10 years of Swachh Bharat Mission: Buxar railway station in Bihar gets cleaner & greener

IANS | September 29, 2024 12:06 AM

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) After the Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on October 2, 2014, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a national movement across the country, the Buxar railway station in Bihar has also witnessed a visible transformation in terms of cleanliness or Swacchata index despite being one of the busiest railways stations across the country.

NATO to establish new land command in Finland

IANS | September 28, 2024 10:52 AM

Helsinki, Sep 28 (IANS) The Finish city of Mikkeli has been picked to host the Multi Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Finish Minister of Defense Antti Hakkanen said in a press release.

From temple to civic body: Purification ceremonies reflect broader issues of trust and accountability

IANS | September 27, 2024 9:00 PM

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The country has seen two significant purification ceremonies that have sparked discussions about corruption and religious sanctity. The first took place at the renowned Tirupati Temple in the wake of allegations of adulteration in its famous laddus. The second occurred at the Jaipur Municipal Corporation, where a BJP MLA aimed to "cleanse" the civic body of corruption.

ID cards sought for regulating vendors and not for identity disclosure: Rajeev Shukla

IANS | September 26, 2024 7:46 PM

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Amid the heated controversy over display of nameplates outside food outlets and restaurants in Himachal Pradesh, state Congress-in charge Rajeev Shukla on Thursday sought to set records straight and dispel the ‘needless’ row, emanating from the statement of Urban development minister Vikramaditya Singh.

Is an attempt to drift towards 'Soft Hindutva' creating rift in the Himachal Congress?

IANS | September 26, 2024 7:28 PM

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Congress, which is in power in Himachal Pradesh, seems to be grappling with internal rift and discord mainly due to Cabinet Minister Vikramaditya Singh's controversial order to food stall/ eatery owners to prominently display their names -- an instruction that has ruffled many feathers in the Congress high command, as the decision bears an uncanny resemblance to the one taken by Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh.

If Himachal govt is behind minority boycott, its right to be in power could be questioned, warns TS Singh Deo (IANS Interview)

IANS | September 26, 2024 12:13 AM

Raipur, Sep 26 (IANS) Former Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister and senior Congress leader T.S. Singh Deo on Wednesday sounded critical of his own party which is in power in Himachal Pradesh, slamming the government's instructions to all the street vendors and food establishments to prominently display the names of owners, proprietors and staff members.