New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) In the run-up to the crucial hearing in the Supreme Court, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday urged the Centre to duly utilise the water of the Chenab river to resolve the long-pending water dispute with Haryana by shelving the Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue. Taking part in deliberations at a meeting called by Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil over the issue of the SYL canal amidst the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Mann said a…

Bengaluru, Aug 5 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, said on Tuesday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and he had requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Yellow Metro Line in Bengaluru. Shivakumar, who is also the Minister for Bengaluru Urban Development, inspected the Metro Yellow Line earlier in the day. He spoke to the media during this visit.Earlier, no representative from the state government attended the inauguration of the …

Amaravati, Aug 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will implement the P4 initiative, aimed at eradicating poverty, from August 19, and the state will achieve its zero poverty goal by 2029, said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday. He is confident that AP’s P4 model will become a benchmark for the nation. He conducted a video conference from the Secretariat to review the programme with MLAs, public representatives, and government officials.The Chief Minister revealed that so far, 9,37,913 Bangar…

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday approved the revised policy for extending the lease period of commercial use of surplus lands of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), which operates state transport buses across the state. According to the revised policy, the lease period of the MSRTC’s surplus lands has now been increased from 60 years to 98 years in two phases of 49 years.Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar had…

Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two smugglers and seized gold worth over Rs 1 crore from them along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in the Nadia district of West Bengal on Tuesday. “Troops of the 11 Bn BSF of the South Bengal Frontier, posted at the Vijaymath Border Out Post, acted on reliable intelligence inputs and nabbed the smugglers travelling by bus from Karimpur to Krishnanagar. The gold was cleverly hidden in their slippers,” a senior BSF official said. A …

Chandigarh, Aug 5 (IANS) From January 1 to July 31 this year, Haryana’s gender ratio improved to 907, up from 899 during the corresponding period last year. This fact came to light on Tuesday at the weekly meeting of the State Task Force (STF) for Improving Sex Ratio held under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary (Health), Sudhir Rajpal here.The meeting focussed on intensifying efforts to curb illegal abortions and further improve the state’s sex ratio under the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti…

Gandhinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) The 20th edition of the Pharma & Labtech Expo 2025 was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Helipad Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, in the presence of State Health Minister Rishikesh Patel. The three-day event brings together industry leaders, innovators, and stakeholders from across India’s thriving pharmaceutical and laboratory technology sectors. Spread across 25,000 square metres, the mega exhibition features over 400 exhib…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) More than 26 lakh eligible individuals were initiated on preventive treatment against tuberculosis (TB) in 2024, said Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, in the Parliament during the ongoing Monsoon session on Tuesday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Patel shared the progress made in the fight against TB elimination in the country.Citing the National TB Prevalence Survey (2019-21) conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research…

Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) Protests broke out in Tamil Nadu against the recently-released Telugu film ‘Kingdom’, directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri and starring Vijay Deverakonda in the lead role.The film, which was released worldwide on July 31, has sparked controversy for allegedly portraying Sri Lankan Tamils in a negative light and naming the antagonist after the Tamil deity Murugan.The film features Vijay Deverakonda alongside Bhagyashree, Satyadev, and several other actors.However, the content has tr…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Household savings in India have risen steadily in value terms, reaching Rs 54.6 lakh crore in 2023-24 compared to Rs 38.5 lakh crore in 2019-20, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.Similarly, gross domestic savings have also grown in absolute terms — from Rs 59.4 lakh crore in 2019-20 to Rs 92.6 lakh crore in 2023-24, Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.“In percentage terms, they have remained bro…