Bhopal, May 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said on Friday that has secured the first position in the country in the Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Scorecard 2025-26 with an AMB Index score of 92.1. He added that the achievement reflects the state government’s “unwavering commitment and effective implementation” of strategies to improve maternal and child health and control anaemia.Deputy Chief Minister Shukla congratulated the Health Department, National Health Mission,…
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Ballari (Karnataka), May 8 (IANS) Three persons, including the gunman of the Ballari Superintendent of Police, have been arrested for allegedly extorting a Rs 3 lakh bribe from ration rice smugglers, Karnataka Police said on Friday.Devaraj, the arrested gunman, was attached to Ballari SP Suman Pennekar.According to the police, Devaraj, along with his associates, intercepted two trucks carrying rice allegedly meant for illegal transportation to Andhra Pradesh. Claiming to be part of the SP’s squa…
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Director Bharat Krishnamachari, who has helmed the upcoming film ‘Swayambhu’, has shared the scary details of one of the film’s schedules. The director shared that the live-action sequences of the film were shot in the forests of Maredumilli, near Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, where the forest sequences of the Allu Arjun-starrer ‘Pushpa’ were also filmed.Talking about the same, he said, “For the live-action portions, we chose to shoot in the forests of Maredumil…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Alphabet-owned Google is exploring fresh investments in India focused on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and the local manufacturing of servers and drones, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.Sharing details of his meeting with Google executives on social media platform X, Vaishnaw said the company is evaluating opportunities across AI infrastructure development as well as electronics manufacturing in India.“Google is exploring investments in Indi…
Bengaluru, May 8 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly R. Ashoka on Friday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress government over the rising number of farmer suicides in the state, alleging that the government was indulging in “guarantee politics over the bodies of farmers”.In a statement, Ashoka questioned the reasons behind the reported 22.61 per cent increase in farmer suicides in Karnataka a…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Despite regional differences, informal employment remains the predominant form of employment across all states, an SBI Research report said on Friday, highlighting the need for greater workforce formalisation and expansion of social security coverage.Female workers are 4.8 per cent more likely to be informal workers compared to male workers whereas construction sector workers are 4.5 per cent more likely to be engaged in informal employment relative to agricultural sector…
Amaravati, May 7 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has sought complete transparency in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh.YSRCP General Secretary and MLC Lella Appi Reddy has written to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Andhra Pradesh requesting that recognised political parties be provided with the complete list of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and voter data in a searchable digital format.Appi Reddy urged the CEO to share constituency-wise and booth-…
Amaravati, May 7 (IANS) Local body elections in Andhra Pradesh would be conducted soon, announced Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday. Addressing the conference of the district Collectors at the State Secretariat here, he said the local body polls would be held soon.He reviewed the performance of various departments and the implementation of programmes at the field level. Discussions were held on education, healthcare, and the grounding of investments, among other subjects.He directe…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG & CCI) on Thursday flagged off six awareness vans as part of the Census 2027 public outreach campaign in Delhi for the ongoing first phase of Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO), an official said. The Census awareness vans, flagged off from Janganana Bhawan in Delhi, will travel across Delhi NCT carrying messages on Census participation, Self-Enumeration (SE) facility, key features of Census 2027 and the imp…
Amaravati, May 7 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Minister for Information Technology and Electronics, Nara Lokesh, said on Thursday that iconic motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield’s investment in a new manufacturing plant is a strong endorsement of the state’s speed of doing business. This investment is a strong endorsement of Andhra Pradesh’s speed of doing business, robust infrastructure ecosystem, and our commitment to becoming a leading manufacturing destination in India, he added.The bullet maker h…