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Nashik: State Chief Secretary Rajesh Agrawal has directed that all works undertaken for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, which is scheduled to be held next year at Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, should be accorded the highest administrative priority. A review meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Agrawal was held on Saturday at the Smart City office to assess the progress of various development works currently underway for the Simhastha Kumbh Mela. He was speaking during the meeting. The meeting was attended ...Read More >
Karnataka Education Policy: In a communication addressed to Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, Secretary to the Governor R Prabhu Shankar forwarded a representation submitted by the Association for Preservation of Local Languages, Bengaluru. The letter highlighted apprehensions about how the revised grading policy could influence students, teachers and the broader education ecosystem. Also Read: Punjab 5th, 8th Board Result 2026: When & Where To Check PSEB Class 5th And 8th Marksheet Online? Det ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had accompanied Adhikari for the filing of the nomination papers. The Election Commission on Saturday directed the suspension of four Kolkata Police officials and initiation of disciplinary proceedings against them for "failing" to maintain law and order during BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing in the hotly contested Bhabanipur seat. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had accompanied Adhikari for the filing of the nomination papers on April 2 in the seat ...Read More >
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday formally received a Japanese delegation led by Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Nukaga Fukushiro. The high-level 45-member Japanese delegation arrived in Guwahati on a three-day visit to Assam. The Assam Chief Minister called the visit a huge milestone for deepening ties between Assam and Japan. Receiving the Speaker and the delegation at his office in Lok Sewa Bhawan on Saturday evening, Chief Minist ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday ordered action under the H.P. Tenancy and Land Reforms Act in the controversial Chester Hill land case in Solan district. The Revenue Department, in its fresh order, has withdrawn its earlier objections to the inquiry report submitted by the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) (SDM), Solan. It has also directed the Deputy Commissioner, Solan, to initiate fresh proceedings under Section 118 of the H.P. Tenan ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 5 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday ordered action under the H.P. Tenancy and Land Reforms Act in the controversial Chester Hill land case in Solan district. The Revenue Department, in its fresh order, has withdrawn its earlier objections to the inquiry report submitted by the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) (SDM), Solan. It has also directed the Deputy Commissioner, Solan, to initiate fresh proceedings under Section 118 of the H.P. Tenan ...Read More >
JAMMU, Apr 4: Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Saturday adjourned the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly sine die after a largely well-conducted budget session that lasted for 22 sittings spread across February, March and April. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The assembly session commenced on February 2 with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah presenting the Budget on February 6, while the House passed grants for various departments after detailed discussions conducted in twin sittin ...Read More >
As the contest heats up in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, the BJP and TMC traded blame and barbs on Thursday after a mob gheraoed judicial officers in Malda district. On Wednesday, a mob in Malda surrounded a group of seven judicial officers, including three women, during an SIR exercise in the district around 4 PM. As per police, the workers were rescued around midnight. As per a report by PTI, police officials stated batons had to be used to disperse the crowd. The crowd also a ...Read More >
Assam will vote on April 9 and counting will be held on May 4. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The cylinders will be given before Bihu and Durga Puja, the Assam chief minister said * "You won't need to pay for this, 'Mama' will pay," Sarma said * Assam will vote on April 9 and counting will be held on May 4 Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Guwahati: In a major pre-poll announcement, which has come as a surprise to many amid the LPG ...Read More >
Kolkata: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed Chief Secretary of West Bengal to suspend four police officials, including a Deputy Commissioner, for "law & order failure during the roadshow and nomination" in Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency and has ordered disciplinary action against them. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had participated in the roadshow. In a letter to CS, ECI has cited the letter received from CEO-WB and "recommending suspension and disciplinary action DC-II, ...Read More >
Kolkata | Malda: Cracking down on alleged law and order lapses during the ongoing poll process, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the West Bengal Chief Secretary to suspend four police officials, including a Deputy Commissioner, over "law and order failure" during the Bhabanipur roadshow and nomination programme attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Acting on a report from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), the Commission ordered immediate suspension and disciplin ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has sanctioned ₹225 crore for the development of the Goddess Saraswti temple at Basara and will lay the foundation stone for the project on Monday. Stating that the project must be executed in an exceptional manner, the CM directed officials to ensure that all works respect devotees' sentiments and strictly adhere to traditional religious practices. Keeping in view the growing influx of pilgrims and future requirements, Revanth Reddy instructed offici ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 4 (PTI) Under attack from the opposition over the Chester Hill land case in Solan, the Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday directed a fresh inquiry into allegations of a 'benami' land deal and violation of Section 118 of the HP Land Reforms and Tenancy Act. Section 118 restricts the purchase of land by non-Himachalis without prior permission. The state government also withdrew the earlier order of December 6, 2025, in which the Chief Secretary (Revenue) had dubbed the inquiry c ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the state government to suspend four officers of the Kolkata Police, including a divisional deputy commissioner, and initiate disciplinary proceedings against them over chaos outside a nomination centre, where senior Suvendu Adhikari and other BJP candidates filed their papers a day earlier amid clashes and alleged slogan-shouting by ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers. "The ECI has directed the state government to suspend four off ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the state government will distribute one LPG cylinder each to people free of cost during the Bihu and Durga Puja festival. Addressing an election rally at Mahmora constituency in Charaideo district, Sarma, however, did not clarify whether the free gas cylinders will be distributed among all the people of Assam or to a certain section. "Going forward, we will distribute two free cylinders during Bihu and Durga Puja ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) on Saturday demanded the immediate removal of acting Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta and registration of an FIR against him, alleging misuse of office in the Chester Hill land case in Solan district. In a statement issued here, the party accused Gupta of violating multiple state laws and extending undue benefits to a private company by interfering in official proceedings related to land purchase and c ...Read More >
