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August 24, 2026 2:25 PM

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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis orders high-level inquiry into Amravati hospital fire

Maharashtra' Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has expressed deep grief over the death of 3 newborn babies in a fire incident at the District Women’s Hospital in Amravati last night.    Chief Minister also announced financial assistance of 5  lakh Rupees to the families of each deceased infant. CM Fa...

August 24, 2026 2:08 PM

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Meghalaya CM Conrad K. Sangma assures strict action over Shillong violence

The five-day Autumn Session of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly commenced today, with the recent incident of violence in Shillong emerging as a key concern.   Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma assured strict action against those involved in the August 19 violence that was caused during the...

August 24, 2026 1:49 PM

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Tamil Nadu CM C. Joseph Vijay announces free travel for women in state-run buses

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C.Joseph Vijay has announced that women in the State can travel within the State in normal,LSS, Deluxe, Point to Point and Mofussil buses free of cost from October 2, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday. In a suo moto statement in the Assembly today, he said that women and girl stude...

August 24, 2026 12:46 PM

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ED conducts searches at nine premises in UP and Haryana over bogus ITC case

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, today conducted search operations at nine premises in Muzaffarnagar and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad in Haryana in the case of fraudulent availment and passing of bogus Input Tax Credit (ITC). The searches were conducted under th...

August 24, 2026 12:16 PM

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Punjab completes 17,000 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin

In Punjab, under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), 17,000 houses have been completed with financial assistance of Rs. 478.45 crore out of a total of 36,792 houses sanctioned since 2024-2025. Construction work on the remaining 19,792 houses is progressing rapidly.   This central govern...

August 24, 2026 11:20 AM

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IMD issues red warning for five Odisha districts as very heavy rain forecast

Odisha is bracing for another spell of very heavy rainfall, with the IMD forecasting intense rain over several parts of the state during the next 24 hours. The Red Warning, valid till this morning, covers five districts, Cuttack, Angul, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur, while Orange Warnings hav...