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Amid strong opposition from farmer bodies and rival political parties in the state, the Punjab government on Friday defended its land pooling policy, stating that this scheme is farmer-friendly and based on mutual consent. Finance and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that under the land pooling policy, not a single inch of land would be forcibly taken from any farmer. "As per the provisions of the policy, the farmers will decide whether or not to give their land," he said at a press c ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated BJP leader Kavinder Gupta on his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and said that he will need to keep in mind that, just like in Jammu and Kashmir, one has to maintain a balance and be sensitive to the sentiments of the people of Leh and Kargil regions. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp "My best wishes to Kavinder Gupta on being appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. But this res ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a major breakthrough, the Mumbai Crime Branch has exposed a gang involved in the abduction and extortion of drug mafia Sajid Electricwala and his associate Shabbir Siddhiqui. The operation has revealed the involvement of Sarvar Khan (43), the key mastermind, who has deep connections with the Dawood Ibrahim gang and is a close associate of Anwar Babu Shaikh younger brother of fugitive gangster Chhota Shakeel. According to crime branch officials, Sarvar Khan was earlier arrested by VP ...Read More >
Chandigarh, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP national General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Saturday slammed Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for once again making vile, disgraceful comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits. Chugh said in a statement that Mann "is drunk on power and arrogance to a point where he doesn't even know what he's saying anymore". "Cheapness is dripping from his every word," Chugh said. "He's attacking a Prime Minister who's been elected three times by the pe ...Read More >
Noida: The Authority on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Unitech Golf & Country Club, in Sector 96, for violating rules of bulk waste generators. The officials in an earlier inspection, found improper segregation, storage, and handling of solid waste management.Under the Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules, 2016, bulk generators are required to treat their wet waste on-site. The city generates nearly 800 tons of solid waste per day, of which nearly 30% comes from BWGs.SP Singh, general mana ...Read More >
Chandigarh: A heated war of words between finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa plunged the second day of a special Punjab assembly session into chaos, as accusations over doctored videos, gangster ties, and political collusion took centre stage.Tempers flared when Cheema addressed an FIR (first-information report) lodged against him and other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) bigwigs over an allegedly manipulated video that purportedly showed that Bajwa supported ...Read More >
Jaipur: Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot criticised the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP govt in Rajasthan, accusing it of surrendering to the sand mafia and failing to uphold law and order in the state. Speaking on the birth anniversary of senior Congress leader Late Girija Vyas at PCC Tuesday, Gehlot said, "The sand mafia has completely taken over. Sand prices are skyrocketing, and the common man can't even afford to build a home. During our tenure, we faced challenges to ...Read More >
Jaipur, Jul 8 (PTI) Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday accused the Rajasthan government of failing to control criminal elements and rampant corruption, and neglecting key welfare schemes. He urged Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma to take urgent action before public faith in the administration is "irreparably damaged". Citing reports of repeated thefts at Congress MLA Deen Dayal Bairwa's residence, Gehlot said the scale of the problem is now impossible to ignore. Hitting back, BJP st ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A row has erupted between J&K's Omar Abdullah-led government and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over a decision to reopen schools in Kashmir from Tuesday amid heat that has scorched 72-year records and soared above 37 degree Celsius. PDP has criticised the move as "cruel".School timings will be 7:30am to 11:30am in Srinagar and other urban zones, and 8:00am to 12 noon in rural areas, minister of school and higher education Sakina Itoo said Monday. Once classes give over, the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Signalling the government's intent to move ahead with the impeachment motion of Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that main opposition parties have given their in-principle approval to support the motion in the upcoming monsoon session scheduled for July21-August 21. Rijiju said that the government is yet to decide whether the motion would be brought in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. For the Lok Sabha, signatures of a m ...Read More >
Palghar, Maharashtra: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted raids on the residences of architects, builders, and chartered accountants in the Vasai-Virar construction scam, unearthing crores of rupees and seizing highly crucial and confidential documents. During the operation, bank funds totaling ₹12 crore and fixed deposits were frozen, and ₹26 lakh in cash was confiscated. The ED has found evidence of a deep-rooted nexus between municipal officers, construction developers, and ...Read More >
Chennai, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad has strongly condemned the brutal attack on journalist Silambarasan in Salem district, alleging a complete administrative breakdown under the DMK government and rampant collusion between officials and the sand mafia. Prasad said the incident exposes the growing impunity enjoyed by criminal networks involved in illegal sand mining across the state, and accused the ruling DMK regime of turning a blind eye to the ongoing pl ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 2: A local court in Shillong on Wednesday remanded property dealer and co-accused Silome James in 14-day judicial custody. According to Assistant Public Prosecutor, Tushar Chanda, two others -- Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar -- were sent to judicial custody for 7 days. The SIT had arrested the three individuals from different parts of Madhya Pradesh on charges of aiding in the concealment of evidence related to the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in ...Read More >
Lucknow: To curb illegal mining and mineral transportation, Yogi govt deployed advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), drones and satellite-based monitoring systems.Demonstrating an unprecedented level of vigilance, the state blacklisted over 21,477 vehicles found involved in unlawful transportation activities.As part of this crackdown, 57 AI and IoT-enabled check gates were established across the state to monitor vehicles engaged in mining operations. These automated chec ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to enhance decentralised monitoring of dark web, the police have decided to allow use of 'grapnel' -- a tool it developed to trawl data from the underbelly of internet -- in all the 20 police districts in the state. Dark web is a part of the internet that can be accessed only using encrypted software and protocols. Until now, 'grapnel' was allowed to be used only in the cyber division located in the police headquarters. The new decision will see it being used in cy ...Read More >
