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Haryana’s ‘Selfie with Daughter’ campaign a success

May 1, 2023

Sunil Jaglan, the man behind the “Selfie with Daughter” campaign, which aimed to raise awareness about female foeticide, has claimed that his initiative has been a resounding success. Launched from his small village of Bibipur in Haryana about eight years ago, the campaign has snowballed into a global movement. Jaglan,...

Himachal resident escapes Sudan safely

May 1, 2023

Deepak Agnihotri, a 26-year-old native of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, narrated his harrowing experience of escaping the strife-torn Sudan, where he had been working since 2019. He, along with seven others, took refuge in a basement room amid constant bombings and gunfire between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary force on...

CM Sukhu campaigns for party candidate for Shimla Municipal corporation elections

May 1, 2023

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu campaigned for his Congress candidates ahead of the Shimla Municipal Corporation polls on Sunday. The Chief Minister visited a ward in Chhota Shimla from where he was elected twice as a councillor in the past. Addressing the gathering, CM Sukhu urged voters to...

Services of contractual, daily wage workers to be regularised

May 1, 2023

In a significant move, the Himachal Pradesh government has announced that it will regularise the services of contractual employees who have completed two years in March this year. The state government has also decided to regularise the services of daily wage workers completing four years of service as of March...

States to celebrate each other’s foundation day: Sources

May 1, 2023

As part of the 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' initiative, states across the country will now celebrate each other's foundation day, with Raj Bhavans holding commemorative events, government sources said on Sunday. The foundation day of Maharashtra and Gujarat on 1 May will be celebrated in Raj Bhavans across the country...

FIR filed against Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat over ‘Ravana’ remark against Rajasthan CM Gehlot

May 1, 2023

Days after Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat made the 'Ravana' remark against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Congress leader Surendra Singh Jadawat on Saturday lodged an FIR against him in Chittorgarh. "Ravana had 10 heads, similarly, this Rajasthan government and the Ravana of politics has 10 heads. This government is a...

Tusker transported to interiors of Periyar Tiger Reserve: officials

May 1, 2023

A bull elephant notorious for breaking into homes and ration shops to steal rice which earned him the moniker of ‘Arikomban’, was on Sunday morning released into the deep interiors of Periyar Tiger Reserve, forest officials said. The tusker has been radio-collared, and signals from it are being received, a...

Kerala govt seeks national consensus on law regarding human-animal conflict

May 1, 2023

The Kerala government has sought a national-level consensus on bringing a legislation to deal with human-animal conflicts, which have been reported across the country. This comes in the wake of increase in cases of man-animal conflict in the state over the past few months. One such case involved a rogue...

TMC plans to refurbish its image to woo voters ahead of panchayat polls

May 1, 2023

Dogged by charges of corruption, the TMC has launched one of its biggest “cleansing” drives since its inception and a massive mass outreach campaign to rebuild its image ahead of the panchayat polls this year and Lok Sabha polls next year. The exercise comes when it has lost its national...

LG probe into Delhi CM residence spruce up ‘unconstitutional: AAP

May 1, 2023

Delhi PWD Minister Atishi on Sunday wrote to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena saying his directions seeking the seizure of records and directing executive action in connection with renovation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's official residence is "unconstitutional" and "undemocratic". In the letter, she urged the L-G to "withdraw his...

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