Himachal cancels leave of Jal Shakti employees as drought worsens
Shimla, June 18 - The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday cancelled the leave of all employees and officers of the Jal Shakti Department as the drought situation worsened owing to the prevailing heatwave.
Bengal bypolls: Congress fields candidates in Bagda & Raiganj, leaves 2 seats for CPI-M
Kolkata, June 18 - The West Bengal Congress on Tuesday announced candidates for the Assembly bypolls in Raiganj in North Dinajpur district and Bagda in North 24 Parganas district to be held on July 10.
Multi-pronged strategy to wipe out drug menace: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, June 18 - Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said his government has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to wipe out the drug menace.
Mamata Banerjee calls on BJP Rajya Sabha MP in Cooch Behar for ‘courtesy’ meeting
Kolkata, June 18 - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met influential Rajbongshi leader and BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Cooch Behar, Ananta Maharaj, at the latter's residence.
Himachal give one-time relaxation for recruitment of 1,226 constables
Shimla, June 18 - The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, on Tuesday, gave approval to give one-time relaxation for one year in the upper age limit to candidates appearing for the recruitment of 1,226 posts of constable in the
SC denies bail to man accused of availing bank loans using forged papers
New Delhi, June 18 - The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to release on bail a person accused of defrauding the Bank of Baroda of over Rs 2.50 crore by availing auto loans based on fictitious customer applications.
Bengal train accident: Six trains run by NFR cancelled, several diverted
Guwahati, June 18 - Six trains operated by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) were cancelled on Tuesday while others were diverted owing to the train mishap near New Jalpaiguri in Darjeeling district on Monday.
CM Vijayan demands comprehensive probe into NEET goof-up
Thiruvananthapuram, June 18 - Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Tuesday asked the Centre to announce a comprehensive probe into the manner in which the NEET qualifying examination for the year was conducted.
Andhra Pradesh Dy CM Pawan Kalyan arrives in Amaravati to a grand welcome
Amaravati, June 18 - Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday arrived at the State Secretariat here to a warm welcome by his Cabinet colleagues and officials.
Kharge writes to Lok Sabha Speaker, RS Chairman over relocation of statues in Parliament
New Delhi, June 19 - Amid the verbal exchange between BJP and the Opposition over shifting of statues inside the Parliament House complex, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman and demanded
Will sit on indefinite fast if water issue not resolved by June 21: Atishi writes to PM
New Delhi, June 19 - Delhi Water Minister, Atishi Marlena, on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the water crisis in the national Capital and threatened to sit on an indefinite fast if Delhi doesn’t start getting “its share
Two terrorists killed in encounter in J&K’s Baramulla
Srinagar, June 19 - Two terrorists were killed on Wednesday in an encounter with the security forces in J&K’s Baramulla district.
NSA detention of Amritpal Singh, nine others extended for one year
Chandigarh, June 19 - The detention of newly elected Punjab MP Amritpal Singh and nine others under the National Security Act at Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam was extended on Wednesday for a year.
Excise policy case: Delhi court extends CM Kejriwal’s judicial custody till July 3
New Delhi, June 19 - A Delhi court on Wednesday extended Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam, till July 3.
Bombay HC allows ‘Hamare Baarah’ release on June 21 with modifications
Mumbai, June 19 - The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the release of the controversial film 'Hamare Baarah' on June 21 after making certain modifications to content that was found objectionable.
Encounter breaks out between terrorists and security forces in J&K’s Baramulla
Srinagar, June 19 - An encounter started on Wednesday between the security forces and the terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
K’taka govt hints at increase in water tariff in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, June 19 - After the hike in fuel prices in Karnataka, the Congress government is mulling to increase the water tariff in Bengaluru.
Birthday greetings pour in for Rahul; Cong leaders including Priyanka, Kharge extend wishes
New Delhi/Hyderabad, June 19 - Senior leader Rahul Gandhi shared a lighter moment at the Congress headquarters on Wednesday as he cut his birthday cake, in presence of party President Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi and other senior leaders.
Kiran Choudhry & her daughter join BJP a day after quitting Congress
New Delhi, June 19 - Former Haryana Congress leader Kiran Choudhry and her daughter Shruti Choudhry on Wednesday joined the BJP here, saying she would “work tirelessly to ensure the party returns to power in the state for a third time in a
Pawan Kalyan assumes office as Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister
Vijayawada, June 19 - Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan assumed office as Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister on Wednesday.