Kisan Sampark Abhiyan saw the participation of 1.78 lakh farmers in Jammu and Kashmir in the first six rounds of the programme which began on April 24, said officials.
Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with the suspicious death of his live-in partner after complications emerged due to consumption of a contraceptive pill in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, officials said on Thursday.
Officials of Pune Police have apprehended a 22-year-old man on charges of allegedly abducting, wrongfully confining, and raping a minor girl who had been reported missing four years ago from Manchar in the district.
Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate on Thursday inducted a high-performance GPS-enabled advanced drone to maintain law and order, surveillance, and crowd management in Bhubaneswar. The drones can fly up to 5km and have high-resolution aerial footage, said officials.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday during a meeting regarding the Manaskhand Mandir Mala Mission at his official residence instructed the officials to speed up the work being done for the grandeur of the 16 temples identified in the first phase of the mission.
Anti-Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Police have seized contraband drugs worth Rs 51 lakh from here and arrested two persons in this connection, officials said on Thursday.
Notably, six out of the seven idols of 'Sapta Rishi' installed at the Mahakal Lok corridor, on the Mahakaleshwar temple premises in Ujjain city collapsed and suffered damages due to gusty winds on May 28, officials said.
Joining the list of arrested leaders, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi was arrested by anti-corruption officials from Lahore outside his home on Thursday, Geo News reported.
"Military commanders from all three forces including Army, Navy and Air Force would be meeting next week in Mumbai to discuss the threat from the Pakistan front and other security issues from that side", government officials told ANI.
The Assembly of Himachal Pradesh will organize "Bal Satra" on June 12. Organized as Digital Bal Mela on the occasion of World Child Labour Day, 68 children from across the country will raise their voices on political and social issues in the state assembly, officials said.
The accused identified as Vasudev Nivrutti Tayade (54), a resident of Talegaon Dabhade, was caught when he came to attend an event on May 29, officials said.