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Children in government and aided schools across Karnataka have not seen several of their teachers for months, for most of them have been assigned as Booth Level Officers for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Students tell Rishita Khanna that what initially seemed like fun with many free hours, is now making them anxious... 

“It is the voice of the entire Punjab that law and order has completely ended in Punjab,” says Partap Singh Bajwa

Former Health Ministers P.K. Sreemathy, K.K. Shailaja and Veena George accuse Health Minister K. Muraleedharan of trivialising the issues in the sector and handling the department affairs without the diligence it deserved

The AIMIM chief said many of the stranded pilgrims were from economically weaker backgrounds and could not afford to purchase fresh tickets on Saudi Arabian airlines to return to India

Inaugurating projects worth ₹8,941 crore aimed at cleaning the Yamuna in Delhi, Mr. Shah asserted that the BJP would seek a mandate from people in 2029 after rejuvenating the river

Firebrand student leader has become face of the youth protest movement taking on Modi's Hindu majoritarian government.

The INDIA bloc leaders were to brainstorm on charting out the roadmap of protests, review the preparations for the November 1 rally and discuss ways to corner the government over the 'vote chori' issue

In the Assembly, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan cited a July 27 Chief Secretary meeting, saying no appointments can proceed because the vacancies created for deputation are temporary and not permanent, while rank-holders contend similar deputation provisions exist in other states and that Cabinet clearance, promised by the government, has stalled for over a month.

Special officers are administering rural local bodies in several districts since January 2025

He wants the State government to clarify whether the media reports about constructing the Secretariat at Pallavan Illam are true

Of 4.5 lakh applications for inclusion, about 2.39 lakh were filed by those seeking re-inclusion or applying for the first time after the draft roll was published

He calls for stringent action against the police personnel involved in the incident

CM says meeting with farmers, sugar factory owners and government representatives will be convened; Ministers asked to prepare for local body polls

The State went through a tense phase during the Special Intensive Revision of the poll rolls in areas inhabited by Chakma-Hajong communities

She says that government should have held meetings in July or August; she also flags inadequate allocation of funds for civic infra maintenance

He says rainwater stagnation in many parts of Chennai is due to the alleged lack of precautionary measures

He demanded that the government withdraw the increased fare in the name of festival specials and run regular services instead

An ex-gratia payment of ₹2 lakh would be given to the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives and ₹50,000 to each injured from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, said Narendra Modi

The Union Home Ministry’s proposal, which was rejected by civil society bodies, involved constitutional amendments and subsequent regulations for a directly elected U.T.-level body, says an official; meaningful negotiations require mutual trust, says Chief Secretary

The Chief Minister narrated all the steps that the State government had taken to address the issues raised by the protesting farmers and also that of the Centre.

The special investigation team tasked with probing the allegations over the proposed visit had reportedly detected serious procedural violations and recommended action against the former Sports Minister under the Prevention of Corruption Act

All members of board headed by K.S. Hamza replaced. Nine members have been appointed to reconstituted board

Amid an ongoing dispute with his wife, Mr. Sahu on Friday (October 16) released a video accusing the Minister of corruption, claiming that she possesses illegal assets worth ₹210 crore

At the Congress parliamentary party meeting, Mathew Kuzhalnadan raises the State government’s ‘wait-and-watch approach’ through a preliminary inquiry. He says the observations of the SC and the HC have proved that the State govt.’s stance was wrong. Senior leaders say a hasty FIR would have enabled the LDF to level allegations of a deal with the BJP

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the Centre would make the West Bengal government custodian of all “enemy properties” in the State, with the revenue to fund development projects, days after the first BIMSTEC home ministers’ meeting in Delhi

She was participating in a protest at Rajarathinam Stadium in Chennai, demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the revocation of the SIR

He says several universities lack permanent V-Cs and that the State is seeking a lasting solution while condemning any attempts at communalisation or ideological polarization in university governance.