Jaipur, July 25 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday flagged off Bharat Taxi in Jaipur, marking the launch of the cooperative ride-hailing platform in the state capital. The launch event was held at the Bhagwat Singh Mehta Auditorium at the OTS campus, where the Chief Minister attended as the chief guest. The company claims that passengers will benefit from fares 10–15 per cent lower than those charged by Ola and Uber, while eliminating surge pricing to ensure uniform …
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Thursday asked Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal to refrain from spreading unverified information and rumours about an “impending crackdown” on Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters at Jantar Mantar here past-midnight. In a message on its official X account, the Delhi Police said, “There is no plan of Delhi Police to crack down on the ongoing protest tonight as is being conveyed. You are advised to refrain from spreading or circulati…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry ordered the suspension of mobile internet services for eight hours starting 4 p.m. on Thursday around Jantar Mantar – the venue of students’ protest against exam irregularities – to maintain public order, an official said. The Ministry issued the order for suspension of mobile internet services, saying that the Secretary is satisfied that it is necessary to do so in the “interest of public order and for preventing incitement to the commis…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) In a step towards making Delhi’s administrative framework more streamlined and citizen-centric, the Union Home Ministry has aligned the names of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) zones with the Delhi government’s new revenue district nomenclature, an official said on Tuesday. The Central Government has amended the Fourteenth Schedule of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 to formally effect change in Delhi’s administrative system, said the official in a sta…
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry has decided to set up ten new Border Outposts (BOPs) in West Bengal, including two in the northern sector of the state, in order to completely arrest illegal immigration from Bangladesh and prevent cross‑border smuggling through the international borders in the state. At the same time, the ministry has also taken an in‑principle decision to arrange smart virtual fencing and thermal imaging systems in a particular sector in North Bengal where ph…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday criticised the Union government over the police action after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to a hospital from Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, alleging that the right to dissent guaranteed under the Constitution was being denied.Khera said the action against the protesters reflected the NDA government’s approach towards peaceful demonstrations and questioned the role of the Union Home Ministry, which oversees the Delhi Pol…
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) The State Committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist has lent support to the National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah’s decision to organise a protest at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on the opening day of the Monsoon session of Parliament in demand of restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Md. Abass Rather, State Secretary of the CPI-M, has appealed to all political parties, organisations and individuals to set aside their differences and join …
Moradabad, July 11 (IANS) Spiritual leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Saturday said that only Hindus have the right to speak about the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple and Lord Shri Ram, claiming that the opposition has no moral right to comment on the temple as it never supported its construction. Speaking to IANS, Acharya Pramod Krishnam said, “Only Hindus have the right to speak about the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple and Lord Shri Ram. The opposition has no right to comment on the Shri Ram Janmabho…
Jaipur, July 10 (IANS) Rajasthan tops the country under the world’s largest grain storage scheme, with 200 warehouses sanctioned during 2024-25 and 2025-26, of which 120 have already been completed and the remaining are under construction, an official said on Friday. The state plans to build 50 additional warehouses in 2026-27, which will raise its grain storage capacity by 1.25 lakh metric tonnes over three years, significantly strengthening agricultural infrastructure and post-harvest storage …
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday directed the state police authorities to henceforth send accurate crime records data to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). At a meeting with the top officials of both West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police at the state secretariat of Nabanna on Thursday, he directed that the old practice of understating the crime records data to the NCRB should be trashed and instead send the correct data on this count.Later, sp…