Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya on Monday launched a sharp attack on the West Bengal government, alleging a large-scale “exodus” of capital, investment and opportunities, and claiming that the state is no longer considered an investment-friendly destination. The BJP leader also accused the All India Trinamool Congress government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of “total absence of law and order” in the state.Speaking to IANS, Bhattacharya, who also …
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New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A case related to alleged religious conversion has surfaced once again in Nagpur, Maharashtra, where police have arrested an NGO operator following complaints from victims.According to police, the accused, identified as Riyaz Kazi, who runs an NGO named Universal Multipurpose Society (UMS), was taken into custody from the Mankapur police station area. He has been accused of allegedly targeting underprivileged children under the pretext of providing education and introd…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties following the legislative setback to the Women’s Reservation Bill. The Chief Minister characterised the recent parliamentary outcome as a “Black Day” for reformist politics, expressing disappointment over the failure of the 131st Amendment Bill to secure a two-thirds majority.”I am speaking today on a matter of extreme importance. As you are aware, there was great…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Hockey India on Monday announced a list of 84 players (42 Men and 42 Women) for the upcoming U-18 National Coaching Camp, scheduled to begin at SAI Bhopal.The players have been selected based on the recently concluded 16th Hockey India Sub Junior National Championships.To ensure high-performance standards, the initial 42-member groups will be pruned down to 24 players after one week of evaluation, and they will be part of an intensive training block that is part of the…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Two B.Sc. Microbiology students from M.K. Amin College in Gujarat’s Vadodara, Arnav Dhamdhere and Hariom Pathak, have made a notable scientific discovery by isolating bioluminescent bacteria from seawater samples collected off the Ratnagiri coast in Maharashtra. The bacteria are capable of naturally emitting light in darkness, a rare biological phenomenon with wide-ranging scientific applications.The discovery was made under the guidance of Prof. Devarshi Gajjar and Dr…
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Waris Pathan, an AIMIM leader and former Maharashtra MLA, has alleged that his social media account was hacked and that he was threatened with the circulation of morphed private photographs unless he paid Rs 5 lakh, officials said on Sunday. According to the Worli Police, a case has been registered, and an investigation is underway.The officials said that Pathan, who is also a national spokesperson of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, subsequently received a ran…
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) The Maharashtra government, which has launched an ambitious plan to make the state drought-free, will require Rs 2.56 lakh crore to complete 225 irrigation projects that are either pending from earlier or have been taken up since July 2022, when Eknath Shinde assumed office as Chief Minister.The data relating to the performance of the Irrigation Department since July 2022 was presented at the state Cabinet meeting held on April 7.As per the presentation made at the meetin…
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Saturday between the Government of Maharashtra’s strategic advisory body, Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), and Earth Day Network India to implement environmental initiatives across the state. Under the pact, 56 lakh trees will be planted along with various programmes to accelerate climate action in Maharashtra. The MoU, signed on the occasion of Earth Day 2026, is expected to strengthen the framework f…
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday directed the relevant departments and agencies to provide land for these projects within a stipulated timeframe, noting that several prestigious international universities have expressed keen interest in establishing their campuses here. Through Educity and Medicity, students in Maharashtra will have access to higher education opportunities from world-class universities. He was speaking at the meeting on the development …
Ahmedabad/Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) A cyber fraud network that allegedly generated and siphoned off more than Rs 7.34 crore by exploiting a vulnerability in a cooperative bank’s core banking system has been uncovered, with four people arrested in Gujarat and Maharashtra, officials said on Saturday.The arrests were made by the Cyber Centre of Excellence in Gandhinagar in connection with the hacking of the computer system of The Bhavnagar District Co-operative Bank Ltd.A case was registered after …