Operation Falcon playing major role in anti-poaching drive: Assam CM

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Guwahati, Aug 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday hailed the success of “Operation Falcon”, a major anti-poaching drive launched in 2024 to protect the iconic one-horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park. The operation, a joint initiative of the Assam Police and the Forest Department, deployed every available resource to track down and arrest poachers operating in and around the park.According to official data, the crackdown led to arrests across several district…

Trump’s Pakistan policy likely to land US in geopolitical turbulence

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New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced a new agreement for joint development of Pakistan’s oil reserves, hailing it as a “significant beginning” to a long-term energy partnership. However, in the end, the US may find itself investing in a partnership that yields little energy, less loyalty, and a great deal of geopolitical turbulence, according to an article posted on ‘Directus’, an online platform based in Greece.The US foreign policy announcement, made via Trump…

National-level DBT programme to be held under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana today in Jhunjhunu

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Jaipur, Aug 11 (IANS) A national-level Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) program under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) will be organised on Monday in Jhunjhunu.In the presence of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the first installment of insurance claim amounts for Rabi season 2024-25 and Kharif season 2024, will be directly transferred into farmers’ bank accounts.During the programme, symbolic cheques will also…

Six days after Uttarkashi cloudburst, 9 Army soldiers still missing 

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Uttarkashi, Aug 11 (IANS) Six days after a devastating mudslide struck an Indian Army camp in Harsil in the aftermath of a cloudburst in Dharali, there is still no sign of the nine soldiers who went missing while engaged in search and rescue operations.The Indian Army has confirmed that the missing personnel include one Junior Commissioned Officer and one Non-Commissioned Officer.In a post on X, the Surya Command of the Indian Army stated, “One Junior Commissioned Officer, one Non Commissioned O…

Scattered rain in south Bengal, heavy showers to lash north Bengal till Thursday

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Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata on Monday forecast scattered rain and thunderstorms across south Bengal districts till Thursday, while heavy rain is set to continue in north Bengal under the influence of the monsoon axis.According to the Met office, the monsoon axis now stretches from Faridkot through Ludhiana, Nazibabad, Shahjahanpur, Balia, Jalpaiguri, and east-northeast Arunachal Pradesh.”As a result, moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal is pavi…

PM Modi knows how important Bengaluru is, assured all assistance: Dy CM Shivakumar

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Bengaluru, Aug 11 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi understands the importance of Bengaluru city and has assured him of all possible assistance.Responding to a media query about his close interaction with PM Modi during the latter’s visit to Bengaluru on Sunday, Shivakumar said, “One thing is certain — Prime Minister Narendra Modi knows how important Bengaluru is. He also agreed that the world can be seen through Bengalur…

Bihar ‘SIR’ showdown: No objection filed by parties; 54,000 new electors submit forms

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New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said that none of the political parties, including the RJD-led Opposition, have filed any objection or complaints over the draft electoral rolls published for Bihar on August 1.It further informed that more than 10,000 individual electors have submitted their objections directly to the poll panel, while more than 50,000 new electors, who crossed the stipulated voting age limit of 18 years, have submitted their forms, seeki…

India’s financial inclusion schemes connecting millions to the mainstream

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New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The government’s financial inclusion schemes — from Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) to MUDRA and the quintessential UPI-based digital payments — are shifting India’s growth story from being metro-centric to truly national, according to a report on Monday.According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “Economic growth cannot only be restricted to a few cities and a few citizens. Development has to be all-round and all-inclusive.”“In practice, that inclusivi…

Shiv Sena-UBT urges HM Shah to clarify whereabouts, health of former VP Dhankhar

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Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide authentic information about the whereabouts, safety, and health of former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, before the matter is taken to the Supreme Court.The trigger is, Raut said, from July 21, the day former Vice President Dhankar resigned, till this day on Monday, there has been no information about the former VP’s whereabouts. In a letter to the Home Minister, Raut asked, “Where is Dhan…

INDIA bloc stages protest march to ECI over 'vote theft' allegations, Akhilesh Yadav jumps barricade

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New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Leaders of the INDIA bloc, including Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Monday staged a protest march from Parliament to the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters, opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections and raising allegations of “vote theft” during last year’s Lok Sabha polls.Dur…