Draft electoral roll extracts for Kashmiri migrants published
Jammu, Aug 30 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Election Department has published the draft electoral roll extracts of Kashmiri migrants, which aims to enhance their electoral participation in the upcoming Assembly elections. Additionally, it has mapped 19 special polling stations in Jammu to the camps and zones individually, ensuring that every zone has at least […]
Tripura declared ‘natural calamity affected area’
Agartala, Aug 30 (IANS) The Tripura Disaster Management Authority (TDMA) amid the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) to take stock of the damages and losses caused by the recent week-long floods and landslides has declared the entire state as a “Natural Calamity Affected Area”. The six-member IMCT, which arrived here on Wednesday, visited […]
Maintaining strong law and order in Rajasthan govt’s top priority: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma
Jaipur, Aug 30 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday said that the people of the state have faith in the police department which is always busy in keeping crimes in check to maintain peace, adding that maintaining a strong law and order is a top priority for his government. CM Sharma said […]
Cash, drugs worth Rs 5.71 crore seized in J&K since MCC imposition
Jammu, Aug 30 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursday that enforcement agencies have seized Rs 5.71 crore worth of cash and other materials including drugs and liquor in the first 12 days of the enforcement of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in Jammu and Kashmir. “In its mission to uphold the […]
Close contest between BJP, Cong likely in bypoll for Budhni Assembly seat in MP
Bhopal, Aug 30 (IANS) The Budhni Assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district – the bastion of four-time former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who is now the Union Agriculture Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet — is likely to witness a close contest between the state’s ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in […]
Under construction building collapses in Jaipur, rescue operations underway
Jaipur, Aug 29 (IANS) An under construction building collapsed in Jaipur’s Jawahar Nagar area on Thursday night. Following the incident, police teams along with civil defence officials rushed to the site to remove the debris. Teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are also present on the […]
Israel, Hamas agree to pauses for polio vaccinations in Gaza: WHO
United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS) Israel and Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip for the polio vaccination campaign, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has said. The polio vaccination campaign in Gaza will start on September 1, said Rik Peeperkorn, head of the WHO office for […]
Zimbabweans struggle with increased power outages due to inadequate supply
Harare, Aug 30 (IANS) Prolonged power outages are forcing some Zimbabweans to work at night, when electricity supply is more reliable than during the day, as power producers struggle to meet peak demand. Persistent droughts have led to dwindling water levels at Lake Kariba, home to Zimbabwe’s major hydropower plant, the Kariba South Power Station. […]
Morocco, Senegal agree to boost transport cooperation
Rabat, Aug 30 (IANS) Moroccan Minister of Transport and Logistics Mohammed Abdeljalil and his Senegalese counterpart, Malick Ndiaye, held a meeting in Rabat to promote transport cooperation between the two sides. During their meeting, both ministers emphasised their mutual commitment to deepening cooperation, particularly in the railway sector, Xinhua news agency reported. The meeting was […]
Sensex trades higher after opening at new all-time high
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian equity indices were trading higher after opening at a fresh record high on Friday, following positive cues from Asian peers. At 9:37 a.m., Sensex was up 221 points or 0.27 per cent at 82,355 and Nifty was up 66 points or 0.26 per cent at 25,217. At the beginning of […]
