Page 222 - Press Trust Of India

J&K L-G lays foundation for 320 houses damaged by floods in Reasi district

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday laid the foundation stone to build 320 houses completely damaged during flash-floods and landslides in Reasi district.

Abhishek Banerjee to launch 21-day campaign against SIR in Bengal

Banerjee will start the campaign in South 24 Parganas where his Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency is situated, and will then move to Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri districts on January 3

Poor response to Delhi hot air balloon rides pushes organisers to go online

Looking at the lukewarm response to the recently launched hot air balloon rides in Delhi, the organisers are now planning to set up an online ticket booking system to boost sales.

Over 85,000 drug smugglers arrested in 3.5 years in Punjab: CM Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said more than 85,000 drug smugglers were arrested in the state in the last three and a half years.

Silver surges 15% in a week, hits record at ₹2,42,000 per kg on MCX

The rally in the domestic market mirrored the white metal's record run in global markets, where it hit an all-time high of $79.70 per ounce, surging over 11 per cent in a single day on Friday

Mehbooba urges Centre to shield Kashmir apple growers from FTAs abroad

She called upon Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to take up the issue with the Centre to protect the fruit growers of the Valley

Assam polls about protecting 'swadesh' and 'swajati': CM Himanta Sarma

He alleged that the "weakness of the Congress and its politics of polarisation" led to the gradual creation of "another civilisation which now has a 1.5 crore-strong population"

Violence erupts during coal mining protest in Chhattisgarh, 8 injured

ension prevailed in Tamnar area after protesters indulged in stone-pelting and set ablaze three vehicles, including a bus and a car, and vandalised a police vehicle

Amit Shah to arrive on 2-day Assam visit on Sunday, to inaugurate projects

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had earlier said the state government has taken efforts to restore the sanctity and grandeur of Batadrava Than, which has been freed from encroachments

Trinamool Party's 10-member delegation to meet CEC on Dec 31 over SIR row

The ruling party of Bengal has been raising concerns over the SIR exercise for some time now

SIR vote deletions backfired, triggered BJP infighting: Akhilesh Yadav

On December 23, BJP MLAs from the Brahmin community met at the Lucknow residence of party MLA from Kushinagar district, P N Pathak

Unnao rape survivor moves CBI, seeks FIR against IO for aiding Sengar

Sengar, however, will remain in jail as he is also serving a 10-year term for the custodial death of the rape survivor's father

Will not allow tampering with Aravalli's natural form: Rajasthan CM

In a statement, the chief minister said all guidelines issued by the Supreme Court and the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) are being strictly followed

Zepto files confidential IPO papers with Sebi, aims to raise ₹11,000 crore

The company is targeting a stock market listing sometime next year, a move that could make it one of the youngest startups to debut on Indian exchanges

Plea filed in SC raises concerns over existing law on advertising of drugs

The 1954 Act is aimed at controlling the advertisement of drugs in certain cases, to prohibit the advertisement for certain purposes of remedies alleged to possess magic qualities

1.05 mn names deleted as EC releases Assam draft electoral rolls after SIR

The draft rolls were published after house-to-house verification of the Special Revision was held from November 22 to December 20

Digvijaya Singh's Modi post sparks row; BJP calls it dissent against Rahul

The BJP was quick to latch on to Singh's remarks to hit out at the Congress, saying his praise was an "open dissent" against Rahul Gandhi's leadership

THINK Gas to cut CNG, PNG prices under PNGRB's revised unified tariff

THINK Gas believes the revised framework brings greater transparency, enabling faster infrastructure rollout and long-term consumer benefits

King Charles, Prince William to lead Trump trade outreach in 2026: Report

William, the Prince of Wales, is expected to travel to North America when the US hosts the football World Cup with Canada and Mexico in July

Reveal Bangladeshis, Rohingyas out of 5.82 million deleted voters: Abhishek

The TMC national general secretary also said that Bengal's population is 100.5 million, and the number of voter deletions in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise is 5.82 million