Ashwini Vaishnaw. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “More than 16,000 trains were operated for the Maha Kumbh that carried around five crore devotees to the pilgrimage,” Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said, in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Thursday (February 27, 2024). Mr. Vaishnaw, who was here to congratulate the railway workers for the work done … Read more
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Incessant rains caused untold miseries for paddy farmers with the lack of storage facilities for the crops in Vizianagaram district. Thousands of farmers are in distress with the financial loss owing to the damage to the standing crop with the change in its colour. The district … Read more
A massive fire broke out at a furniture shop located at the Bhadoria Chauraha under the Sisamau police station area of Kanpur district, said an official on Thursday. Kanpur Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Deepak Kumar spoke to ANI about the incident and said, “A major fire broke out in a furniture market. The flames were … Read more
NDRF team joins the rescue operation that is underway in Zakir Colony after a 3-storey building collapsed, in Meerut on Saturday. Six people rescued and four others trapped reportedly. | Photo Credit: ANI Three people were killed, two injured and seven feared trapped after a three-storey house collapsed in this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday … Read more
A pillar at Gate No. 69 of Prakasam Barrage was damaged after boats which came in flood got struck. Irrigation officials released 11.14 lakh Cusecs of flood to the downstream on Monday. | Photo Credit: G. N. Rao The base of the pillar at Gate No. 69 in Prakasam Barrage was damaged when a fews … Read more
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav along with Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, state Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd CEO Karan Adani and other dignitaries inaugurate Regional Industry Conclave, in Gwalior on August 28, 2024 | Photo Credit: ANI The Adani Group has proposed to invest ₹3,500 crore in … Read more
An ambulance carrying the mortal remains of the jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari leaves for his native place in Ghazipur, from a hospital in Banda on March 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Security arrangements have been strengthened outside the residence of Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur and a burial ground in the Uttar Pradesh district ahead … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao All measures will be taken to ensure free and fair elections in the district, said Krishna Collector P. Rajababu at a press conference in Machilipatnam following the election schedule announcement on Saturday. Giving the details of voters and polling centrEs in the district, the … Read more
According to Superintendent of Police, Guna, the accused was identified as Mrityunjay Singh, a resident of Guna city. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium A man was arrested on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna after a purported video of him brutally killing a puppy went viral on social media, police said. According to … Read more
A 25-year-old Naxalite carrying a reward of ₹14 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter with an elite combat unit of the Madhya Pradesh police in Balaghat district on Friday morning, a senior official said. The Naxalite, identified as Kamlu, was an active member of the ‘Naxali Dalam Tanda Dadekasa’ unit of the … Read more