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Mamata Banerjee to contest from Bhawanipur

Mamata Banerjee to contest from Bhawanipur: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, is likely to contest from Bhawanipur. Bhawanipur sitting Trinamool MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay has submitted his resignation to the Speaker on Friday. However, Chattopadhyay is likely to continue...

Girl shot dead by FB friend in UP

Girl shot dead by FB friend in UP: A young girl was allegedly shot dead by a youth from Mathura under mysterious circumstances. The incident took place on Thursday evening and the girl, Priyanka, was immediately taken to district hospital from where the doctors referred...

PM congratulates Vijayan on taking oath as Kerala CM

PM congratulates Vijayan on taking oath as Kerala CM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Pinarayi Vijayan on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Kerala. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Congratulations to Shri @vijayanpinarayi Ji on taking oath as CM and...

Punjab to provide grant to kids orphaned during Covid

Punjab to provide grant to kids orphaned during Covid: Beginning July 1, the Punjab government will provide Rs 1,500 per month as social security pension, along with free education up to graduation, for all those children orphaned in the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as...

Spl grant of Rs 10L to Punjab villages for 100% vaccination

Spl grant of Rs 10L to Punjab villages for 100% vaccination: To incentivise villages to give up vaccine hesitancy, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced a special development grant of Rs 10 lakh to every village that achieves 100 per cent vaccination...

Notice to Punjab govt in ‘MeToo’ allegations against minister

Notice to Punjab govt in ‘MeToo’ allegations against minister: Trouble seems brewing for Punjab Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who has been facing charges of sending "indecent" messages to an IAS officer on her mobile phone more than two years ago, with the...