Agra set to plant over 54 lakh trees today in massive afforestation drive
Agra, July 20 (IANS) In a significant effort to boost green cover, Agra is gearing up to plant 54,56,000 trees on Saturday. The drive is under Ped Lagao Ped Bachao and Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam initiatives. It aims to plant 36.5 crore trees across the state of Uttar Pradesh. District Magistrate of Agra, Bhanu […]
MUDA ‘scam’ row: Congress lodges complaint against RTI activists
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) The Mysuru district unit of the Congress met Police Commissioner Seema Latkar on Friday and filed a complaint against RTI activists Gangaraju and Snehamayi Krishna, who brought out the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment ‘scam’ allegedly involving Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Demanding action against the activists, a delegation of […]
Speaker Khader completely failed to conduct K’taka Assembly properly: LoP Ashoka
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) Karnataka’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka has slammed Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader, saying that the latter has “completely failed” to conduct the House properly. The LoP alleged that the Speaker has been denying opportunities for the BJP members to raise their voices on the issue of tribal welfare board […]
Digvijaya Singh meets MP CM Mohan Yadav amid row over nursing college scam
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh met Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday amid an ongoing row over alleged irregularities in nursing colleges in the state. The former Chief Minister urged CM Yadav to take prompt action against those who destroyed the future of lakhs of nursing students. The Congress […]
Tribal welfare board scam has no connection to Congress govt, confidence in SIT probe: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) Coming down heavily on the opposition parties over allegations in connection with the multi-crore tribal welfare ‘scam’, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that there is no link to his government. Addressing a press conference on Friday, he stated that the SIT is already investigating the financial irregularities that occurred in the […]
Nitish Kumar directs officials to proactively control crime in Bihar
Patna, July 20 (IANS) In the wake of growing criticism over escalating crime rates in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday chaired a high-level meeting on law and order and directed officials to take proactive steps to curb crime and bring criminals under control. He emphasised the urgency of improving the law and order […]
‘Bengaluru South’ district will be formed, asserts Deputy CM Shivakumar
Ramanagara (Karnataka), June 20 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar asserted that the Ramanagara district will be renamed Bengaluru South despite the criticism from the BJP and the JD-S as Benguluru is “our identity and pride” and must not be lost. “We are originally from Bengaluru. Bengaluru is our identity and pride. We must […]
Over 400 students from India, Nepal & Bhutan evacuated from Bangladesh: Meghalaya CM
Shillong/New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said on Friday that so far, 405 students from India, Nepal, and Bhutan along with some stranded tourists have been evacuated from Bangladesh into India through the Dawki Land Port along the state’s border with the neighbouring country. Sangma said that a large number […]
Resolving disputes, fencing along India-Myanmar border will be erected: Manipur CM
Imphal, July 20 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Friday that although there are resistance and disputes relating to the fencing along the India-Myanmar border in the state, these would be resolved soon. The Chief Minister said that to check infiltration, drugs smuggling, and to prevent other cross-border illegal activities, the Union […]
Charges against Bengal Governor engineered by CM: Raj Bhavan
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) The charge of “sexual harassment” by a woman employee of Raj Bhavan in Kolkata against West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose was engineered by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, according to a statement issued by the office of the Governor on Friday evening. “Raj Bhavan asserts the charges are engineered by Chief […]
