Bank officials taking students’ aid from their bank accounts: Congress legislator

Bank officials taking students’ aid from their bank accounts: Congress legislator

Referring to an assurance on educational loans made in the DMK’s manifesto for the 2021 Assembly election, Congress legislator J.G. Prince on Tuesday insisted that the State government help students, and stated that bank officials were taking the aid credited to the students’ accounts by the State government. During his speech in the Assembly, Mr. … Read more

'Irony died': BJP after Congress's Siddaramaiah takes luxury jet to seek drought aid

'Irony died': BJP after Congress's Siddaramaiah takes luxury jet to seek drought aid

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday criticised Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for travelling in a private jet while the state is facing a drought-like situation. This comes after Karnataka Congress minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan posted a video of himself along with Siddaramiah on board the aircraft. In the video, the minister is seen … Read more

More aid flights arrive in Egypt’s Sinai, awaiting passage to Gaza

More aid flights arrive in Egypt’s Sinai, awaiting passage to Gaza

CAIRO: New aid flights arrived in Egypt‘s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday where relief materials are being held until safe passage for their delivery into the nearby Gaza Strip can be secured, an official from the Red Crescent and an aid volunteer said. Egypt says its side of the Rafah crossing that connects Sinai with the … Read more

Over ₹10 crore released in aid to victims of sex crimes under Aswasanidhi project

Over ₹10 crore released in aid to victims of sex crimes under Aswasanidhi project

Nearly 1,400 victims of sex crimes and highly heinous gender-based violence have collectively received an interim financial relief to the tune of ₹10.17 crore under the Aswasanidhi project of the Women and Child Development department since its inception in 2018. The Nirbhaya cell of the department shared details of the project in response to a … Read more

Manipur invokes RBI’s riot provisions to aid borrowers

Manipur invokes RBI’s riot provisions to aid borrowers

The Manipur government has declared that the whole State of Manipur has been affected by riots and violence, impacting the economic activities and livelihood of majority of the general public.  To provide relief to the affected people and businesses, the State government has invoked a rarely used Reserve Bank of India (RBI) provision pertaining to restructuring … Read more

Odisha rail accident | Team of doctors rushed to provide medical aid to injured

Odisha rail accident | Team of doctors rushed to provide medical aid to injured

All types of investigation have been ordered, whoever is found guilty will be punished, PM Modi said after visiting the accident site June 04, 2023 09:40 am | Updated 09:44 am IST Rescue workers recover victims’ bodies from a carriage wreckage of a three-train collision near Balasore, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, on June … Read more

SGPC offers free legal aid to man who murdered woman for consuming alcohol inside gurdwara complex in Patiala

SGPC offers free legal aid to man who murdered woman for consuming alcohol inside gurdwara complex in Patiala

The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) on Tuesday assured free legal aid to Nirmaljit Singh Saini, who shot dead a woman found consuming alcohol inside a gurdwara complex in Patiala earlier this week. The SGPC and the authorities of Dukhniwaran Sahib Gurdwara have also honoured the parents of the accused. In a communique, Harjinder Singh Dhami, … Read more

₹5,47,450-crore Maharashtra budget offers aid for farmers, eco-friendly development and employment

₹5,47,450-crore Maharashtra budget offers aid for farmers, eco-friendly development and employment

The Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government on Thursday presented its first budget, a massive ₹5,47,450 crore for the next financial year 2023-24, based on the principle of ‘Panchamrut’, with a focus on farmers, women, tribals, development of the infrastructure with substantial capital investment, employment, and eco-friendly development. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the … Read more