North India State News

SIA Raids Uncover Terror Links in North Kashmir

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

In a major counter-terrorism operation, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir conducted widespread raids across multiple locations in North and Central Kashmir on May 17, 2025. The action marks another step in the region’s intensified efforts to dismantle cross-border terror networks and their local facilitators. SIA Raids Kashmir The SIA teams launched

South India State News

SIT Arrests Ex-Andhra Officials in ₹3,200 Cr Liquor Scam

By BPN News Desk May 17, 2025

In a major breakthrough in the ₹3,200 crore liquor scam case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Andhra Pradesh Police has arrested two senior former officials from the previous YSRCP-led government. Retired IAS officer K. Dhanunjaya Reddy, who served as Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office, and P. Krishna Mohan Reddy, former Officer on Special […]

State News West India

Maharashtra ATS Probes QR Code Fund Diversion at Shrines

By BPN News Desk May 16, 2025

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has launched an extensive investigation into suspicious QR codes that have surfaced at religious shrines, primarily in Nagpur and other parts of the state. These codes, allegedly placed without the knowledge or consent of shrine authorities, are now at the center of a probe into possible links to extremist financing. […]

North India State News

UP Demolishes 429 Illegal Religious Structures Near Nepal Border

By BPN News Desk May 16, 2025

The Uttar Pradesh government has intensified its demolition drive targeting unauthorized religious structures within a 10-kilometer radius of the Indo-Nepal border. As of Thursday, a total of 429 such structures have been razed. These include illegally constructed madrasas, mosques, Eidgahs, and other religious buildings found on forest or government land without approval

South India State News

Stalin Slams Centre Over SC Verdict Presidential Reference

By BPN News Desk May 15, 2025

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has voiced strong opposition to the Union Government’s decision to seek a presidential reference against the Supreme Court’s recent verdict mandating time-bound assent by Governors on bills passed by state legislatures. Calling it an assault on federalism, Stalin accused the Centre of attempting to dilute the authority of

State News West India

Maharashtra Diverts ₹746 Cr SC/ST Funds to Women’s Scheme

By BPN News Desk May 5, 2025

The Maharashtra government has redirected ₹746 crore from the welfare budgets meant for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) to finance the Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, a flagship welfare scheme for women. According to the government order, ₹410.3 crore was reallocated from the Social Justice Department and ₹335.7 crore from the Tribal Development Department. […]

State News West India

India Launches ₹400 Cr Creative Tech Institute in Mumbai

By BPN News Desk May 4, 2025

In a landmark initiative to boost India’s creative economy, the central government has announced the establishment of the Indian Institute of Creative Technology (IICT) in Mumbai, backed by a substantial ₹400 crore investment. Envisioned as a National Centre of Excellence, the institute is designed to focus exclusively on the AVGC-XR sector—covering Animation, Visual

Northeast India State News

Congress Demands Fresh Elections in Manipur Crisis

By BPN News Desk May 4, 2025

The Indian National Congress has intensified its demand for immediate fresh elections in Manipur, citing the prolonged ethnic violence and the central government’s failure to restore normalcy even after the imposition of President’s Rule. The party accused the Modi government of ignoring one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent Indian history. Speaking at a […]

South India State News

PM Modi Betrayed Andhra People Again: Shivaji

By BPN News Desk May 3, 2025

Andhra Pradesh Congress Campaign Committee Chairman, Gidugu Rudra Raju, and senior party leader Shivaji launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a press meet in Vijayawada, accusing him of continuously failing the people of Andhra Pradesh. Shivaji, speaking alongside Rudra Raju, highlighted the Prime Minister’s repeated unfulfilled promises and the

South India State News

PM Modi Relaunches ₹58,000 Cr Amaravati Projects

By BPN News Desk May 3, 2025

On May 2, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over ₹58,000 crore in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. This significant move marks the revival of the state’s capital city project, which had faced delays in recent years. The projects encompass the construction of key government institutions, including the