Peacock menace at Kannur airport, Kerala govt mulling solution
Thiruvananthapuram, July 4 (IANS) Even as the Kannur International Airport is waiting for more flights, the operations are facing trouble due to a large presence of peacocks in the area. Located at a hill in Mattanoor away from Kannur town, the airport was often visited by jackals and dogs when it opened for operations in […]
No scams have happened under Congress government, asserts Shivakumar
Ramanagar, (Karnataka), July 4 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Wednesday dismissed allegations of any wrong-doings in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allocation as he asserted that there have been no scams during the Congress government’s tenure in the state. Talking to reporters after a ‘Government at your doorstep’ programme […]
Over one lakh perform Amarnath Yatra in five days
Jammu, July 4 (IANS) The Annual Amarnath Yatra 2024 is set to break all previous records as over one lakh devotees performed the ongoing Yatra in five days as another batch of 5,696 pilgrims left for Kashmir on Thursday. Officials of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), which manages the affairs of the Yatra, said […]
Poverty headcount ratio falls to 8.5 pc from 21 pc in last 10 years: NCAER
New Delhi July 4 (IANS) The level of poverty in India is estimated to have decreased to 8.5 per cent of the population in 2023-24 from 21 per cent in 2011-12, according to a new study by economic think tank NCAER The study is based on the latest data from the India Human Development Survey […]
School job scam: I-T Dept to probe case under Benami Transactions Act
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) The Income Tax Department is initiating a probe under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition Act) in the multi-crore cash-for-school job case in West Bengal. The prime focus of the investigation is on former West Bengal education minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee and his close aide Arpita Mukherjee. The Benami […]
Global survey ranks India among top three most optimistic nations
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A new global survey has ranked India among the top three most optimistic nations, along with Singapore and Indonesia, based on the economic outlook of the people interviewed across various countries. The Ipsos “What Worries the World” survey for June states that as many as 69 per cent of surveyed […]
Why Naidu-Revanth meet will be keenly watched in Telugu states
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) The first-ever meeting between A. Revanth Reddy and N. Chandrababu Naidu as chief ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on July 6 has generated excitement in both the Telugu-speaking states, raising hopes of a solution to post-bifurcation issues. With CM Revanth Reddy accepting the meeting proposal of his counterpart and […]
Special squad to look into Jarange-Patil’s drone spying allegations: Maha Minister
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Maharashtra Excise Minister Shambhuiraj Desai on Thursday said that a special squad will be formed to look into the alleged drone spying on the pro-Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil at Antarwali Sarathi in Jalna district. “Adequate security has been provided to Jarange-Patil,” Desai informed the Speaker Rahul Narwekar who had instructed […]
CM Adityanath plants saplings under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign
Lucknow, July 4 (IANS) UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday, planted saplings at his official residence under the ‘Ek ped maa ke naam’ initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The chief minister also appealed to the people to follow suit. “Prime Minister Modi has appealed to the whole nation to plant a tree […]
Ex-J&K Minister rejoins Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) Former J&K Minister Syed Basharat Bukhari on Thursday rejoined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which he had left in 2019. Bukhari was a minister in the PDP-BJP coalition government headed by Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and later his daughter, Mehbooba Mufti. After leaving the PDP in 2019, he joined the People’s Conference […]
