Gujarat: Multi-agency preparations underway for 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra
Ahmedabad, July 7 (IANS) The local administration has stepped up preparations for the 149th Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra, with civic officials, police, temple representatives and community leaders finalising plans to ensure the annual procession is…
Monitoring, response mechanism in place to handle monsoon fury, says Punjab minister
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Tuesday said that the government has put in place a monitoring and response mechanism to ensure the safety of human lives, agricultural land and public infrastructure…
Maha: Bank guarantees will no longer attract stamp duty as per independent category
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) The old cumbersome rules regarding stamp duty on bank guarantees used in commercial transactions, government contracts, and infrastructure projects in the state have been changed. Stamp duty on bank guarantees will now be charged…
Centre committed to equitable development under Viksit Bharat vision: Nityanand Rai
Kohima, July 7 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, who is on a two-day visit to Nagaland, on Tuesday said the Central government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is committed to ensuring inclusive growth…
Maha govt to introduce new law to regulate private coaching classes
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Amid rising complaints about private coaching classes, School Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse on Tuesday announced in the Legislative Council that the government will bring a law to regulate them in the state. He informed that the…
IOC provisionally lifts suspension of Russian Olympic Committee
Lausanne, July 7 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee that had been in effect since October 2023. However, the Russian athletes returning to international competition…
High-level meet reviews Gujarat’s readiness for monsoon emergencies
Gandhinagar, July 7 (IANS) With forecasts indicating the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Gujarat over the coming days, the state government on Tuesday reviewed its monsoon preparedness at a high-level meeting of the Weather Watch…
NIA raids six locations in Bihar, UP and Delhi in Cambodia-linked human trafficking, cyber slavery case
New Delhi, Jul 7 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted extensive searches at six locations in three northern states on Tuesday as part of its ongoing probe into a major Cambodia-linked human trafficking and cyber slavery racket, the…
Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights reconstituted
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Acting on the directions of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Delhi government has reconstituted the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), which was paralysed by top-level vacancies for nearly three years.…
Four Union Ministers meet CEC, highlight alleged irregularities in Karnataka SIR
New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Senior leaders of the NDA Karnataka delegation met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a detailed memorandum highlighting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive…