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June 10, 2025 1:03 PM

Punjab to recruit 200 psychologists for drug addicts’ counseling

Punjab has decided to recruit 200 psychologists, with immediate effect, to provide essential assistance and counselling to individuals striving to overcome drug addiction. The Cabinet Sub-Committee on ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ (War Against Drugs), a campaign launched by the state government to weed ...

June 10, 2025 12:57 PM

Cotton cultivation sees 20% surge in Punjab

In Punjab, crop diversification efforts got a major fillip with cotton cultivation witnessing around a 20% surge. The total area under cotton cultivation has increased from 2.49 lakh acres last year to 2.98 lakh acres this year in 2025, which shows an increase of over 49,000 acres within a year. Fo...

June 10, 2025 11:34 AM

J&K: Jammu region gripped by extreme heatwave; Samba records 46.6°C

In Jammu and Kashmir, heatwave conditions continue to grip the Jammu region. The region has been experiencing extreme heatwave conditions for the past four days. Five districts recorded temperatures above the 40-degree mark yesterday. Samba recorded the highest maximum temperature at 46.6 degrees Ce...

June 10, 2025 11:14 AM

Maharashtra to launch geo-tagged 13-digit infra IDs from Oct 1

Maharashtra government will start giving unique IDs for each of the infrastructure development projects from October 1, 2025. The unique IDs will now have a geo-tagged 13-digit alphanumeric which will now be used as a primary reference number once the administrative approval is granted to the projec...

June 10, 2025 8:38 AM

IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in South, thunderstorms across East-Central India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall and thunderstorms at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka and Interior Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe, Odisha, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal and the north eastern states today. Parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Andam...

June 9, 2025 9:45 PM

Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan in Bihar benefited over 3.83 lakh farmers

In Bihar, so far over 3 lakh and 83 thousand farmers have been contacted and given advice by a team of experts under the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan. ICAR Agricultural Technology Application Institute (ATARI) Bihar-Jharkhand, Director Dr. Anjani Kumar told Akashvani News that 103 teams have been f...

June 9, 2025 8:46 AM

IMD alerts heat wave, dust storms & warm nights across North India

The India Meteorological Department has forecast heat wave conditions at isolated places over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh today. The weather agency predicted warm night conditions very likely at isolated places over Haryana, Delhi and Ch...

June 9, 2025 8:43 AM

Sonam Raghuvanshi, wife of murdered Raja, surrenders at Ghazipur police station

Sonam Raghuvanshi, wife of the murdered Raja Raghuvanshi, surrendered at Nandganj Police Station in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh last night. The Special Investigation Team of the Meghalaya police nabbed three persons in connection with the killing of Raja. Two suspects were from Indore in Madh...

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