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File picture: Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday joined WhatsApp Channels in an outreach exercise through one of the most popular social media platforms.”Thrilled to join the WhatsApp community! It is yet another step closer in our journey of continued interactions. Let’s stay connected here! Here’s a picture from the new Parliament Building,” Modi posted on X, while sharing the picture of him at work. Published on September 19, 2023 Source link
Kolkata: With an eye on the assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the state government has already started the disbursal of the additional amount promised in the state budget for the ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ scheme. Trinamool Congress, which swept the West Bengal polls in 2021 and 2024 riding on women votes by focusing on schemes like ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’, hopes to replicate the same formula this time. “Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries are already receiving the increased financial assistance. Due to the state budget, disbursement was delayed by a few days. As mentioned in the Budget, beneficiaries will…
For one woman from Moscow, shopping for groceries these days has become something of a competition. Amid a wider rise in grocery prices, she has started doing her shopping later in the evenings, when shops put discount stickers on meat and dairy products nearing their expiration dates. She’s not the only one. “Now I can even spot those old ladies circling around when the stickers [with discounts] are put on. We don’t like each other,” the woman joked, asking to remain anonymous. A growing number of Russians are complaining about the rising cost of living, saying that increases in everything…
Mumbai: A fortnight after gunshots were fired outside filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s residence in Juhu, actor Ranveer Singh was learnt to have received a threat accompanied by a demand for several crores. Sources said the threat was sent as a WhatsApp voice note from an unidentified number to Singh’s secretary. The sender claimed to be speaking on behalf of the Bishnoi gang. Security around Singh’s residence was increased after the voice note, said police sources.In a related development, the managing committee of the Beau Monde residential tower in Prabhadevi approached the Dadar police station about the deployment of six armed private…
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has nabbed three men, including an LLB graduate, for their alleged role in a Rs 31 lakh investment fraud targeting an employee of a multinational technology firm. They allegedly posed as representatives of a leading investment firm and lured victims with promises of high returns on IPO through self-designed online portals. “The syndicate recruited financially weak people to open mule bank accounts,” said DCP (crime) Aditya Gautam, adding that the accused were linked to multiple complaints on the NCRP. Technical surveillance led police to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, where one accused was arrested, while…
Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar’s visit to New Delhi renewed speculation over a reported CM-switch arrangement, even as both he and chief minister Siddaramaiah sought to downplay the issue, reiterating that the Congress high command’s decision would be final. Shivakumar, also Karnataka Congress president, arrived in the national capital Tuesday but did not discuss the reported pact of a transition with party brass. However, he attended a high-level strategy meeting on assembly elections in Assam. Senior Congress functionaries including Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel were present. Shivakumar could not meet AICC president…
THE FEARLESS, SPECTACULAR THEATRE OF R S MANOHAR. Seen here in the play Naragasuran It was sometime in late 1985, when R S Manohar, playing the titular role of Indrajith (son of Ravana), fell 12ft during a stage performance. The actor struggled to his feet, finished the play, only to collapse after the curtains fell. Manohar was then rushed into surgery.Industrialist and patron of the arts, Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, recalls that moment. “Manohar, an actor and director, was known for his special effects on stage. In this case, to create an illusion of a severed head, Manohar sat on a…
Bhubaneswar: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received extensive bidder participation for the proposed 111-km, six-lane greenfield Capital Region Ring Road project. Bids were invited in three packages, with package I receiving 23 bids, package II 25 and package III getting 16 bids, officials said.The project, approved by the Union Cabinet, will develop a 111-km ring road from Rameshwar to Tangi under the hybrid annuity mode. The estimated capital cost of the project is Rs 8,307 crore. NHAI said around 96% of land acquisition was completed, along with forest, wildlife and environment clearances.Officials said that tenders are expected to…
Assam voters’ numbers down by 2.43 lakh after SR Guwahati: Assam’s final electoral rolls published on Tuesday showed a rare contraction from the draft list, with more than 2.43 lakh names removed during special revision (SR), even as the state’s electorate reached nearly 2.5 crore voters, an increase of over one crore in the past 25 years.In percentage terms, the final electoral rolls recorded a 0.97% decline compared to the draft rolls published in Dec last year. Officials said the decrease reflected a more rigorous purification process that led to the removal of duplicate entries and names of deceased voters.…
Dharwad: Revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Monday said that the state govt has issued a notification for the recruitment of 750 surveyors to strengthen land survey operations.He acknowledged a brief delay in the recruitment process due to internal reservations but assured that the matter would be resolved shortly and appointment orders would be issued soon. Chairing a review meeting on the progress of pauti khata (mutation of property in the names of legal heirs) in Dharwad, the minister said the department is equipping surveyors with modern rover equipment to speed up land surveys and ensure real-time, accurate results.The govt…