Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said the state government will table a Uniform Civil Code bill in the upcoming Winter Session of the Assembly. Speaking to reporters at Raipur airport on Friday, he reaffirmed the government's commitment to implementing the UCC. The announcement comes nearly a month after Chhattisgarh began the process by appointing a five-member committee to guide implementation.
India fast bowlers Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar have been directly appointed as Deputy Superintendents of Police in Bihar under the state's 'Medal Lao, Naukri Pao' scheme. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary handed the appointment letters at a Sports Department event at Patna's Urja Auditorium on Friday, giving government jobs to 19 athletes in all, including the two international cricketers.
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday urged the Centre to introduce and pass a bill restoring Jammu and Kashmir's statehood during the ongoing monsoon session. He said the government must honour its repeated commitments, calling statehood a constitutional and democratic imperative. The appeal followed a July 20 protest he led at Delhi's Jantar Mantar with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and legislators.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that a quarter of the flood-hit areas in Sivasagar and Charaideo districts remained cut off almost a week into an unprecedented deluge that has killed 61 people. He said nearly 11 lakh people across more than 2,000 villages have been affected, with heavy rain continuing to waterlog parts of Guwahati and other areas.
West Bengal's new BJP government under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is reopening cases from the previous TMC era. Police have launched 458 fresh inquiries, filed 181 FIRs and reopened 59 cases over the 2021 post-poll violence, with 170-plus in Birbhum. The 2022 Bogtui massacre and 2024 RG Kar rape-murder are also under review, with three IPS officers suspended. TMC alleges political targeting.
Bihar's BJP-led NDA government has sparked a political row by deciding to repaint 551 model schools saffron and rename them 'Saraswati Vidya Niketan'. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary inaugurated the schools in Begusarai on Sunday. Opposition RJD and AIMIM leaders alleged 'saffronisation' of education, while Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari said the colour honours Goddess Saraswati. Ally JD(U) distanced itself from the colour debate.
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar warned Karnataka officials against negligence in handling the drought, naming drinking water, cattle fodder, crop-loss insurance and new borewells in rural areas as the priorities. He pressed them to make field visits instead of relying on paperwork and data, and to be ready with facts and figures for inspection teams arriving shortly from the Centre.
Bihar's Chief Minister inaugurated a Rs 130.88-crore link that will divert floodwaters and improve farm productivity. Part of a wider river-interlinking project, it is expected to reduce flood intensity across northern Bihar, Choudhary said. He also inaugurated 551 schools and outlined further measures to strengthen education infrastructure in the state.
The INL has alleged that the Kerala Chief Minister conspired with the Waqf Minister and the IUML to reconstitute the state Waqf Board after the existing board refused to compromise on the Munambam land issue, framing the move as politically motivated.
At least 11 people have died and several remain missing after flash floods triggered by heavy rain struck Jammu and Kashmir, with rescue operations continuing. Home Minister Amit Shah assured the Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister of all possible central assistance for the safety of those affected.