shut down 29,000 schools, asserting instead that the state’s education system is being strengthened through integration and modernisation initiatives.Speaking in the Assembly, CM Adityanath clarified that schools with fewer than 50 students and located within a one-kilometre radius are being merged under a “school pairing” initiative to create i…