CM approves Rs 39.79 crore for paying additional honorarium to Rasoiyas cum Sahaikas of MDM scheme

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has approved a sum of Rs 39.79 crore which will be paid as additional honorarium to the Rasoiya cum Sahaikas involved in Mid Day Meal Scheme.

The money is for a period of 10 months. Under the MDM Scheme sponsored…

CM approves action over officials involved in suspicious land mutation

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has approved a proposal of the Revenue and Land Reforms Department to take action against the staff and other personnel involved in suspicious mutation of land in Chama of Kanke Circle Area.

The total size…

No decision on Class 12 board exams yet, suggestions sought from states

New Delhi (IANS) Any decision on conduct of Class 12 exams and entrance examinations for professional courses remained inconclusive in a high-level meeting here on Sunday with further direction to states and UTs to examine the matter and send their…

Two Khalistan Tiger Force activists arrested in Punjab

Chandigarh (IANS) Two activists of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), involved in several heinous crimes including the murder of a 'Dera Premi' and firing on a priest, were arrested in Punjab, Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said on…

How will India react if she perceives Sri Lankan isle as Chinese aircraft carrier: Report

New Delhi (IANS) The long-term threat posed to Sri Lanka's territorial integrity and the possible de facto usurpation of the Lankan people's sovereign rights seem not to have been looked askance but tossed aside in the face of promised Chinese…

Farmers warned of possible locust attack in UP

Aligarh (IANS) As Uttar Pradesh is struggling to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the emergence of black fungus cases, the possibility of a locust attack also looms large.

The Aligarh District Administration has now sounded an alert…

6 extremists gunned down in Assam, huge cache of arms recovered

Guwahati (IANS) At least six Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) militants are killed on Sunday in an encounter with police and Assam Rifles in Dhansiri Area of Karbi Anglong district, a top police official said.

Four AK-47 rifles, four…

Two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil arrested near Jalandhar

New Delhi (IANS) India's two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who was on the run for over a fortnight for alleged links with the murder of former international wrestler Sagar Dhankar, was arrested by Delhi Police on Saturday, according to…

Divers find sunken barge, Arabian Sea tragedy toll climbs to 66

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian Navy has recovered six more bodies from the Arabian Sea, while an expert diving team with specialised vessels located the sunken Barge Papaa-305 resting on the seabed, officials said here on Saturday.

With this, the…

YC Modi, Asthana, Behura in race for top CBI post

New Delhi (IANS) A high-powered committee will meet on Monday evening to select the new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), sources said on Saturday.

A top source related to the development told IANS, "A meeting is scheduled…