Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (UNI) Odisha needs a double-engine government and the Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government in Odisha in the ensuing elections, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Rajnath who is on a one-day visit to the state told party workers at Nabarangpur that the BJP will this time perform much…
Patna, Feb 22 (UNI) Senior JD(U) leader and former Minister Narendra Narayan Yadav on Thursday filed his nomination for the post of deputy speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly. Accompanied by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha and other senior ministers along with several leaders of NDA, Yadav filed his…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) The Indian National Congress on Thursday accused the BJP government of “stealing its money from the banks” and imposing “financial terrorism” against the grand old party. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, party General Secretary K C Venugopal, along with General Secretary Communication Jairam Ramesh and Treasurer…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) Centre Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a search operation on Thursday at the premises of former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik in connection with the alleged corruption in awarding the contract for the Rs 2,200-crore civil work for the Kiru Hydro Power Project in Kishtwar in 2019. As…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the cabinet decision for hiking sugarcane prices and said, “This step will benefit the crores of our sugarcane producing farmers”. On February 21, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a hike in sugarcane prices, known as the Fair and…
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (UNI) The Haryana Police have registered a case against the Punjab Congress MLAs and other workers who are going to besiege the Haryana Chief Minister’s House in protest against the Haryana Police’s ban on farmers from going to Delhi. Haryana police arrested Punjab Congress MLAs Sukhwinder Singh Kotli, Virinder Singh Dhillon, Samit…
Srinagar, Feb 22 (UNI) Night temperatures plummet in Kashmir Valley, indicating cold weather conditions, as the ski resort of Gulmarg recorded a temperature of -10.4°C on Thursday, officials said. The crucial Srinagar-Jammu national highway continues to remain closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides that occurred at a few places after it was partially restored…
Bhopal: Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has said that about 100 lakh metric tonnes of wheat is to be procured in the state in the coming months, which will benefit about 11 lakh farmers. For this, ensure better arrangements for procurement by coordinating with Food Corporation of India, State Civil Supplies Corporation and Markfed. CM…
Bhopal: The much-anticipated CBSE Class 10 exams began in Madhya Pradesh with the Hindi General Paper, setting the tone for the weeks of assessments to follow. Amid a palpable atmosphere of both nervousness and excitement, students in Bhopal streamed into various examination centers across the city early in the morning. Tight security measures were in…
New Delhi, (UNI) Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal has dedicated the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award to the Indian Army. Vicky Kaushal has won the Best Actor (Critics) award for his role in the film ‘Sam Bahadur’ at the ‘Dada Saheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024’. Kaushal could not go himself to receive this…
