Jaipur, June 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajasthan State President Madan Rathore on Monday strongly criticised former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his remarks regarding the Panchna Dam dispute, stating that those questioning the current government must first explain what concrete steps they took to resolve the long-pending issue during their own tenure. Rathore said the Panchna Dam dispute remained unresolved throughout the tenure of the previous Congress government, causing prolo…
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Itanagar, June 18 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. Gen. K.T. Parnaik (Retd.) on Thursday highlighted the crucial role of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) in strengthening the state’s administrative framework and underscored the importance of transparency, accountability and merit‑based selection in all recruitment processes. During a meeting with APPSC Chairman Prof. Pradip Lingfa at Raj Bhavan, the Governor advised the Commission to conduct examinations and recru…
Guwahati, June 6 (IANS) The Ticket Checking Section of New Jalpaiguri (NJP) under the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has achieved a historic milestone by recording an unprecedented earning of more than Rs 2.08 crore during the month of May 2026, officials said on Saturday. NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that this marks the highest-ever monthly ticket checking revenue achieved by any section across Northeast Frontier Railway. “This remarkable accomplish…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) As the city comes to terms with devastating fire at the bed and breakfast facility in South Delhi’s Malviya Nagar that claimed 21 lives, the former MLA and Aam Aadmi Party (AA) leader Somnath Bharti on Thursday pointed at flagrant violation of the building by-laws by the hotel and called the mishap an “abject failure” of BJP’s four-engine government. Speaking to newsmen today, Bharti also questioned the inordinate delay in the arrival of fire tenders at the spot …
Vijayawada, June 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee President, Y.S. Sharmila Reddy, claimed on Thursday that the NDA government at the Centre inherited a strong economy, robust institutions, and immense public trust but, in just over a decade, it has weakened all three.She strongly endorsed the concerns raised by Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, regarding the alleged weakening of India’s economic foundations and democratic institutions under the BJP-led NDA governme…
Bhopal/Sidhi, June 3 (IANS) A day after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government over 53 maternal deaths in Sidhi district, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly, Umang Singhar, said on Wednesday that the Commission’s intervention confirms the “extreme gravity” of the healthcare crisis and warrants an impartial probe. The NHRC took ‘suo motu’ cognisance on Tuesday of media reports that 53 pregnant women died during antenatal and …
Gandhinagar, June 2 (IANS) The Gujarat Police on Tuesday established a Public Relations Centre at Police Bhavan in Gandhinagar to provide a single-window mechanism for citizens seeking redressal of complaints and representations, with officials saying the initiative is aimed at improving transparency, accountability and public trust in the police system. The centre was launched under the guidance of Director General of Police (DGP) K. L. N. Rao and is tasked with receiving complaints, applicatio…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Behind Pakistan’s negotiations for new bailout packages from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a silent yet highly consequential power struggle is unfolding between the IMF and the Pakistani military over control of the country’s key economic power structures, according to an article published by Pressenza International Press Agency.State-owned enterprises, energy facilities, mines, ports and banks are facing a confrontation between two competing models of econo…
Shillong, May 27 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has said that the state Cabinet on Wednesday approved a regulation governing the use of name boards on official vehicles in the state. Sharing the development on social media platform X after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Sangma said the move was aimed at addressing concerns related to “VIP culture” and bringing greater uniformity in the use of government vehicles. “The Cabinet has approved the proposed regulation on the use…
Panna, May 26 (IANS) All five labourers lost their lives after a massive soil collapse at an under-construction well in Nayapurwa hamlet of Biharpurwa village, under Ajaygarh block in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district, on Tuesday morning. Seven labourers were working at the site when the incident occurred. Two of them had climbed out of the well moments earlier to drink water and were safely rescued, while the remaining five were buried under the debris, officials said.Despite frantic rescue eff…