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ECoR logs 3.4 pc freight loading growth, 10 pc rise in unloading

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 8 -- A 14 pc surge in iron ore loading helped East Coast Railway ramp up freight loading by 3.4 pc to 120.76 million tonnes (MT) during April-September 2026, compared with 116.78 MT ... Read More


ECoR clocks 120.76 MT freight loading in first half of FY 26 -27, registers 3.4 pc growth

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 8 -- East Coast Railway (ECoR) has recorded 120.76 million tonnes (MT) of freight loading during the first six months of the financial year 2026-27, registering a 3.4 per cent growth... Read More


Traffic hit in central Delhi as barricades, heavy security deployment disrupt movement

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Traffic movement was severely affected in central Delhi on Thursday as extensive barricading and heavy deployment of Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel around Connaught Place... Read More


Telangana Dy CM Bhatti demands CEC's resignation over voter rights concerns

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Oct. 8 -- Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Thursday expressed concern over what he described as attempts to undermine citizens' constitutional right to vote an... Read More


Russian woman held in Kovalam for staying without valid travel documents

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 8 -- Kovalam Police have taken into custody a 44-year-old Russian woman who had allegedly been staying at a homestay in Kovalam for nearly three months without essential trave... Read More


West Bengal government launches GPS-enabled app to track road repairs

Kolkata, Oct. 8 -- The West Bengal government's urban development and municipal affairs department (UDMA) launched a GPS-enabled mobile app and web portal to digitally track road repairs across the st... Read More


Odisha bandh receives widespread response, says Congress; Das warns of intensified agitation

Bhubaneswar, Oct. 8 -- The 12-hour Odisha bandh called by the INDIA bloc on four major demands received widespread public response across the state, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president ... Read More


SC seeks dedicated funding framework for costly treatment of SMA patients

Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday called for a permanent financial support mechanism for patients suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder, ob... Read More


Chhattisgarh CM releases 32nd instalment of Mahtari Vandan Yojana; over Rs 632.40 crore transferred to 67.38 lakh women accounts

Raipur, Oct. 8 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday released the 32nd instalment of the Mahtari Vandan Yojana at a programme in Durg district, continuing the scheme's monthly fina... Read More


CBI busts pan-India banking recruitment racket, CGST Inspect among 4 operatives arrested

Chennai/New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- In a major breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday busted a USTS pan-India banking recruitment, spread over four states, and arrested four oper... Read More