Srinagar: On the first day of the intense winter period known as ‘Chillai Kalan,’ Srinagar experienced a chilling minimum temperature of -8.5 degrees Celsius, marking the lowest level since 2000. According to officials from the MET department, this temperature surpasses the previous low of -7.7 degrees Celsius recorded in 2018, with the all-time record being.
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma announced a new initiative on Friday aimed at addressing road black spots in the state to reduce accidents. He stressed the need for urgent identification and repair of high-risk areas to lessen the impact of vehicle collisions on life and property. The Chief Minister directed the Public Works.
Dharamsala: The Assembly in Himachal Pradesh on Friday passed the Himachal Pradesh Police (Amendment) Bill 2024, making it mandatory to get permission from the government before the arrest of any public servant. The amendment under the Section 65 of the Act, no police officer shall arrest a public servant for any act done while discharging.
Delhi: The Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Steel, Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, told the Rajya Sabha on Friday in a written reply to Rajya Sabha said that as many as many as 25,202 public charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) have been installed in the country to date. The Minister informed that Karnataka leads.
Raipur: The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel on Friday demanded to make the CCTV footage of parliament scuffle public after Bharatiya Janata Party filed a complaint against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi alleging him for pushing the BJP MP’s in the scuffle. The Chief Minister in a while speaking with the media questioned the.
Agartala: Tripura Police have detained six Bangladeshi nationals, including two children and two women, after they arrived in the state from Delhi while attempting to return to Bangladesh illegally. The individuals were arrested from a private guest house in Khowai district. According to police, the group, all residents of Feni district in Bangladesh, had traveled.
Kolkata: A significant fire erupted in a slum in Topsia, eastern Kolkata, on Friday, destroying numerous shanties and leaving many families without homes. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported so far. Firefighters, equipped with nine fire tenders, are struggling to control the blaze due to strong winds and the narrow, cramped lanes leading into the.
Belagavi: C.T. Ravi, a BJP MLC arrested for making derogatory comments about Karnataka’s Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, has claimed he was assaulted and tortured by police while in custody. Ravi made these allegations during a court appearance in Belagavi, where he was presented by Karnataka police. When questioned by Judge Sparsha M.
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Assembly was adjourned for 10 minutes on Friday due to heated exchanges and slogan shouting among members over Congress legislators Vijay Wadettiwar and Nana Patole displaying posters of B. R. Ambedkar on their desks. BJP ministers, including Girish Mahajan and Chandrakant Patil, objected strongly, urging Speaker Rahul Narwekar to ask the Congress.
Idukki (Kerala): A tragic incident occurred in Idukki, Kerala, where a man named Babu was found dead after reportedly taking his own life due to financial distress caused by the Kattapana Rural Development Cooperative Society. Babu, a trader, had deposited ₹25 lakh with the bank and sought to withdraw the money to cover his wife’s.
Thane (Maharashtra): A seemingly minor incident of lighting incense (dhoop) escalated into a significant clash, reigniting tensions between the ‘Marathi and migrant’ communities at the Ajmera Heights Society in Kalyan, Thane, the district of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The conflict broke out late Wednesday night when a north Indian resident, Akhilesh Shukla, verbally attacked.
