Bengaluru, June 7 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday, ordered an increase in compensation for the 11 families of those who died in the June 4 Chinnaswamy Stadium tragedy, raising the amount to Rs 25 lakh each. Previously, the government had announced Rs 10 lakh in compensation per family.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) achieved a breakthrough of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) at the Tughlakabad Railway Colony Underground Metro Station site, an official said on Saturday.
Nice (France), June 7 (IANS) Welcoming African Union as a new member of the New Delhi-headquartered Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday said that resilience must be anchored in the very foundations of development.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The World Bank's revised figures reinforce that poverty in India has reduced not just statistically, but through tangible improvements in household living standards and incomes, according to a government factsheet released on Saturday.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) On this day in 2010, marking 50 years of Gujarat’s statehood, then Chief Minister Narendra Modi—now Prime Minister—undertook a visionary initiative that sought to bridge history with the future. At the Mahatma Mandir site in Gandhinagar, he sealed a Time Capsule chronicling Gujarat’s journey since 1960 and ceremoniously lowered it into the earth. The capsule is intended to be opened 1,000 years from now.
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and North-Eastern Region Development, Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative, “Panch Pran", which aims to propel India toward self-sufficiency and advancement, draws inspiration from Shivaji Maharaj’s doctrine of Hindavi Swaraj.
Imphal, June 6 (IANS) The overall flood situation improved significantly in Manipur on Friday with water levels receding in major rivers as the intensity of the monsoon rain decreased, an official said.
Gaya, June 6 (IANS) Lalan Choudhary, a resident of Bihar’s Nalanda district is undergoing free treatment at the city’s Magadh Medical College, Gaya, courtesy Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
Nagpur, June 5 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday made a strong pitch for country to be self-reliant in terms of security, especially against the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent Operation Sindoor. He said new technologies should be developed and research should be undertaken.
Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) The Karnataka Police in the FIR registered regarding the June 4 stampede incident near the Chinnaswamy Stadium here which resulted in the deaths of at least 11 people, claimed that the accused parties -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise, DNA event management firm, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Administrative Committee -- organised the victory celebration without the necessary permissions.
