While inaugurating the first flight between the state capital and Varanasi, CM Adityanath mentioned that in 2016-17, Varanasi Airport witnessed 1.9 million passengers but in 2022–23, the number of visitors has soared to more than 2.5 million. Details here.

To make the learning environment attractive for the students in Rajasthan, a teacher mobilises public funding and gives schools an unusual makeover.

This Bill states that all the families of the state, urban and rural, will get guaranteed employment of 125 days every year. The old aged, disabled, single women and widows will receive a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 per month. The state is slated to go to assembly polls later this year.

The apex court has set October 21 as the next date of hearing in the case. It has also asked the environment ministry to be made a party to the case

In Feb, a toilet was built for the gateman stationed at Safedabad railway crossing in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. It’s locked since then. Nine months later, the Divisional Rail Manager Office is asking for a commission in lieu of keys for the toilet

Aragonda village in Thavanampalle Mandal of Andhra Pradesh is famous for its mango varieties – Banganapalle, Neelam, Imampasand, Totapuri, Kalapadi. But a couple of decades ago, its farmers were known to grow paddy followed by sugarcane. What brought about this change?

Marathwada in Maharashtra received above-average rainfall this year. To add to the miseries of farmers, it rained in October as well, which has damaged their crops