Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh Thursday, questioned the effectiveness of the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app implemented by the Modi government in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
Dissatisfied with the preliminary investigation report on the June 12 Air India plane crash released last week, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Wednesday objected to the exclusion of pilot representatives from the investigation and called for a thorough probe before “assigning blame”.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, an IAS officer of the 1988 batch and slated to retire on July 31, can get service extension.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday raised concerns about the Election Commission of India’s transparency, alleging, “In Bihar, the Election Commission was caught red-handed stealing votes in the name of ‘SIR’ (Special Intensive Revision).”
The shutdown that commenced at 6 am, disrupted vehicular and rail traffic and affected day-to-day life in all parts of the state. The banking, transport, and education sectors, besides government offices, were affected following the dawn-to-dusk bandh call.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day-long visit to Bihar and West Bengal on Friday, where he will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate, and dedicate multiple development projects to the nation, a release from the Prime Minister’s Office said.
In yet another shocking incident in Patna, a group of criminals stormed into a prominent private hospital located close to the state police headquarters in Patna early on Thursday and opened fire at an inmate.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths launched raids at 14 places in the country early Thursday at the locations of Chhangur Baba alias Jalaluddin, the mastermind of conversion in Uttar Pradesh.
Ahead of the crucial assembly elections in Bihar, the state government has decided to offer 125 units of electricity for free to domestic consumers every month.
Shri Amarnathji Yatra was suspended for Thursday from both Pahalgam and Baltal base routes due to heavy downpour, said Kashmir’s divisional commissioner.
