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Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 (PTI) With self-enumeration under Census 2027 commencing in Odisha, the state government on Thursday evening issued an order to all departments not to transfer officials engaged in the exercise till it is completed. The online self-enumeration exercise commenced on April 1. Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Arabinda Padhee, in a letter to heads of various departments, district collectors and commissioners of municipal corporations and chi ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 (PTI) With self-enumeration under Census 2027 commencing in Odisha, the state government on Thursday evening issued an order to all departments not to transfer officials engaged in the exercise till it is completed. The online self-enumeration exercise commenced on April 1. Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Arabinda Padhee, in a letter to heads of various departments, district collectors and commissioners of municipal corporations and chi ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 2 (ANI): As the West Bengal Assembly polls near, the political temperature in the state has significantly risen, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) accuse each other of manipulating the election process. As Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached West Bengal for election campaigning today, he called on people to vote fearlessly and remove the Trinamool Congress from power and "throw TMC in Bay of Bengal". Meanwhile, TMC has ac ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday reviewed preparedness for Census 2027, with Chief Secretary Anu Garg chairing the second meeting of the State Coordination Committee at Lok Seva Bhavan. Opening the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Arabinda Kumar Padhee, outlined the progress of Census 2027 and the ongoing House Listing 2026 exercise. Director of Census Operations, Nikhil Pawan Kalyan, presented a detailed status report, coverin ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 2 (ANI): As the West Bengal Assembly polls near, the political temperature in the state has significantly risen, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) accuse each other of manipulating the election process. As Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached West Bengal for election campaigning today, he called on people to vote fearlessly and remove the Trinamool Congress from power and "throw TMC in Bay of Bengal". Meanwhile, TMC has ac ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the West Bengal administration for its "complete failure" and inaction over the "highly deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The court ordered an independent probe by the CBI or NIA and directed deployment of Central forces at all locations where objections to exclusion from electoral rolls are being adjudicated by appellate tribunals ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 2 (PTI) In a significant discovery, a team from the department of heritage, Telangana government, has found a massive cluster of megalithic human burial sites in Mulugu district, believed to be one of the largest concentrations of dolmen burials in India. Based on information provided by residents of Motlagudem village in Mulugu district, and the directions of Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, a technical team conducted a field visit to the village. Located 230 kms from Hyd ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg on Thursday formally launched SĀDHANA Saptah - 2026, a nationwide capacity-building initiative aligned with the vision of Mission Karmayogi, at Lok Seva Bhawan. The week-long programme, scheduled from April 2 to 8, is being organised by the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration on behalf of the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, Government of Odisha. The initiative has been themed as "Sadhana to become a Karmayogi - building perform ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 2 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, on Thursday criticised Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for "remaining a mute spectator" despite complaints of irregularities being raised against the state's top bureaucrats. Talking to reporters here, he referred to allegations of irregularities in the Chester Hills housing project in Solan, and said the chief minister is unable to take any action or offer a comment against these officials, even as the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday termed the Malda incident a "symptom of systemic collapse," alleging a breakdown of law and order in West Bengal after seven judicial officers were reportedly held hostage for over nine hours, alongside violence and displacement in the Malda-Murshidabad region. In a post on X, Dharmendra wrote, "Malda is not an aberration--it is a symptom of systemic collapse under @MamataOfficial and AITCOfficial. Seven judicial o ...Read More >
SĀDHANA Saptah - 2026, a nationwide capacity-building initiative aligned with the vision of Mission Karmayogi, was formally launched today by Anu Garg, IAS, Chief Secretary of Odisha, at Lok Seva Bhawan. This initiative, taking place from 2nd to 8th April 2026, is organised by the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration on behalf of the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, Government of Odisha. The program is encapsulated as SĀDHANA Saptah, 2026 - "Sadhana to Become a Karmayogi ...Read More >
New Delhi/Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) Observing that West Bengal was the "most polarised state", the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a stinging indictment of the state administration after seven judicial officers engaged in SIR exercise were held hostage by protesters in Malda district and directed a CBI or NIA probe into the incident. Slamming the administration for its "complete failure" and inaction over the "deplorable" gherao and attack on the officers during the Special Intensive Revision(SI ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious exception to an incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for work relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly gheraoed and attacked, observing that it was a "brazen attempt" to browbeat the judiciary and a direct challenge to the authority of the apex court. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Panchol ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) Terming West Bengal as the "most polarised State", the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to deploy central forces for the protection of judicial officers engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, after seven judicial officers including three women judges were gheraoed for several hours in Malda district on Wednesday evening by a mob protesting against the deletion of their names from the electoral rolls. Pu ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State Government to grant approval for registration of an FIR against IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri over alleged irregularities in the procurement of eco-friendly bags for distribution in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and other Local Bodies. Justice M. Nagaprasanna ordered the Government to accord approval within four weeks under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act for the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against ...Read More >
