Telangana ministers visit damaged barrage of Kaleshwaram project

IANS | December 29, 2023 9:11 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Five ministers of Telangana's new Congress-led government on Friday inspected Medigadda barrage, a few of whose piers sunk recently, and alleged that their suspicions about Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project have proved to be correct.

AAP seeks probe into Maha top ex-bureaucrat's abrupt exit from govt

IANS | December 29, 2023 8:53 PM

Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) The Mumbai unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday demanded a probe into the circumstances leading to the sudden resignation of former bureaucrat Radheshyam Mopalwar from his current position as the Director of the War Room-Infrastructure Projects, of the Maharashtra government.

Punjab witnesses decline in road accident fatalities: DGP

IANS | December 29, 2023 8:12 PM

Chandigarh, Dec 29 (IANS) Punjab has witnessed a decline of 0.24 per cent in road accident fatalities during the year 2022, in comparison to the previous year 2021, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday

Punjab CM launches new website for NRIs

IANS | December 29, 2023 8:05 PM

Ludhiana, Dec 29 (IANS) In order to facilitate non-resident Indians (NRIs) for resolving their issues, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday launched a new website nri.punjab.gov.in of the NRI Affairs Department.

Will JN.1 drive a severe Covid wave in India?

IANS | December 29, 2023 7:23 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Amid mounting cases of Covid-19 infections daily in India, majorly driven by the JN.1 sub variant, health experts on Friday said there is no reason to worry.

Pained over arrest of Kannada activists, says Bommai amid prominence for local language demand

IANS | December 29, 2023 4:52 PM

Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that he felt "pained" following the arrest of 'Kannada Rakshana Vedike' chief T.A. Narayana Gowda and others in connection with the vandalism and violence that took place here on December 27 which saw tearing down of English posters of many commercial outlets with a demand to give prominence to local language.