Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly and former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) government has "completely surrendered" to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by choosing to implement the Centre's PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) scheme.
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.
Senior IPS officer MR Ajithkumar, who was recently removed from the post of Excise Commissioner following a ruling by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO).
In a major reshuffle in Rajasthan’s police administration, the state government transferred 64 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers late on Friday night.
In a notable shift from its earlier unequivocal support for the entry of women of menstruating age into the famed Sabarimala Temple, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has told the Supreme Court of India that the issue should be decided only after considering the views of religious scholars and social reformers.
Speaking to the media in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, Venugopal said the party leadership would take an appropriate call on the issue.
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday inaugurated the Rajasthan Divas Mahotsav celebrations by leading a mega cleanliness drive at the historic Albert Hall Museum here.
