Rajasthan BJP MLA Amritlal Meena passes away
Jaipur, Aug 8 (IANS) Rajasthan BJP MLA Amrit Lal Meena passed away late on Wednesday night after his health suddenly deteriorated. He was 65. Meena was rushed to the MB Hospital in Udaipur where he died during treatment. Officials said that Meena died due to a heart attack. The MLA from the Salumber Assembly constituency […]
Bill to amend law governing Waqf boards to be tabled today in LS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday will introduce two bills in Parliament to amend the law governing Waqf Boards. The revised list of business of the Lok Sabha mentions Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju will move the bills. The List reads: “Kiren Rijiju to move for leave to introduce a Bill further […]
High-level ECI team to visit J&K today to review Assembly polls preparedness
Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) A high-level team of the Election Commission of India (ECI), headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, is arriving in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to review preparedness for the Assembly polls in the Union Territory. Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will accompany the CEC during […]
Judicial tribunal upholds 5-year ban on SIMI
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A judicial tribunal established by the government to review the extension of the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has upheld the ban. The tribunal, presided over by Delhi High Court Judge Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, cited ISIS links among a […]
MP CM Mohan Yadav to interact with industrialists in Bengaluru today
Bhopal, Aug 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will hold one-on-one dialogues with entrepreneurs and industrialists in Bengaluru on Thursday during an event to seek investments in the state. The event is part of the Madhya Pradesh government’s investors’ conclave during which Chief Minister Yadav will interact with prominent industrialists working in different […]
TN BJP chief says Centre taking steps to convene India-Sri Lanka JWG meeting on fishermen’s issue
Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai has said that the External Affairs Ministry is taking steps to convene the Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting of delegates from External Affairs and Fisheries Ministries of the Government of India and their Sri Lankan counterparts to discuss the issue of the state’s fishermen. In […]
Arunachal expresses interest in Rajasthan’s ‘Jan Aadhaar’ scheme
Jaipur, Aug 8 (IANS) A high-level delegation team of the Arunachal Pradesh government on a visit to Rajasthan expressed interest in the desert state’s ‘Jan Aadhaar’ scheme based on “one number, one card, one identity” model that aims to deliver the benefits of public welfare schemes to eligible beneficiaries through the DBT mode. The delegation, […]
BRS alleges MoU inked with ‘shell company’ in US, Telangana govt refutes
Hyderabad, Aug 8 (IANS) The opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has alleged that a Telangana delegation led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy currently visiting the United States has signed an agreement with a shell company, which the state government has denied. BRS leaders claimed that Swacch Bio, with which the state government signed an MoU […]
Manipur Assembly forms 12-member committee to study illegal migration in the state
Imphal, Aug 8 (IANS) The Manipur Assembly has constituted a 12-member committee comprising Ministers and MLAs of both ruling and opposition parties to study illegal migration in the state. The committee, headed by Water Resources, and Relief, Disaster Management Minister Awangbow Newmai, who is a Naga People’s Front (NPF) MLA, would submit its report within […]
ECoR plans to install solar plants of 21,826 KWP capacity
Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) In line with the Indian Railways’ push to become a Green Transporter by reducing its carbon footprint, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has planned to install 21,826 KWP (kilowatt peak) capacity solar plants resulting in savings of approximately Rs 14 crore from energy bill and Rs 91.41 lakh from carbon credit. […]
