KSrelief provides food, health aid to Jordan and Yemen
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief has continued to provide health and food support to vulnerable people in Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp and Yemen. Health workers at clinics operated by KSrelief in Zaatari refugee camp treated over 2,349 patients during May, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. There were 335 procedures performed on patients […]
Telangana BJP stages protest over government’s ‘inaction’ in phone tapping case
Hyderabad, May 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Telangana unit leaders staged a sit-in here on Friday, demanding action against those involved in the phone tapping case in the wake of recent confessions of the accused. BJP leaders led by the party’s OBC Morcha president and MP K. Laxman held the ‘dharna’ at Indira Park […]
Trouble mounts for AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in petrol pump assault case
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Trouble seems to be mounting for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amanatullah Khan and his son as the Uttar Pradesh Police is all set to speed up action against the duo in the Noida petrol pump assault case. The police have begun preparations to attach his properties, following orders […]
SIT should thoroughly investigate Prajwal Revanna’s case: Bommai
Bengaluru, May 31 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has demanded that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) should investigate Prajwal Revanna’s case thoroughly. He said that Prajwal surrendered to the police legally. “However, the people are demanding that the SIT should conduct the probe in a committed manner,” he said. He said that the […]
Delhi CM Kejriwal raises health concerns ahead of surrender on June 2
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that he will surrender on June 2 at 3 p.m. as his interim bail, granted by the Supreme Court in view of the ongoing general elections, ends on June 1. “Supreme Court gave me 21 days for election campaigning. Today marks the […]
Cong mismanagement in last five years triggering water, power woes: Raj CM
Jaipur, May 31 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has accused the former Congress government of gross mismanagement during its five-year rule, which according to him, is spelling trouble for the state at present. According to Bhajanlal Sharma, who became the Chief Minister of Rajasthan in December 2023, the previous state government that was operating […]
Bengal: Sensitive Basirhat under ECI’s special scanner
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) As sporadic violence marred the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, sensitive Basirhat, especially Sandeshkhali, is under special scanner of the Election Commission of India, where polling will be held in the seventh and the last phase of the elections on Saturday. Insiders from the office of the […]
With no alliances, Punjab heads for four-way electoral battle
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) The border state of Sikh-dominated Punjab, where the BJP and its former ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) going solo, is heading for a four-way fight on all 13 parliamentary seats with 328 candidates in the fray. On seats like Khadoor Sahib and Faridkot (reserved), the entry of jailed Sikh radical Amritpal […]
Suspended Andhra IPS officer reinstated on retirement day
Amaravati, May 31 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s senior IPS officer A.B. Venkateswara Rao was reinstated in service on the day when he is due for retirement on attaining the age of superannuation. Chief Secretary K.S. Jawahar Reddy on Friday issued orders to take back Venkateswara Rao into service. Following the orders, the Indian Police Service (IPS) […]
Bihar LS polls: 134 candidates in fray for eight seats
Patna, May 31 (IANS) In the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections, eight seats in Bihar are going to polls on Saturday with 134 candidates in the fray. Among the 134 candidates, a total of 23 belong to the national and state-recognised parties, 68 are from the regional parties and 43 are […]
