The Centre has sanctioned six projects worth Rs 350 crore under the Sagarmala Scheme for Odisha, while 52 other projects with a proposed investment of Rs 56,000 crore have been identified under the Sagarmala programme to strengthen the state's port-led infrastructure and maritime economy, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Several Opposition leaders, including Priyanka were detained and brought to the Mandir Marg police station.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has said that the concerted efforts being made by the double-engine BJP government have improved the lives of people belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) and brought down incidents of atrocities and crimes against them.
Maharashtra State Congress Committee President Harshvardhan Sapkal criticised Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his statement about the Jantar Mantar protest describing the protestors as faceless, leaderless and lawless.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders accused the principal Opposition party, Congress, of being a pawn of the ruling BJP, terming Rahul's PM House protest a 'fixed-match' to weaken the CJP agitation.
Ten bodies have been recovered from the NHPC Teesta Stage VI hydropower project tunnel in Sikkim's Namchi district, while rescue teams continue searching for workers who may still be trapped.
Three persons including a forest volunteer were injured in attacks by a strayed leopard in Toda Raisingh town of Rajasthan's Tonk district on Monday.
A large number of protesters gathered at Rangmahal Square and raised slogans in support of their demands.
The OBC Mahasabha staged a Vidhan Sabha gherao here on Monday on the demand of immediate implementation of 27 per cent reservation and end to the hold on 13 per cent reservation in the government jobs in Madhya Pradesh.
Haryana has recorded remarkable achievements under the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) during the first two quarters of the financial year 2025–26, reinforcing its commitment to creating a tobacco-free society through effective enforcement, awareness generation, cessation services and community participation.
