KTR slams Telangana government over seed shortage for farmers
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao on Wednesday slammed the Telangana government over the hardships faced by farmers due to a shortage of seeds. The BRS leader wondered if there was a government in Telangana at all. In his post on ‘X’, the former minister asked where the […]
Traffic movement restored on NH-6 connecting 4 northeastern states
Shillong, May 29 (IANS) Traffic movement on the National Highway that passes through Meghalaya, connecting Tripura, Mizoram, and Manipur, including southern Assam, was restored, officials said on Wednesday. National Highway 6 (NH-6), which is an important road as it connects as many as four northeastern states with the rest of the country, is prone to […]
Viksit Bharat never possible without Viksit Bengal, says PM Modi
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the task of achieving Viksit Bharat, which will start immediately after the results are announced on June 4, will not be possible without Viksit Bengal. He was addressing an election meeting in the Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal in support of […]
Afzal Ansari keeps brother Mukhtar ‘alive’ in Ghazipur
Ghazipur (UP), May 29 (IANS) Mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari may be dead but he is not yet ‘buried’ — not, at least, in his hometown of Ghazipur. Mukhtar’s brother Afzal Ansari, the sitting MP, is seeking re-election as an INDIA bloc candidate on Samajwadi Party’s (SP) symbol and Mukhtar Ansari prominently finds a place in […]
Telangana phone tapping: Cop claims judges also snooped on
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) The previous BRS government snooped on high court judges and lawyers also, one of the arrested police officers has revealed during his questioning, said sources on Wednesday. Startling revelations are coming to light in the case on an almost daily basis, shedding light on how the entire operation was orchestrated in […]
Telangana ACB takes ACP into custody in disproportionate assets case
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday took Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) T. S. Uma Maheswar Rao into custody for questioning in a disproportionate assets case. Rao, who was serving as ACP in the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) at Central Crime Station (CCS) in Hyderabad, was sent to judicial custody for […]
A total of 599 Quick Response Teams (ORTs) will be deployed in the city on Saturday.
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Kolkata will turn into a virtual fortress on June 1 when nine Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, including two in Kolkata, will go to polls in the last and seventh phase of the General Elections. Sources in the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), said 246 companies […]
TN Congress chief opposes PM Modi’s Kanyakumari meditation
Chennai, May 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) chief K. Selvaperunthagai has opposed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day meditation event at Kanyakumari. In a social media post on Tuesday, the Congress leader said that Prime Minister Modi will be meditating at Kanyakumari from May 30 to June 1. He said, ”The Election Commission of […]
BSF fires at suspected Pak drone near LoC in J&K’s Poonch
Jammu, May 29 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) troopers fired several rounds at a suspected Pakistan drone in J&K’s Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. Officials said that around 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday BSF troopers at Khanetar garrison near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district noticed drone activity. “BSF troopers fired several […]
LS polls: PM Modi to hold public meetings in Bengal, Odisha today
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday campaign in West Bengal and Odisha, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be in Uttar Pradesh to hold multiple public meetings and a roadshow for the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The Prime Minister is scheduled to address a public […]
