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Bhubaneswar: The School and Mass Education Department has directed the schools across the state to operate during morning hours from Saturday in view of the rising heatwave conditions. According to the new revised timings, the schools will now remain open from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM. This revised early morning schedule will continue until the summer vacation. This move has been made to ensure the safety and well-being of students amid soaring temperatures. Morning school timings came into effect ...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 >
Hyderabad: The Telangana Civil Supplies Department has seized 3,699 LPG cylinders worth Rs 1.10 crore from hoarders and black marketers across the state during a crackdown from March 12- April 3. Among the seized property, there were 70 small cylinders. As part of the crackdown the department registered 1,275 cases under Section 6A of the Essential Commodities Act, while the police have registered 216 First Information Reports (FIR). The provision enables district collectors to confiscate ess ...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 >
Motihari: Four people died on Friday, April 3, after allegedly drinking spurious liquor in Bihar's East Champaran district, taking the toll to five, officials said. The first death was reported on Thursday. As many as 12 people have been arrested in connection with the deaths in the Turkauliya and Raghunathpur areas of Motihari, said East Champaran District Magistrate Saurabh Jorwal. A case of murder has been registered based on complaints filed by the family members of the deceased, police s ...Read More >
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], April 4 (ANI): Business operations at several hotels and dhabas in Rishikesh came to a standstill as a severe shortage of commercial LPG cylinders gripped the town. Local owners said the shortage has forced many establishments to either shut down temporarily or revert to traditional cooking methods, such as coal and wood, to continue serving customers. Highlighting the gap between official claims and the ground situation, Vivek Tiwari, owner of Tiwari Shudh Vai ...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 >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): 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 ...Read More >
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested the deputy commissioner and an administrative officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for allegedly demanding ₹4 lakh bribe while looking into complaints against the two suspended employees. Accused deputy commissioner colonel Abhishek Kumar Mishra and administrative officer Devanshu Gautam are both posted at MCD's Shahdara north zone. Mishra -- working on deputation -- is the inquiry officer in complaints against two s ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Haryana govt's expert committee report on stilt-plus-four (S+4) residential buildings has returned to the centre of legal and planning debate after Punjab and Haryana high court stayed the policy, citing inadequate infrastructure and apparent dilution of key safeguards proposed by the panel.Hearing a batch of petitions, HC restrained the state govt from acting on its July 2, 2024, notification that allowed S+4 floors on residential plots. It underlined that infrastructure capacity could ...Read More >
Motihari (Bihar), Apr 3 (PTI) Four people died on Friday after allegedly drinking spurious liquor in Bihar's East Champaran district, taking the toll to five, officials said. The first death was reported on Thursday. As many as 12 people have been arrested in connection with the deaths in the Turkauliya and Raghunathpur areas of Motihari, said East Champaran District Magistrate Saurabh Jorwal. A case of murder has been registered based on complaints filed by the family members of the deceased ...Read More >
Meerut, Apr 3 (UNI) Three men died late today evening after allegedly consuming country-made liquor in the Daurala police station area of Meerut district, officials said. According to reports, the victims had purchased liquor from a government-authorized shop and consumed it together around 7:30 PM near the outlet. After returning to their respective homes, their health suddenly deteriorated. They began experiencing vomiting and severe stomach pain before collapsing unconscious. Family members ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Srinagar administration on Friday issued an advisory asking residents to avoid non-essential movement in view of the prevailing inclement weather and adverse forecast. According to the advisory issued by the Office of the District Magistrate Srinagar, intermittent light to moderate rainfall, snowfall over higher reaches, thunderstorms and gusty winds with speeds of 40 to 50 kmph are expected to continue across the district till the evening of April 4. The administration has advis ...Read More >
Pauri, Apr 3 (PTI) A four-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack in Uttarakhand's Pauri district, officials said on Friday. The incident occurred around 9 pm on Thursday in Bhatkot village in the Pokhra area when the child, Drishti Rawat, was having a meal near her house with her sister and grandmother. A leopard suddenly snatched her and fled towards the forest, they said. Villagers launched a search following the incident, and the mutilated body of the child was later recovered around ...Read More >
Dehradun, Apr 3 (PTI) Uttarakhand's quota for commercial LPG cylinders has been increased by 26 per cent to 66 per cent and based on that, 6,310 units will now be distributed daily, officials said on Friday. The State Secretary for Food and Civil Supplies, Anand Swarup, stated that a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been issued in this regard. He noted that the objective of the new SOP is to ensure a balanced, priority-based, and transparent distribution among various consumer catego ...Read More >
