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Gunmen abduct Statesman journalist

Veteran journalist and Special Correspondent of The Statesman, Yambem Laba, was abducted by a group of about 20 armed gunmen from his residence in Imphal early today.

Maharashtra: 167 Guillain-Barré Syndrome cases detected

The Maharashtra Health Department on Monday reported that a total of 192 suspected cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) have been detected in the state so far, with 167 confirmed cases, confirmed the Maharashtra Health Department.

HP BJP unit to propagate Union Budget

Calling the Union Budget a historic one, the Himachal Pradesh BJP General Secretary Bihari Lal Sharma said that the Central government has taken care of all sections of the society. In a statement issued here on Monday, he said BJP will be propagating the budget from state to district and mandal level in the upcoming days.

Farmers’ concerns can’t be put on backburner: Vice prez Dhankhar

Delivering his address as Chief Guest at the Inaugural event of Amrut Mahotsav and Alumni Meet of College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad, he said, “Distress of farmers calls for urgent national attention. Farmers need economic security. We cannot afford in this nation, that is rising and the rise is unstoppable and the rise is as never before, to put concerns of farmers on back burner.''