Rahul Gandhi asks Telangana CM to make effective law for gig workers
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has asked Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to make an effective law for gig workers by holding state-wide public consultations. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha has written a letter to the Chief Minister, requesting him to conduct public consultation for the draft legislation for […]
20 teams hunt for slain Maoist Vikram Gowda’s associates in K’taka forests
Bengaluru, Nov 20 (IANS) More than 20 teams of Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) and local police on Wednesday continued to hunt for the associates of slain Maoist Vikram Gowda in the thick forests of the Western Ghats in the coastal Karnataka region of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts. Dreaded and most wanted Maoist, 46-year-old Vikram Gowda […]
Samba paddy cultivation in TN’s delta districts hit due to heavy rain
Chennai, Nov 20 (IANS) Samba paddy cultivation in Tamil Nadu’s Delta districts, often referred to as the state’s rice bowl, has been affected due to heavy rain. Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam have been receiving heavy rainfall over the past few days, inundating fields. On Tuesday, Sembanarkoil in Mayiladuthurai recorded 68 mm of rainfall, while […]
Ten injured in J&K’s Kathua as car rolls down slope
Jammu, Nov 20 (IANS) Ten people were injured in a road accident on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. Officials said that the people were injured when the vehicle, a car, they were travelling in went out of the driver’s control and rolled down the slope at Gainthal in the district. “All the injured […]
Nitish Kumar to distribute appointment letters to special teachers today
Patna, Nov 20 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to distribute appointment letters to 1,14,138 special teachers on Wednesday at an event at Patna’s Convention Hall. Prominent leaders will attend the programs, including Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, Education Minister Sunil Kumar, Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, and Energy […]
Bengal school job case: HC to pronounce verdict on Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea today
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, will pronounce its verdict on the bail petition of Partha Chatterjee, the former West Bengal Education Minister and ex-Trinamool Congress Secretary General in the cases registered against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the cash-for-school-job matter. The division […]
Guyana, Barbados to honour PM Modi with highest national awards
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Guyana and Barbados are poised to bestow their highest national honours upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi, increasing his total count of international accolades to 19. Guyana will present ‘The Order of Excellence,’ while Barbados will grant the esteemed ‘Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados’ to the Prime Minister. Prior to […]
Maha polls: 6.61 pc voter turnout recorded till 9 am
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) The voter turnout in Maharashtra’s 288 Assembly constituencies till 9 a.m. was reported at 6.61 per cent, said officials here on Wednesday after the polling started at 7 a.m. According to the office of the state chief electoral officer (CEO), the district-wise voting percentage was — Ahmednagar – 5.91 per cent, […]
Ram Naik casts vote in Goregaon, expresses confidence in BJP-led alliance
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh Governor and senior BJP leader Ram Naik exercised his franchise on Wednesday morning at the Pahadi School polling station in Goregaon, Mumbai. Former UP Governor Naik has been among the first voters at his polling station since he moved to Goregaon in 1960. “Since 1960, I have made […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to meet Chinese counterpart in Laos today
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will meet his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun on Wednesday in Vientiane, Laos. The two will meet on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus). This will be their first meeting after the disengagement at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The last meeting […]
