Three retired government officials were convicted by Special Vigilance Courts in Odisha on Tuesday in separate corruption cases involving misappropriation of government funds and possession of disproportionate assets, the Odisha Vigilance said.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched FCRA 2.0 portal and e-OCI Card in the national capital, saying the initiatives will prove highly beneficial as it will ensure convenience for the citizens.
Announcing the decision on Tuesday, Haryana Cabinet Minister Krishna Bedi said the wage revision fulfils the assurance given by the state government during the sanitation workers' agitation.
Festivities prevailed at the ruling BJP state headquarters and the Chief Minister's official residence (CMR) here on Tuesday as the saffron party celebrated, in a big way, the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the 32-year-old Yamuna Water Sharing Accord with Haryana.
Investigators said the money was first routed into a bank account opened in the name of HSPCB before it was allegedly meant to be converted into fixed deposits.
A misplaced euphoria and excitement is there about the ‘historic voter turnout’ of 85.14 in the April 23 polling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections which masks the ground reality of the voter cake shrinking, pushing the percentage higher with no remarkable jump in the actual votes cast.
The Supreme Court on Friday lauded the record voter turnout of around 92% in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections held on Thursday, April 23, noting with satisfaction that the elections were largely peaceful with only stray incidents reported.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday informed that around 12,38,000 passengers have returned to India from West Asia since February 28.
Acting firm against elements involved in disturbing public order, police in Sopore have booked six persons under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on charges of instigating violence during a recent student protest.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring warned that the crisis could deepen, claiming that up to 50 AAP MLAs might also consider switching sides.
