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Central railway cleans up 596 wagons of waste in 11 months

MUMBAI, March 17 -- In the last 11 months, Central Railway (CR) has cleared an astounding 1.16 million muck bags containing 69.9 million kg of garbage and muck from its premises. The work continues wi... Read More


Sharp rise in vaccination in last 30 years in Rajasthan

Jaipur, March 17 -- Rajasthan has recorded a sharp rise in vaccination coverage over the past three decades, with full immunisation increasing from just 21% in the early 1990s to nearly 91.8% in 2024-... Read More


GSI declares Kalinjar fort hill as National Geo-Heritage site

LUCKNOW, March 17 -- The hill area around the historic Kalinjar Fort in Banda district has been declared a National Geo-Heritage Site by the Geological Survey of India (GSI). The recognition highlight... Read More


SC refuses to interfere in debate over duration of integrated LL.B

New Delhi, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday expressed reluctance to intervene in the debate over the duration of the five-year integrated LL.B. course, saying such policy matters cannot be deci... Read More


19% of Indian Administrative Service posts vacant, flags House panel

New Delhi, March 17 -- The country faces nearly 19% shortage of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, with at least 1,300 of the 6,877 sanctioned positions remaining vacant, a parliamentary pa... Read More


Pollution penalties to fund new Environment Protection Fund: MoS

New Delhi, March 17 -- The amount of penalty imposed under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981; the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Environment (Prote... Read More


Puri's daughter moves HC, seeks takedown of defamatory content

New Delhi, March 17 -- Union minister Hardeep Puri's daughter, Himayani Puri, on Monday filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court seeking a takedown of allegedly defamatory content including rep... Read More


Yogi transfers Rs.900 crore to 90K PM Awas beneficiaries

Lucknow, March 17 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday transferred Rs.900 crore as the first instalment directly into the bank accounts of 90,000 beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (... Read More


At least 10 killed in Odisha hospital fire

Bhubaneswar, March 17 -- At least 10 patients died after a fire broke out in the Trauma Care Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Cuttack's SCB Medical College and Hospital, the biggest state government healt... Read More


Correction mistakes to lead to cut in honorarium of teachers

PRAYAGRAJ, March 17 -- As the evaluation of answer sheets of the UP Board's High School and Intermediate examinations 2026 is set to begin on Wednesday (March 18), the Board has introduced strict perf... Read More