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Dehradun, Jul 6 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said that public cooperation is needed along with government's efforts to ban forced religious conversions in the backdrop of a demographic change in the state. Addressing the programme 'Developed Uttarakhand @2047, Samuhik Samvad With Ex-Servicemen' here, Dhami said that his government has taken bold steps, including strict action against land encroachment, Uniform Civil Code along, and implementing strict anti-riot ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Highlighting the instances of apartments and residential associations denying entry to postmen, GHMC asked the resident welfare associations (RWAs) to direct facility managers to ensure that postmen do not face any inconvenience. The RWAs have been asked to make lifts available for postmen, in addition to unrestricted access to reach the flat or house. The instruction was issued following a letter written by the Chief Postmaster General (CPMG), Telangana, on inconvenience being face ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Upset over his elder sister was pressured to return money she had borrowed about 7 years back from one of her relative, her brother identified as Subramani poured a litre of petrol and set on fire the shoe rack at the entrance of the house belonging to complainant Satish in Vivek Nagar of Bengaluru city. The setting on fire of the shoe rack took place on July 1. Police on Friday told Deccan Chronicle the accused number 1 Subramani is an 'abnormal' person and might have committed the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Ravindra Chavan is all set to become the next Maharashtra BJP chief as he filed his nomination for the post of party's state president on Monday. Mr. Chavan presented the nomination forms to Union Minister Kiran Rijiju, who has been appointed as a central observer for the elections by the BJP. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and outgoing party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule were present on this occasion. With no other nomination being filed for the post, M ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: The BJP's central leadership has handpicked Pokala Vamsi Nagendra Madhav as president of its Andhra Pradesh unit. On instructions from Delhi, he filed his nominations for the post on Monday. Madhav is a dedicated party worker with strong RSS roots, bringing with him both ideological commitment and organisational experience to make a success out of his new role. In an interview with Deccan Chronicle, Madhav reflected on the BJP's previous successes in Andhra Pradesh. "Between 199 ...Read More >
Warangal: The decision to appoint former MLC N. Ramchander Rao as Telangana BJP president has energised the party cadre: workers and leaders have extended congratulations to Ramchander Rao, although some followers of other key figures, who had hoped their candidate would be chosen for the state chief post, are deeply disappointed. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, BJP leader and former Choppadandi MLA Bodiga Shoba, who joined the party along with former minister and MP Etala Rajendar, said that eve ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: The father of a three-day-old girl who was found abandoned in a blue basket outside Navi Mumbai's Panvel wad traced and detained on Sunday, the police said. According to them, the infant's parents were not financially stable enough to raise her. Due to this, the couple decided to give up the baby to an orphanage that could look after her, reported PTI. However, the Navi Mumbai police's crime branch traced the infant's father, Aman Iqbal Kondkar, a resident of Thane's Bhiwandi, withi ...Read More >
Hyderabad: With law enforcement agencies in many cases found to be violating the law by illegally intercepting the mobile phones of Opposition leaders and a wide section of society, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has proposed to amend the law and issue guidelines for intercepting phones, sources said on Sunday. According to the proposed guidelines, state governments and its investigation agencies will be limited to intercept mobile phones in their respective states, a senior police of ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The recruitment of police inspectors will now be conducted along the lines of the Public Service Commission (PSC) framework by the Employees Selection Board (ESB), which will conduct the exam, officials said. The last recruitment for sub-inspector (SI) posts was conducted by the then recruitment agency Vyapam in 2018. Officials said that earlier, the plan was to engage PSC in conducting the exam, but due to technical reasons, it was decided that the ESB would handle the ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Chikkadpally police have added a case under the Pocso Act, for crimes against a minor, against Purna Chandar Badhavath, who was arrested for the abetment to the suicide of TV anchor Shwetcha Votarkar, inspector B. Raju Naik told Deccan Chronicle. Purna was remanded to judicial custody on charges of abetment to suicide following a complaint from Votarkar's father V. Shankar, who alleged that Badhavath had promised her marriage but broke it. According to the inspector, Badhavath s ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: After nearly 12 hours of continuous effort, officials from the Chandrayangutta fire station, along with the disaster response force (DRF) and Mailardevpally police, recovered the body of a five-year-old boy who had fallen into a 40-foot-deep well while playing near his house in Laxmiguda on Tuesday. According to fire officers, the child fell into the uncovered well at around 10.30 am while playing with his four-year-old brother in an isolated area near their home. The younger sibling ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, JUNE 8, 2025 - Manipur violence once again erupted in the Imphal valley over protests against arrests of five volunteers from the Arambai Tenggol group a Meitei group. The Manipur government imposed curfew in select districts, while also clamping down internet restrictions. The state government shut down internet for five days after the violence erupted yesterday. In a circular issued by the state government, the internet shutdown was announced to avert "rumour mongering and spread o ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Society for Employment Promotion and Training in Twin Cities (Setwin) announced plans to introduce electric mini buses in Hyderabad to combat pollution, which is decided in a recent review meeting. Setwin operates 37 buses across six routes, serving the public in Hyderabad and its surrounding areas. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Setwin chairman N. Giridhar Reddy and managing director K. Venu Gopal Rao said the decision aligns with the RTA Act, which mandates the replacement of bu ...Read More >
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