Bhadrak: In a remarkable tale of survival, a man who was swept away by the floodwaters of the Pochara River in Odisha’s Bhadrak district was rescued on Tuesday after spending five days clinging to a palm tree, officials said. The survivor, identified as Sunanda Behera, a resident of Balipatana village under Arjunpur Gram Panchayat in Read More…
New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the vision of a developed India cannot be achieved without transforming the agriculture sector and improving farmers’ incomes. Addressing the 97th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society at the National Agricultural Science Read More…
New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday led a commitment programme in New Delhi to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Shakti Ki Saptadhara’ vision into action. The programme, held at the C. Subramaniam Auditorium in Pusa, brought together officials, scientists, farmers, Lakhpati Didis, food processors, exporters and Farmer Producer Read More…
New Delhi: Vice-President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan will undertake a two-day visit to Uttarakhand on August 19 and 20, 2026, during which he will attend programmes at prominent civil services and forest service training academies. On August 19, the Vice-President will visit the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) in Dehradun. He will address Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would constitute a high-powered committee to examine allegations of police excesses against student protesters during a recent NEET protest in Delhi, as well as allegations of violence against police personnel. The committee is expected to comprise retired Supreme Court and High Court judges, a former Director Read More…
Ranchi: Candidates who cleared the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination and were subsequently appointed to various government departments took to the streets on Tuesday, protesting the state government’s decision to cancel the recruitment examination. The protesters marched from the Jharkhand Secretariat towards Birsa Chowk, raising concerns over the future of their jobs. Read More…
New Delhi: Kerala is set to officially be known as Keralam after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026. The presidential approval completes the parliamentary process and turns the legislation into law. The Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha on August 11 and subsequently passed by the Read More…
Kochi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted fresh searches at multiple locations in Kerala as part of its money laundering investigation into the CMRL-Exalogic Solutions case, officials said. The searches were carried out at eight locations across the state under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case involves allegations Read More…
Ranchi: Students protesting against alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations continued their agitation on today, even as the state government cancelled all recruitment tests conducted by an outsourced agency since 2014, including the JSSC-CGL examination. The protest comes amid growing demands from students for transparency and accountability in the recruitment examination process. The students are Read More…
Baran: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, during his visit to Rajasthan on Monday, participated in the state-level programme of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) in Baran along with Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma. On the occasion, Chouhan handed over to the Chief Minister an approval letter for the Read More…