Meghalaya has partnered with Starlink India to pilot satellite-based internet in its remote hill regions, aiming to improve connectivity in education, healthcare, and disaster management. This initiative seeks to overcome the challenges posed by the state's rugged terrain, which makes traditional telecom infrastructure difficult and expensive to deploy. The pilot will assess the technology's reliability for a potential wider rollout. The Meghalaya government signed a Letter of Intent with Starl ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stayed an Assam government order proposing the deployment of 1,600 personnel from the Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) for election duty, days ahead of the Assembly polls scheduled for April 9. The development follows a report by Northeast Now that first flagged the issue, pointing to the large-scale deployment of frontline forest personnel from core duties such as anti-poaching patrols, prevention of illegal logging, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Terming West Bengal as the "most polarised state", the Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the administration for its "complete failure" and inaction over the "deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the electoral rolls revision drive and directed a CBI or NIA probe besides deployment of central forces in the poll-bound state. In a scathing indictment, the top court said the incident "also exposes complete failure of the state admin ...Read More >
Lucknow: Orders have been issued to conduct an inquiry into the alleged corruption and irregularities prevailing in the Mid-Day Meal scheme across all madrassas receiving grants from the Uttar Pradesh government. Uttar Pradesh Mid-Day Meal Authority Director Monika Rani issued orders in a letter sent to all district magistrates (DMs) across the state on March 23 to investigate the alleged corruption and irregularities prevailing in the Mid-Day Meal scheme currently operational in all 558 state- ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 2 (PTI) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP on Thursday of attempting to influence elections in various states in collusion with the Election Commission (EC) and asserted that his party is preparing to counter such "conspiracies" to establish a "PDA government" in Uttar Pradesh. Addressing a press conference here after meeting the party cadre, Yadav said the members of the SP have reiterated their commitment to strengthening the "PDA" (Backwards, Dalits, Minor ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 2, took suo motu cognisance of the gheraoing of seven judicial officers, including three women, by a mob in West Bengal's Malda district during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, terming it a "calculated and deliberate" attempt to demoralise the officers and obstruct the electoral process, and slamming the state administration's inaction as a "criminal failure." A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Just ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday took serious note of the Malda hostage incident, where protesters gheraoed judicial officers for several hours in poll-bound West Bengal. The court also issued show-cause notices to the state's chief secretary and DGP.Trouble began on Wednesday afternoon in West Bengal's Malda district when a group of protesters gathered outside the Kaliachak 2 Block Development Office around 4pm. They were angry over the alleged removal of names from the voter list during th ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report from the West Bengal Police Director General of Police (DGP) for more than 10 hours, till they were rescued at midnight by CAPF, in connection with the incident in Malda's Kaliachak incident after seven judicial officers, including three women, were gheraoed by a huge number of voters whose names had been deleted in the Adjudication process, in Malda district's Kaliachak, for more than ten hours. Meanwhile, Supreme Court has sho ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the West Bengal administration for their alleged inaction over the "deplorable" gherao and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the SIR drive and ordered an independent probe by the CBI or NIA. In a scathing indictment of the state administration, the top court said the incident "also exposes complete failure of the state administration" and observed that West Bengal is the "most polarised state". T ...Read More >
Chairing a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners (DCs), SSPs, and senior officials of the civil and Police administration at Lok Bhavan, Jammu, LG Sinha emphasised a multi-pronged strategy of Jammu, Apr 1: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed for adopting a zero tolerance policy against the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners (DCs), SSPs, and senior officials of the civil and Police administration at Lok Bhavan, Jamm ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court has taken a serious view of the violence and intimidation faced by seven judicial officers, including three woman officers who are deployed to adjudicate claims in the Election Commission's SIR process in West Bengal's Malda district. Terming the incident a brazen and deliberate attempt to obstruct the administration of justice, a bench led by CJI Surya Kant noted with concern that despite prior intimation, the State authorities failed to act ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 01: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed the adoption of a 'Zero Tolerance' policy against the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners, SSPs, and senior officials of the civil and police administration at Lok Bhavan, Jammu, the LG called for a multi-pronged strategy, strengthening law enforcement to dismantle trafficking networks, intensifying mass awareness campaigns to deter potential users, and enhancing treatment, ...Read More >
BJP MLA calls for deferring business of departments absent in House Jammu, Apr 01: Cutting across party lines, MLAs on Wednesday expressed concern over the absence of bureaucrats in the Legislative Assembly during Question Hour. As Question Hour was nearing its end, NC MLA Nazi Gurezi alleged that bureaucrats were taking the House lightly. Pointing to the officers' gallery, the legislator said, "You look towards the gallery. This House is being taken lightly. I have been a member of this Hous ...Read More >
JAMMU, Apr 1: "Border villages are India's first line of defence, and the residents are the first face of India that any outsider sees. Border residents are not only first in courage, sacrifice, and patience but you also stand first in the priorities of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp He observed that the residents of border village are serving the nation every single day. That service must not ...Read More >
SHILLONG, April 1: The Government of Meghalaya on Wednesday signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Starlink India to enhance digital connectivity across the state, with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma witnessing the signing ceremony via video conference. The agreement aims to expand connectivity, particularly in remote and underserved areas, and aligns with the state's vision of achieving a $10 billion economy by 2028, with digital infrastructure identified as a key driver of inclusive growth. T ...Read More >
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