March 21, 2025 11:15 AM

Telangana 10th board exams begins, over 5 lakh students appearing

In Telangana, board examinations for the 10th standard are all set to commence today. Over 5 lakh 9 thousand students, including 2.58 lakh boys and 2.5 lakh girls registered for the examinations, which will be conducted at 2 thousand 650 centres set up across the State. Over 28 thousand invigilators...

March 21, 2025 11:05 AM

Assam govt allows shops, businesses to remain open 24 hours

Assam government has decided that all shops and business establishments will be allowed to remain open 24 hours in Guwahati, Dibrugarh and Silchar. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, the state cabinet has approved a policy allowing shops and business establishmen...

March 21, 2025 11:00 AM

IMD forecasts thunderstorms, squally winds, hailstorm across several states

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by squally winds, hailstorms and lightning over East Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Vidarbha, Assam, Meghalaya, Telangana and Bihar today. According to IMD, gusty winds and lightning ...

March 21, 2025 10:42 AM

Zanskar Winter Sports & Tourism Festival 2024-25 successfully organized in Ladakh

In Ladakh, the Zanskar Winter Sports and Tourism Festival 2024-25 was successfully organized at Atting Village in Zanskar yesterday, drawing enthusiastic participation from locals, tourists, and sports enthusiasts. The festival, organized by the Department of Youth Services & Sports, UT Ladakh, ...

March 21, 2025 9:12 AM

Maharashtra govt approves ₹893 crore for pilgrimage development

The Maharashtra government has approved 170 crore rupees for the development of the Guru Temple pilgrimage site in Karanja city of Washim district. A committee chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also approved 723 crore rupees for the Shri Sant Sewalal Maharaj Pohradevi Pilgrimage Developmen...

March 20, 2025 8:25 PM

Haryana releases first instalment of financial assistance to eligible families under PMGAY

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini released today the first instalment of 151 crore rupees to the accounts of 36,000 eligible families in the state as financial assistance to build their permanent houses under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana. As part of the first instalment, 45,000 rup...

March 20, 2025 8:34 PM

One way of Shambhu road from Punjab to Haryana opened for light vehicles

In Punjab, after the peaceful eviction of the protesting farmers from the Shambhu and Khanauri checkpoints with Haryana, last evening and the removal of temporary structures put up by the farmers, one side of Shambhu road from Punjab to Haryana has been opened for the light vehicular traffic. Patial...

March 20, 2025 7:52 PM

NHAI debars 14 fee-collecting agencies for irregularities

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has debarred 14 user fee collection agencies for irregularities in fee collection at toll plazas. In a statement, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways today said that the agencies have been debarred for two years for violating the provisions o...

March 20, 2025 7:40 PM

Chhattisgarh: Security forces killed 30 Maoists in Bijapur & Kanker districts

In Chhattisgarh, a total of thirty Maoists have been killed in two separate encounters today. The bodies of these Maoists have been recovered. A large quantity of weapons and ammunition have also been recovered from the spot. A security force jawan has also been martyred in the encounter with the Ma...

March 20, 2025 6:16 PM

J&K: Govt plans to fill over 7 thousand vacancies by year-end

    In Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the Legislative Assembly that his government has planned to fill 7,253 vacancies, both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted by the end of this year. Our Correspondent reports that the CM also stated that 11 thousand 526 selections have b...