In a major success against cross-border narcotics smuggling, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police have seized 27 kilograms of heroin in a joint operation conducted near the India-Pakistan international border.
Varanasi District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar inspected the mega expansion project underway at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport on Sunday.
Despite the Bihar government’s decision to order a judicial inquiry into the controversial Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case in Bhojpur district, the state’s Opposition parties—the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Jan Suraaj—have intensified their campaign over the issue.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Omprakash Rajenimbalkar has confirmed joining the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.
Awareness on government welfare schemes, sustainable farming practices and technological interventions in agriculture and aquaculture took centre stage at the PM-KISAN Utsav Diwas organised jointly by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Kausalyaganga, and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Khordha, on Sunday.
The crackdown being carried out on illegal structures following directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath includes Eidgahs, madrasas, and mazars, among others.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday raised concerns about what he described as a “pattern” in which rented houses are allegedly being used in ways that change the cultural and religious character of neighbourhoods.
To regulate the movement of non-locals and detect undocumented immigrants, the Manipur Police have launched a special verification drive across the Senapati district, with over 2,400 individuals screened so far.
Mahant Deependra Giri, custodian of the holy mace is leading the ‘Chhari Mubarak’ that is carried by a group of Sadhus towards the cave shrine.
Hitting out at the Jammu and Kashmir government for banning 25 books on terrorism in the Valley, Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday said the administration’s move only exposes the insecurities and limited understanding of those behind such authoritarian actions.