The Delhi government will constitute Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCAs) in all 13 revenue districts of the Capital, dissolving and replacing the single body that currently oversees the matter, officials said on Thursday. The decision, which follows the recent reorganisation of revenue districts, aims to ensure more effective implementation of animal protection laws at the district level, said chief minister Rekha Gupta. "These SPCAs will function under the Prevention of Cru ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday sought a status report in connection with its directives to withdraw government-provided security cover for political leaders with criminal antecedents from West Bengal police administration as the state is all set to go for polling on April 23 and 29. The ECI, in its directives to the nodal officers of West Bengal Police (WBP), has asked to send compliance report by noon, following the expiry of its deadline -- Thursday midnight -- for ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has launched a decisive and comprehensive campaign against air pollution in the national capital. While announcing this initiative, the Chief Minister stated that, following the historic Green Budget of 2026-27, the Delhi Government has implemented the Air Pollution Mitigation Action Plan - 2026. Also Read | Fake Sensodyne Toothpaste Manufacturing Unit Busted in Delhi; Owner Arrested (Watch Video). This plan represents a concr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has launched a decisive and comprehensive campaign against air pollution in the national capital. While announcing this initiative, the Chief Minister stated that, following the historic Green Budget of 2026-27, the Delhi Government has implemented the Air Pollution Mitigation Action Plan - 2026. This plan represents a concrete step towards translating the vision of clean, green, and sustainable urban development into reality. ...Read More >
Chairing a meeting to review preparations for Ambedkar's 135th birth anniversary on April 14, Fadnavis stated that the Constitution and vision provided by the great leader continue to guide the nation's progress. Celebrating the birth anniversaries of great leaders should go beyond ritual and serve as a means to pass on their ideas and inspiration to future generations, a release from the chief minister's office quoted Fadnavis as saying. "The Constitution given by Dr Ambedkar is among the fin ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday appealed to the public to celebrate the Jayanti (birth anniversary) of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar as a festival of his thoughts, saying that the thoughts and Constitution given by Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar have provided direction for the nation's progress. "It is essential to ensure that his work and his contributions towards the upliftment of society reach every section of society. The State Government ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Two employees of the Excise Department, including a retired official, have been arrested by Sambalpur police in connection with an alleged embezzlement of government funds worth over ₹3.67 crore between 2022 and 2025, officials said on Friday. Superintendent of Police, Sambalpur, Mukesh Kumar Bhamoo, said the accused have been identified as Sandeep Kumar Pattnaik, a suspended junior assistant, and Sarat Chandra Behera, a retired Excise Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI). Police sources ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the killing of a local youth by security forces in Ganderbal district, an incident that authorities initially described as an encounter with a separatist militant. The decision follows widespread protests and mounting allegations from local residents and the deceased's family, who insist that the killing was staged and that the youth had no links to militancy. The incident occurred late on ...Read More >
Kolkata: An All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader, Mofakkerul Islam, has been arrested for allegedly masterminding protests in Malda that led to the hostage-taking of seven judicial officers. The arrest was made at Bagdogra Airport as he was reportedly attempting to flee the state. Hostage Crisis Triggered by Voter List Dispute The incident occurred during protests linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India ahead of the West Be ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) A three-member panel of the National Commission for Women (NCW) probing the alleged killing of a 12-year-old girl in an "occult ritual" in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district visited the site on Friday and met the victim's family, locals and neighbours. The NCW panel, however, said they are yet to be given key documents related to the incident. The committee, comprising Mamta Kumari, Manmohan Verma and Kanchan, also interacted with the grandchildren of a 70-year-old 'tantrik ...Read More >
Protests erupt in Malda over alleged voter roll deletions, highways blocked and police vehicle vandalised, driver injured, 10 cases filed as security is tightened Tensions flared across parts of West Bengal's Malda on Thursday, with protesters blocking highways, vandalising a police vehicle and clashing with security forces over alleged discrepancies in voter rolls, sources told News18. In the Jadupur Bypass area of English Bazar, a police vehicle was attacked after a group of protesters attem ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court directed the state government to accord approval within four weeks under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act for registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri D and the then Managing Director of Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation for investigation by the Lokayukta police into alleged corruption and consequent loss to the state exchequer in the procurement of eco-friendly cloth bags by her as Deputy Com ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 3 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered a magisterial inquiry into a recent encounter in the Arhama area of Ganderbal district that resulted in the death of Raashid Ahmad Mughal, a resident of Chuntwaliwar Lar. The official order, issued by the Home Department, follows an overnight security operation on April 1, which reported one "terrorist" eliminated by security forces during a cordon and search operation in the Arham ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 3 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has ordered a magisterial inquiry into a recent encounter in the Arhama area of Ganderbal district that resulted in the death of Raashid Ahmad Mughal, a resident of Chuntwaliwar Lar. The official order, issued by the Home Department, follows an overnight security operation on April 1, which reported one "terrorist" eliminated by security forces during a cordon and search operation in the Arham ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to maintain administrative continuity during the nationwide exercise, the Odisha government has prohibited the transfer of officers and staff involved in the upcoming Census 2027 until its completion in March 2027. Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Arabinda Kumar Padhee, has issued a formal directive to all departmental secretaries, heads of departments, district collectors, municipal commissioners, and chief census officers, out ...Read More >
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