Patna: The Bihar govt is set to launch a statewide ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign from Aug 9 to 17 to mark the 150th anniversary of ‘Vande Mataram’. Chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit has instructed all district magistrates to ensure maximum public participation and ensure that national flags are displayed at every household located along international borders. … Read more
Kolkata: Even as all coercive action against NEET protesters has been suspended following the recent Supreme Court order, Kolkata Police has lodged two more FIRs against actor Sreelekha Mitra on July 30 and Aug 2 in connection with the controversial poster on PM Narendra Modi that she had displayed at the protest on July 24.An … Read more
Patna: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor’s rise was powered by a campaign that broke from conventional electioneering. Kishor campaign built largely on youth mobilisation, grassroots outreach and an organisational model that relied more on volunteers than traditional political machinery.For Jan Suraaj, the bypoll offered an opportunity to do what it could not during the 2025 … Read more
Patna: JD(U) national president and Rajya Sabha MP Nitish Kumar on Monday visited the party’s central office at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi after attending Parliament proceedings. He was welcomed and felicitated by party office-bearers and workers.During the visit, Kumar interacted with party leaders and workers, reviewed organisational matters and discussed the current political situation. … Read more
Former minister Tanveer Sait Mysuru: Five legislators from the Mysuru and Malnad regions were inducted into chief minister DK Shivakumar’s cabinet on Monday, with two of them retaining ministerial berths from the previous Siddaramaiah govt.The cabinet expansion, however, left out several senior Congress leaders, triggering discontent in parts of the region.Mandya, the Vokkaliga stronghold, secured … Read more
(L-R) Vitor Silva, President, Michelin Africa, India and Middle East Region, Shantanu Deshpande, MD, Michelin India and Jean-François RENE, Executive Director, Michelin Chennai Chennai: French tyre maker Michelin has begun manufacturing passenger car tyres in India, joining a growing industry push towards localisation as rising SUV sales and premiumisation reshape the country’s tyre market.The company … Read more
CID sleuths and police personnel search a premises in Ranchi on Monday Ranchi/Daltonganj: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday raided 18 locations across Jharkhand over its ongoing investigation into the alleged irregularities in the examinations conducted by Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), officials said. Former JPSC chairman L Khiyangte was questioned by CID for … Read more
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Ranchi: State chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Monday urged heads of higher and technical education institutions in Jharkhand to launch a large-scale awareness campaign to ensure 100 % registration of eligible young voters under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Addressing vice-chancellors, principals, directors and institutional heads through video conference from … Read more
Kochi: Seeking to reduce pollution in Kochi’s waters, Varapuzha panchayat has asked the state water transport department (SWTD) to replace its diesel operated boat with a solar or electric vessel.The agency operates a service in the Ernakulam-Varapuzha section in the morning and evening peak hours. The boat is mostly packed with locals, especially students.The panchayat … Read more