Rural Development Minister calls State’s decision an unprecedented situation Madhya Pradesh has surrendered more than a quarter of its allotted Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen) houses for this financial year, giving up 2.32 lakh out of a total 8.32 lakh houses. This is the first time any State has done …

‘Airfares are cheaper than AC-1, AC-2 train fares’ Contending that airfares to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata from their centres are “cheaper” than AC-1 and AC-2 train fares, the Hubballi -headquartered South Western Railway (SWR) has approved its officials’ request to fly to these destinations instead. The General Manager, South Western …

Hotels are empty following the advisory Tourism has suffered a major jolt in Kashmir on Sunday. Against an average footfall of 3,000 tourists per day just the previous week, a trickle of 350 arrived in the Valley, despite the adverse advisory. A Tourism Department official told The Hindu that most …

India used cluster bombs on civilians across LoC, he says A regional conflict could erupt over Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday and urged for international intervention to stabilise the situation. Mr. Khan’s warning came as India continued to boost military might in the State and ordered …

DPIIT changes norms to promote indigenous goods Government tenders worth over Rs. 25,000 crore were either cancelled or modified and re-issued after the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) stepped in to change their conditions to promote ‘Make in India’ goods, a top official said. “The Department …

Discharge of water from nearby Mulshi dam flooded Pune hospital basement Around 170 people, including 50 patients and 120 staff members, were evacuated from Surya Hospital in Pune’s Wakad on Sunday after continuous discharge from the nearby Mulshi dam flooded its basement. “After the water reached the hospital basement, a …

Army asks Pakistan to take back the corpses, but it denies any hand in the infiltration attempts The Army has asked Pakistan to take back the bodies of its Border Action Team (BAT) personnel lying in Indian territory, Army sources said on Sunday. “The Pakistan Army was contacted by us …

Bhatsa, Uihas rivers breach banks, leaving people stranded in their homes The Indian Navy, Army and Air Force on Sunday participated in rescue operations to assist Thane, Palghar and Kalyan district administration as Bhatsa and Barvi dams overflowed leading to Bhatsa and Ulhas rivers breaching their banks and stranding people …

18,000 shifted to relief camps; heavy property loss in 71 villages The flood situation in East and West Godavari districts continued to be grim as the Godavari river received heavy inflows in the last 24 hours, necessitating the issue of second-level warning at Arthur Cotton barrage in Dowleswaram and maintenance …

They are all included in draft NRC published last year Anwar Hussain was surprised to receive a notice from the Local Registrar of Citizen Registration (LRCR) of the Goroimari Revenue Block on Saturday. The notice gave him less than 48 hours to appear, with all members of his family, for …