March 20, 2025 5:42 PM

Maharashtra govt to honour Veteran sculptor Ram Sutar

Veteran sculptor Ram Sutar the maker of the Statue of Unity, will be honoured by Maharashtra Bhushan, the state's highest civilian award. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made the announcement in the state Assembly today. Mr. Ram Sutar is a Padma Bhushan awardee and designed the Statue of Unity w...

March 20, 2025 2:47 PM

Industrialists & public welcome eviction of farmers Shambhu and Khanauri checkpoints

    In Punjab, industrialists and the general public welcomed the eviction of farmers by the state government from Shambhu and Khanauri checkpoints with Haryana, last evening. Temporary structures put up by the farmers and their parked vehicles at the checkpoints have been removed. However, the ...

March 20, 2025 2:01 PM

16th Finance Commission Team Led by Arvind Panagariya on 3-day visit to Bihar

Bihar government today made a presentation before the 16th Finance Commission regarding the growing financial needs of the state. CM Nitish Kumar, expressed his views during the meeting with the team of the finance commission led by its Chairman Arvind Panagariya.   Mr. Kumar submitted that ...

March 20, 2025 12:32 PM

Punjab to introduce sign language in Legislative Assembly

Punjab will be introducing sign language in its Legislative Assembly to facilitate persons who are unable to speak or hear.   State Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, who initiated this facility to be included in the proceedings of the assembly sessions has...

March 20, 2025 11:31 AM

IMD predicts rain, thunderstorms in eastern & central India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rainfall, and thunderstorms accompanied by squally winds over Gangetic West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya today. Similar conditions are expected over Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. According to IMD, Punjab...

March 20, 2025 11:28 AM

Maharashtra signs MoU with Germany’s Baden-Württemberg for skill development

The Maharashtra government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the German state Baden-Württemberg in the field of skill development and manpower.   Addressing the gathering, Maharashtra Skill Development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha said that under this MOU, employment oppor...

March 20, 2025 1:48 PM

Aadhaar-authenticated registration for Char Dham Yatra begins

Registration for the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand begins today. This year, registrations will be Aadhaar authenticated, and devotees will be required to provide their Aadhaar card details during registration. Of the total registrations, 60 per cent will be conducted online, while 40 per cent will ...

March 20, 2025 11:11 AM

J&K govt forms high-level committee to address regularization of casual, temporary workers

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Government has constituted a high-level committee to address the long-pending issue of regularizing casual, seasonal, and other temporary workers across the Union Territory. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the move comes as a step toward providing job security to...

March 20, 2025 10:47 AM

J&K establishes CM’s Public Services & Outreach Office to boost grievance redressal

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has announced the establishment of the ‘Chief Minister’s Public Services and Outreach Office’ within the Chief Minister’s Secretariat to strengthen grievance redressal mechanisms across the Union Territory. The initiative is aimed at streamlining public griev...

March 20, 2025 8:47 AM

Maharashtra CM directs officials to set up ‘Mahatech’ for trillion-dollar economy goal

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed concerned officials to set up 'Mahatech', an organisation that will speed up the State's planning process and play an important role in achieving the goal of a trillion-dollar economy. Chairing a review meeting regarding the strengthening of ...