New Delhi, Nov 29 (UNI) Extending benefits to the poor and women, the Union cabinet has approved extension of free food grain scheme Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) for another five years while also giving nod to a scheme for providing drones to the women’s Self-Help Groups (SHGs). “During Covid pandemic, Pradhan Mantri Garib…
Kolkata, Nov 29 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday gave a clarion call to the people of Bengal to return the BJP to power at the Centre with maximum seats from the state. Addressing a rally here, Shah said, ” Give the party such a mandate from the state that Prime Minister Narendra…
Srinagar, Nov 29 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday expressed concern over alleged “legitimization of discrimination” against Muslims across the country. He said that some policies and actions pursued in various states across the country are providing political patronage and cover for “bigotry” against Muslims resulting…
Srinagar, Nov 29 (UNI) Even as protests against an allegedly blasphemous social media post by a non-local student of National Institute of Technology (NIT) spread to other colleges in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Police on Wednesday said that it has taken cognizance of the incident and registered an FIR. The case at Police station Nageen…
Dodoma, Nov 29 (UNI) At least 13 passengers were killed, and 25 others were seriously injured early Wednesday after a bus in which they were travelling collided with a train engine in the Singida region of central Tanzania, police said. “The number of deaths could rise as most of the 25 injured passengers are in…
Sylhet, Nov 29 (UNI) New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson notched up a fine hundred on a slow track in Sylhet on day two of the first Test against Bangladesh. Williamson’s hundred was the 29th of his Test career, helping him go level with Virat Kohli and Sir Donald Bradman. The skipper was the only player…
Mumbai, Nov 29 (UNI) Winter Session of Maharashtra State Legislature Assembly will start from December 7 to December 20 at Nagpur. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council Working Advisory Committee, which was held at Vidhan Bhavan here on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by Vidhan Sabha Speaker…
Bengaluru, Nov 29 (UNI) In consequence to Congress-led Karnataka government withdrawing consent for CBI probe against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a graft case, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday permitted him to withdraw an appeal in this regard. The Court gave this ruling, observing that the writ plea was infructuous since the Karnataka…
Hyderabad, Nov 29 (UNI) The stage is set for the single-phase election to the Telangana Legislative Assembly on Thursday, involving an electorate of more than 3.26 crore to determine the fate of 2,290 candidates. The polling will commence at 0700 hours in all the 119 constituencies and end at 1700 hours, except in 13 Naxalism-affected…
Rains expected in many parts of state till Dec 3, says IMD Bhopal: The regional meteorological department has predicted that the current rainy weather in the state will persist until December 3 in many parts of state. The initial showers on Sunday-Monday night marked the onset of the winter rains, leading to a significant change…