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stayed an Assam government order directing the deployment of around 1,600 personnel of the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for election duties, observing that the move raises serious environmental concerns. Invoking the precautionary principle, the tribunal directed the State government to "desist from violating the provisions" of environmental laws and ordered that "operation of the impugned order... is stayed till further orders". In its April 2 ord ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the suspension of four officers of Kolkata Police, including a deputy commissioner ranking officer, in relation to the tension near the convoy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari on April 1. The convoy was approaching the Alipore Survey Building in South Kolkata, where Adhikari was supposed to file his nomination for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. The ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Saturday directed West Bengal chief secretary to suspend four Kolkata Police officials for "failing" to maintain law and order during BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing in Bhabanipur constituency for the upcoming assembly polls.In a circular to the West Bengal chief secretary, the poll panel said that the direction is based on a recommendation from state electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal."The commission has agreed to the proposal and directs ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 4 (PTI) The Election Commission on Saturday directed the suspension of four Kolkata Police officials and initiation of disciplinary proceedings against them for "failing" to maintain law and order during BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing in the hotly contested Bhabaniour seat. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had accompanied Adhikari for the filing of the nomination papers on April 2 in the seat in south Kolkata, where the leader of the opposition in the outgoing Assembl ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot has called for a comprehensive examination of the state government's recent decision to award only grades, not marks, for the third language in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination. The Governor's intervention follows a representation to the Lok Bhavan by the Association for Preservation of Local Languages, which highlighted apprehensions among teachers, parents and educationists about the policy's implications for the ove ...Read More >
The Allahabad high court has sought an explanation from the additional chief secretary (home), UP, regarding the non-mentioning of the usual honorific 'Hon'ble' before the name of a Union minister whose name figured in an FIR lodged in Mathura last year. A bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena passed the order in a petition filed by Harshit Sharma and 2 others seeking quashing of an FIR registered against them at Highway police station, Mathura, bearing case crime number 1197 of 20 ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 4 (UNI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will lay the foundation stone for ₹225 crore development works at the Basar Temple in Nirmal district on April 6. Reddy on Saturday held a review meeting with senior officials on the proposed development of the temple. Officials presented the master plan, to which the Chief Minister suggested several modifications, according to an official release. Stressing that the project should be executed in an exceptional manner, he directed ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rising equestrian talent Stasya Pandya from Mumbai delivered an outstanding performance at the Delhi Horse Show 2026, securing two team medals in the prestigious Young Champion category. Competing against a field of over 200 equestrians across multiple categories, Stasya demonstrated exceptional skill across disciplines. In Dressage, she rode Consul, earning a Team Silver medal with a composed and technically refined performance. Building on this success, sh ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, approved the creation of 4,660 auxiliary polling stations to enhance voter convenience in the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. These have been set up in areas where the number of voters exceeded 1,200. The ECI has also approved the shifting of 321 polling stations for voter convenience. With the addition of auxiliary polling stations, the total number of polling stations in the state now stands at 85,379. ECI Secretary ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, to further facilitate Voter convenience in the forthcoming Assembly Elections in West Bengal, has approved the creation of 4660 auxiliary polling stations where the number of voters exceeded 1200. ECI has also approved the shifting of 321 polling stations for the convenience of the voters. Including auxiliary polling stations, there are now a total of 85,379 polling stations in West Bengal. Also ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, to further facilitate Voter convenience in the forthcoming Assembly Elections in West Bengal, has approved the creation of 4660 auxiliary polling stations where the number of voters exceeded 1200. ECI has also approved the shifting of 321 polling stations for the convenience of the voters. Including auxiliary polling stations, there are now a total of 85,379 polling stations in West Bengal. Secre ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi is set to roll out sweeping measures to combat air pollution, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta unveiling the Air Pollution Mitigation Action Plan 2026. From November 1, 2026, entry of goods vehicles into the city will be restricted to those compliant with BS-VI norms, CNG, or electric power. The plan, prepared under the guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, outlines a structured roadmap for sustainable urban development, with a strong focus on accountability, technology ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, has directed the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, Kolkata Police Commissioner, and other senior officials to ensure that elections in West Bengal are conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and impartial manner. The instructions also apply to Divisional Commissioners, ADGPs, IGs, District Magistrates, Commissioners of Police, SSPs, and SPs. The Election Comm ...Read More >
Assam elections: The state government had ordered the mobilisation of the forest force personnel to assist the Assam Police for the upcoming polls. Guwahati: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) stayed an order seeking the deployment of around 1,600 Assam Forest Protection Force personnel for the April 9 Assembly polls in Assam. The state government had ordered the mobilisation of the forest force personnel to assist the Assam Police for the upcoming polls. The NGT's eastern zonal bench in Kolka ...Read More >
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