Pakistan’s military media wing has faced widespread online mockery after releasing a cinematic patriotic anthem celebrating the newly signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, with critics highlighting a stark contrast between the video’s grandeur and Pakistan’s ongoing economic troubles. The seven-minute production, titled “ONE SHIELD — Pakistan • Saudi Arabia • […]
There is a particular kind of political confusion that sets in when a government believes it has resolved a crisis and the crisis disagrees. Jharkhand’s ruling alliance says it has accepted 98 per cent of the demands raised by JPSC-JSSC protesters. JMM MP Mahua Maji has said the students themselves did not object to that
On Sunday, all three remaining members of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission resigned within hours of each other. Ajeeta Bhattacharya, Anima Hansda and Jamal Ahmad each stepped down after being summoned by the state’s Criminal Investigation Department for questioning over allegations of large-scale irregularities, including paper leaks, in the commission’s examinations. Their resignations followed that
On the seventeenth day of their agitation, thousands of job aspirants breached police barricades in Ranchi on Monday and marched toward the Jharkhand Assembly, undeterred by heavy security deployment. A student leader on a nine-day hunger strike joined the march by ambulance. Opposition BJP leaders staged a sit-in outside the Chief Minister’s residence and were
Agartala: Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha is scheduled to inaugurate the Supra Multispecialty Hospital along with a blood donation camp today at the hospital premises in Motorstand, Agartala, according to an official notification issued by the Information, Cultural Affairs (ICA) Department. The programme, confirmed through a communication sent to media houses by the department’s
Agartala: Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha on Sunday faced the media before leaving for New Delhi, addressing questions on his visit, the surrendered militants’ scheduled meeting on the 13th, and the state Pay Commission issue. Dr Saha indicated he may hold discussions in New Delhi amid reports that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has summoned
Agartala: The Cosmopolitan Club organized a cleanliness (Swachhata) drive in the area on Saturday, mobilising members and local residents to take part in the initiative. The programme was aimed at promoting hygiene and civic awareness among residents, with volunteers pitching in to clean up the locality. Club members said such drives are part of their
Agartala: Police carried out a special anti-drug drive in the Battala-Ramnagar area on Friday, detaining around 17 people, including suspected consumers and peddlers, during raids at several locations known for drug-related activities. According to police, interrogation of those detained revealed that a local supplier regularly arrived near Battala Bridge after sunset to sell drugs. Acting
Agartala: A workshop on the implementation framework of the CM-Nabadisha Abhijan was held at Pragya Bhavan here on Saturday, bringing together officials and stakeholders to finalise the roadmap for the scheme’s rollout across the state. The workshop drew extensively on learnings from Project TRIPTI, the state’s ongoing rural livelihoods initiative, to shape the operational strategy
Kamalasagar: All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) leader Pabitra Kar launched a sharp attack on the state government over the deepening distress among farmers, alleging that cultivators are being denied remunerative prices for their crops and adequate access to modern agricultural equipment. Addressing a membership drive organised by the AIKS at Kamalasagar, Kar said farmers across