Chandigarh, June 30 (PTI) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday asked the AAP government to stop its policy of "political vendetta", asserting that it would start a people's campaign against it on key public issues like law and order and the drug menace. The SAD held the first meeting of its newly constituted core committee which was presided over by party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. Badal also appointed senior leader Gulzar Singh Ranike as the coordinator for the forthcoming Tarn Taran b ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jun 29 (PTI) A proposal to transfer the management of hospital canteens to the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is being considered by Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here. This move aims to enhance quality, hygiene standards, and customer satisfaction through professional management and proven operational excellence, a statement said. Also Read | How To Spot a Fake Website? PIB Fact Check Shares 5 Simple Tips To Identify Fr ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Sunday suspended its cop-turned-MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap for five years over 'anti-party' activities days after he questioned vigilance bureau (VB) action against Akali leader Bikram Majithia. Kunwar Vijay Pratap, who is the AAP MLA from Amritsar North constituency has often spoken against some action of his own party's government; he had questioned the action by the vigilance bureau (VB) against senior Akali leader Bikram Majithia who wa ...Read More >
Inaugurates 'Youth Adda' platform, launches CM Yuva mobile app, unveiled ODOP Common Facility Centre projects Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday alleged that the previous governments in Uttar Pradesh were too busy fueling caste-based conflicts, which left the youth of the state struggling with an identity crisis. Launching initiatives to promote entrepreneurship during a ceremony in Lucknow to mark World MSME Day, the CM said the past governments not only encouraged caste-based divisions ...Read More >
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), June 27 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said he has always prioritised IT and law and order, stressing that development is possible only when law and order is maintained and criminal activities are curbed. Speaking at the 'AI (Artificial Intelligence) for AP Police-Hackathon 2025' event held at an engineering college near Guntur, Naidu asserted that as long as he is the Chief Minister, there will be no place for criminals in the state. ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR : As part of Odisha's goal to become a narcotic-free state, the government will launch an awareness campaign particularly among tribal people during which they will be advised not to cultivate ganja, said Excise minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Thursday. He said, drug mafia often lure the tribal people to cultivate ganja for earning money. "A major part of the ganja is also produced from tribal regions of the state. Hence, as part of the campaign, tribal people will be educated ...Read More >
Chandigarh: A day after Punjab vigilance bureau arrested SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia for alleged possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann Thursday said his govt will not spare anyone involved in the drug trade, regardless of their political influence. He warned of action against more "big fish" in the days to come.Mann said substantial evidence, including records of hawala transactions, had been collected against "those arrest ...Read More >
June 25 (Rtrs) - India would not allow a UN investigator to join a probe of a crashed Air India jet that some safety experts had criticized for delays in analysis of crucial black box data, two senior sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Earlier this week, the United Nations aviation agency took the unusual step of offering India one of its investigators to provide assistance following the Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787-8 Dreamliner crash killing 260 people in Ahmedabad on June 12. ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Revenue minister Suresh Pujari on Saturday said Odisha would not be allowed to follow the lawless path in sand operations like it is in Bihar and West Bengal, while responding to the recent assault of an additional tehsildar in Kaptipada block, Mayurbhanj district, by the sand mafia. He promised stringent action against the sand mafia regardless of their connections, while speaking to mediapersons here on Saturday. "The Kaptipada incident represents a serious escalation in conflict ...Read More >
Mumbai: An article by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi terming the 2024 state assembly polls as 'match-fixing' stirred a political controversy in Maharashtra. Statement Of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Congress leader was insulting the voters and Ladki Bahins of Maharashtra. He said, "Rahul Gandhi has accepted his defeat in Bihar. As long as Rahul Gandhi keeps giving himself false assurances, his party can never win". Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Ba ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: In a move to reduce financial burden of the poor and low income group people, especially beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), the state government on Saturday announced to provide two tractor-loads of sand free of cost for house construction. Informing the decision, Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari told mediapersons that a proposal is also being drafted to ensure supply of sand to people at reasonable rates for house construction. "The government has decided to issue ...Read More >
Pune: Hospitals in Pune have started reporting an increase in dengue cases among children following recent heavy rainfall and intermittent showers. Conditions are now ripe for mosquito breeding, experts said, as they warned citizens to ensure there's no waterlogging or stagnant pools near homes and offices. "Dengue is typically seen first in children as they often play outside," said Dr Sagar Lad, a senior neonatologist and pediatric intensivist at Jehangir Hospital and Sahyadri Hospital, Shastr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Revenue minister Suresh Pujari on Saturday said Odisha would not be allowed to follow the lawless path in sand operations like it is in Bihar and West Bengal, while responding to the recent assault of an additional tehsildar in Kaptipada block, Mayurbhanj district, by the sand mafia. He promised stringent action against the sand mafia regardless of their connections, while speaking to mediapersons here on Saturday."The Kaptipada incident represents a serious escalation in conflict b ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy has instructed officials to crack down on the sand mafia by conducting inspections and appointing special officers to monitor illegal sand transportation. During a review meeting on Monday, the CM emphasized the need to ensure affordable sand prices for common people and to provide free supply to Indiramma houses. He also announced the development of a special portal to resolve consumer issues and grievances promptly. Steps will be taken to ensure sand ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Terming illegal rampant sand mining as "serious", the Supreme Court on Wednesday said such activities needed to be effectively dealt with and asked five states including Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh to provide facts and figures on the issue. The top court was hearing a 2018 PIL filed by one M Alagarsamy seeking a CBI probe into illegal sand mining in rivers and beaches in Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The plea alleged that u ...Read More >
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