Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Well known Tamil actor and politician Sarathkumar on Wednesday expressed his condolences to the family members of those killed in the landslide that left at least three people dead and several others missing at Wayanad in Kerala on Tuesday.Taking to his X timeline to express his grief, the well known Tamil actor and politician wrote, “I am saddened to witness another devastating landslide in Wayanad, which has claimed 5 precious lives, while many others are still missing.”…
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Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government, alleging that its Rs 54-crore ‘Green Bengaluru’ plantation drive has turned into a failure, with thousands of saplings reportedly drying up due to poor maintenance.Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar spearheaded a mass urban greening initiative in Bengaluru that successfully planted 15 lakh saplings in just 12 hours. The monumental drive, aimed at combating the Urban Heat Island effect, offici…
Bhopal, July 8 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress has demanded that the Centre immediately increase the state’s summer moong procurement target, alleging that the existing quota is far below the actual production and would force thousands of farmers to sell their produce below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). In a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday, Pradesh Congress Committee President Jitu Patwari claimed that procurement arrange…
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Rajasthan Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra has launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janat Party (BJP)-led state government over the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), alleging that the public consultation process is being used to advance the BJP-RSS agenda and divert attention from governance failures rather than seeking genuine public opinion. Addressing a press conference at the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee’s State War Room on Tuesday, Dotasra questi…
Wayanad, July 8 (IANS) Rescue operations at the landslide site in Kalladi, Wayanad, will continue on Wednesday, with Kerala Ministers T. Siddique and A.P. Anil Kumar announcing that a comprehensive search will be carried out to trace the five persons still missing. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, who is in the state capital, will reach the disaster site at around 1 p.m. on Wednesday.He will leave for Wayanad immediately after briefing the media following the weekly Cabinet meeting.After visiting …
Hyderabad, July 7 (IANS) The government of Telangana has deposited Rs 7,750.45 crore in the bank accounts of farmers in seven days under Rythu Bharosa scheme, the investment support scheme for farmers. Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said on Tuesday that the assistance provided under the Rythu Bharosa scheme during the last seven days has benefited 68.96 lakh farmers and covered 129.17 lakh acres of cultivated land.Under the seventh phase of the scheme on Tuesday, the government credi…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) As internal factionalism in the Trinamool Congress becomes more acute with every passing day, the CPI(M), which currently has only one representative in the West Bengal Assembly, is working on a well-calculated strategy to regain the space of the principal opposition party in the state as fast as possible. The logic of the CPI(M) leadership on this count is simple. While the “original and minority” faction in Trinamool Congress led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mama…
Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said the Election Commission of India (ECI) has assured the NDA delegation that it will examine the complaints regarding alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka and take appropriate action. Addressing the media after submitting a memorandum to the Election Commission in Delhi, Joshi said the Commission had examined thei…
Shimla, July 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajeev Bindal on Tuesday said the party would prepare a comprehensive charge sheet highlighting the state Congress government’s performance in the past three-and-a-half years. The document will focus on the government’s unfulfilled promises, anti-people policies, administrative failures, and the overall state of governance. It will be taken to every village and town across the state as part of a mass public outreach ca…
Bhopal, July 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Minister of State Pratima Bagri on Tuesday rejected allegations over her Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate, asserting that she has submitted all documentary evidence before the state’s high-level caste scrutiny committee and that her caste certificate is valid. The controversy arose after Madhya Pradesh Congress SC Department president Pradeep Ahirwar alleged that Bagri does not belong to the SC category and had obtained an SC certificate on the basis of incor…