MP govt initiates digitisation of Waqf properties
Bhopal, June 26 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has started the digitisation process of documents related with Waqf properties located in different parts of the state, a senior official told IANS on Thursday. The initiative of digitisation process is being implemented by the Minority Welfare Department in collaboration with the Revenue Department of Madhya Pradesh […]
MMRDA submits revised plan for Uttan-Virar Sea Link to be connected to Vadhavan Port and Samruddhi Mahamarg
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Thursday presented a revised and economically viable plan for the 55.12 km Uttan-Virar Sea Link (UVSL) project to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. During the review meeting, the Chief Minister directed that the proposed UVSL should be connected […]
Projects worth over Rs 638 crore initiated across Tripura since January: CM Saha
Agartala, June 26 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Thursday that his government has given priority to education, health, communication, and the overall development of the tribals under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of various development projects in Sepahijala district, the Chief Minister said […]
Rudraprayag road accident: Six Rajasthan pilgrims missing, CM dials Uttarakhand counterpart
Jaipur, June 26 (IANS) Six pilgrims from Rajasthan went missing while one was injured after a road accident occurred near Gholtir in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district when a vehicle carrying 20 pilgrims fell into the Alaknanda river after being hit from behind by a truck. Officials said that the group was en route to Badrinath Dham […]
Puri braces for world famous Rath Yatra starting Friday
Bhubaneswar, June 26 (IANS) The city of Puri in Odisha is bracing for the famous Ratha Yatra, as holy siblings — Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra, and sister Subhadra — prepare to embark on their nine-day sojourn from their abode, the 12th-century shrine, to Gundicha Temple on June 27. Devotees, gripped with ecstasy, will pull […]
Six killed in China floods
Guiyang, June 26 (IANS) Six people have died due to severe flooding in Rongjiang County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, according to local flood control authorities. Since Tuesday, the county has been hit by a severe flood not seen in 50 years, with water levels in several rivers rising rapidly. The peak flow reached 11,360 cubic […]
Rajnath Singh holds ‘insightful’ meetings with Belarusian and Russian defence ministers in China
Qingdao, June 26 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held meetings with his Belarusian and Russian counterparts on the sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministers Meeting in China’s Qingdao, exchanging views on bilateral defence cooperation along with challenges and security threats in the region. “Enriching interaction the Belarusian Defence Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin […]
History created for India: SpaceX Dragon ‘Grace’ carrying Shubhanshu Shukla docks at space station
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) After a long and ardent wait of 41 years, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Thursday successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS), to become the first Indian to reach the orbiting lab. With this, India has an astronaut in space after 41 years. Lucknow-born Shukla will also be the […]
Leading academic C Raj Kumar, Abhishek Singhvi address members of Japanese Parliament
Tokyo, June 26 (IANS) Professor (Dr) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), addressed members of the Japanese Parliament at the National Diet of Japan during a high-level policy dialogue aimed at strengthening India-Japan strategic cooperation. This prestigious event, hosted by the Japanese Parliamentary Committee for World Federation, was themed: […]
Bangladesh: Former CEC placed on three-day police remand
Dhaka, June 26 (IANS) Bangladesh’s former Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal was on Thursday placed on a three-day remand by a Dhaka court in connection with a case over alleged inaction and biased conduct during the national elections in 2024. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostafa Zaman issued the order after the police officers […]
