Postal unions meet Dr Jitendra Singh to discuss pensions, cadre restructuring concerns

IANS | March 31, 2026 5:28 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A delegation of postal employees and representatives of various postal unions met with Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, and Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh, to discuss cadre restructuring, implementation of financial upgradation schemes, pension issues, the government said on Tuesday.

From conflict to peace: Multi-pronged strategy of security action, infra push, rehab policy defeats Naxalism

Shashikant Trivedi | March 31, 2026 4:10 PM

Raipur/New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) With Union Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that India has effectively achieved a Naxal-free status by meeting the government’s self-imposed deadline of March 31, a significant breakthrough has been marked for the country, which was previously seen as a prolonged conflict that earlier governments found challenging to address.

3.1 lakh PNG connections gasified in March, 2.7 lakh more being added

IANS | March 31, 2026 3:58 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) More than 3.1 lakh PNG connections covering domestic, commercial, hostel, and canteen segments have been gasified in March, while another 2.7 lakh new connections have been given and are being gasified to make more natural gas available for cooking amid disruptions in LPG imports due to the Iran war, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Mamata writes to CEC, alleges ‘voter list manipulation’ bid in Bengal

IANS | March 31, 2026 3:32 PM

Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging a conspiracy to infiltrate the West Bengal voters’ list with outsiders, purportedly with the involvement of the BJP and the Election Commission.