As the South West Monsoon advances deeper into the Indian subcontinent, Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Thursday, directed states and Union Territories to strengthen surveillance, vector-control measures and healthcare preparedness to tackle a possible rise in dengue and malaria cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The MoU was signed by OKCL Managing Director Dr Manoranjan Puthal and NITKAL President Jaysree Mohanta in the presence of senior officials of OKCL.
Police busted an alleged cattle trafficking racket with the arrest of two accused, seizing Rs 1.70 lakh in cash and rescuing 10 cattle during a special vehicle-checking drive in Odisha’s Gajapati district, the police said on Thursday.
With nearly 9,000 people having lost their lives in drowning incidents across Odisha over the past five years, the state government on Thursday decided to chalk out a comprehensive action plan to curb such fatalities through improved safety measures, trained lifeguards and public awareness campaigns.
Chief Minister V D Satheesan will present the revised Kerala Budget for 2026–27 on Friday, as the first Congress chief minister to hold the finance portfolio and present a budget since R Shankar and Oommen Chandy.
Providing an update on the prevailing maritime situation in the Persian Gulf, the Centre on Thursday informed that the Ministry of Shipping has facilitated the safe repatriation of over 3,639 Indian seafarers so far from various locations across the Gulf region.
The Pushkar Singh Dhami government in Uttarakhand’s has decided to declare the state fully literate with the cabinet’s formal approval on Thursday.
Trinamul Congress leader and former MLA from Panihati constituency, Nirmal Ghosh, today appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the RG Kar case.
A routine anti-drug operation by the Punjab Police took an unexpected turn when an active-duty member of the Indian Air Force was caught transporting a sizeable shipment of contraband.
Nathwani reportedly secured 28 votes, defeating Congress nominee Pranav Jha, who could get just 20 votes despite the INDIA bloc enjoying a comfortable majority in the Assembly.
