Split 3.0 looms as Uddhav Thackeray battles for Sena
Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) The three-day tour by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray in the constituencies represented by the rebel MPs was planned after the faction led by Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief…
Gujarat’s ‘Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan’ boosted water storage capacity by 20,789 lakh cubic feet this year
Gandhinagar, June 29 (IANS) Gujarat’s ongoing water conservation drive under the ‘Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan’ has increased water storage capacity by 20,789 lakh cubic feet this year, taking the cumulative rise over the past eight years to a record…
Chandrababu Naidu urges farmers to overcome challenges posed by El Nino
Amaravati, June 29 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday called upon farmers to overcome the challenges posed by El Nino, a phenomenon which disrupts normal rainfall. The Chief Minister greeted farmers on the occasion of…
Woman’s throat slit by jilted lover after dinner date in Bengaluru; accused arrested
Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) A young woman was allegedly murdered by her former lover, who slit her throat after inviting her for dinner in Bengaluru’s Mahalakshmi Layout area. The accused was arrested within hours of the crime, police said on Monday.…
Trinamool’s defeat was necessary to unmask traitors hidden in party: Kunal Ghosh
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Trinamool Congress legislator and journalist-turned-politician, Kunal Ghosh, who boasts of his continued political allegiance to former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Monday stated that the landslide defeat of his…
Telangana minister ploughs field, sows seeds to mark Eruvaka Purnima
Hyderabad, June 29 (IANS) Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Monday ploughed the field and sowed seeds on the occasion of Eruvaka Purnima, which marks the beginning of the new agricultural season. The Minister for Transport and Backward Classes…
Mallikarjun Kharge takes oath as RS member again, vows to continue ‘holding govt accountable’
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha after being re-elected to the Upper House from Karnataka. The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President…
Lakhs of devotees throng Puri to witness sacred Snana Yatra ritual
Bhubaneswar, June 29 (IANS) Lakhs of devotees thronged to the sacred city of Puri in Odisha to witness the divine spectacle of ‘Snana Purnima’ or the ‘Deva Snana Purnima’, the ritual bathing of holy triad — Lord Jagannath,…
CM Vijay to hold first joint conference with District Collectors, police officers today
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will hold his first joint conference with District Collectors and senior police officers on Monday since assuming office, launching a two-day review of governance, law and order, and…
Anant Ambani Visits Tirupati Balaji, Offers Hair at Sri Venkateswara Temple Following Sacred Ritual
TIRUPATI: Continuing the series of spiritual visits after his wedding, Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, visited the famous Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam in Andhra Pradesh. He offered prayers and sought…