Pawan Kalyan fulfils wish of young fan battling a rare disease

Hyderabad, June 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and actor Pawan Kalyan fulfilled the wish of a young fan battling a rare disease by visiting his house in Hanumakonda town of Telangana on Wednesday. Niranjan, confined to his bed due to a rare genetic disease with no signs of growth, wished to meet him […]
Gujarat CM flags off 51 two-wheeler health units, nine mobile vans for tribal districts

Gandhinagar, June 17 (IANS) In a move aimed at extending healthcare access to some of Gujarat’s most remote tribal settlements, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday launched 51 two-wheeler mobile health units and flagged off nine new mobile health vans that will operate across 14 districts of the state. The new fleet was flagged off […]
‘Political adultery, relentless assault on democracy’: MVA slams MahaYuti over defection rumours in Maharashtra

Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) The simmering political crisis in Maharashtra over the alleged poaching of Shiv Sena-UBT lawmakers escalated into a full-blown confrontation on Wednesday, as the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies launched a coordinated and blistering assault on the ruling MahaYuti alliance. Condemning the rumoured defections ahead of the crucial June 19 Shiv Sena […]
Telangana Public School to be established in every Assembly constituency: CM

Hyderabad, June 17 (IANS) Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated a state-run ‘Telangana Public School’ (TPS), equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, at Arutla in Ranga Reddy district near here on Wednesday and announced that a TPS will be established in every Assembly Constituency to provide quality education. He said these schools will also train the students […]
PM Modi expresses grief over loss of lives in Gujarat accident

New Delhi/Vadodara, June 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condolences over the loss of lives in a road accident involving a luxury bus and a truck in Vadodara Rural, as seven people were killed and 28 people were reported injured, including two in critical condition. In a post on social media platform […]
Odisha CM orders high-level inquiry into textbook errors

Bhubaneswar, June 17 (IANS) Taking serious note of the errors detected in school textbooks published by the Odisha government, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday directed the officials to take immediate corrective measures and ordered a high-level inquiry into the matter. According to an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, the Chief […]
Shivraj Singh Chouhan backs ‘One Nation, One Election’ at Patna event marking Modi govt’s 12 years

Patna, June 17 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday highlighted the achievements of the Narendra Modi-led government over the past 12 years and called for the early implementation of the “One Nation, One Election” concept during an event in Patna. Addressing prominent citizens and party workers, Chouhan administered a […]
Gujarat Police nab CA couple in Rs 10.36 crore investment fraud case

Ahmedabad, June 17 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch in Gujarat has arrested a husband-and-wife duo for allegedly defrauding a complainant and his relatives of more than Rs 10.36 crore through a fabricated share market investment scheme, misuse of digital signatures and forged financial documents, officials said on Wednesday. The […]
Jharkhand RS polls: NDA holds mock poll, claims Nathwani’s win certain

Ranchi, June 17 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has stepped up preparations to ensure unity among its MLAs and familiarise them with the voting process ahead of the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand on Thursday. MLAs of the alliance, who have been staying at a hotel in Ranchi, were briefed on the voting procedure […]
IIIDEM completes 15 years, hosts national conference on electoral capacity building

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) celebrated its 15th Foundation Day on Wednesday, marking the occasion with a two-day Conference on Capacity Building and Strategic Roadmap held here. The conference, held on Tuesday and Wednesday, brought together more than 450 participants, including 250 National and State-Level […]