All the States and Central Ministries will be totally integrated into National Single Window System (NSWS) by March 2023. “It was soft-launched in September 2021 and within the one-year total of 16 states’ single window systems integrated with NSWS and 24 Central Ministries out of 32 identified on-boarded on NSWS,” said Sumita Dawra, Additional […]
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Punjab: BSF foils attempt to smuggle Heroin worth Rs 22.65 crore in Fazilka
The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled AN attempt BY Pakistan-based smugglers to smuggle heroin worth Rs 22.65 crores in Jhangad Bhaini village of Punjab’s Fazilka. By acting on a specific input, the troops of 66 Battalion BSF seized 3.775 kgs of heroin worth Rs 22.65 Crores by conducting a massive […]
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Trekker stuck near Khimloga rescued by Police, ITBP
A trekker, who was part of a group that was stuck on a steep climb near the Khimloga Pass was rescued and taken to Chitkul on Tuesday, officials said. The trekker named Narottam Gyan was rescued in a mission carried out by the Kinnaur Police, Home Guards and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawans. The group of […]
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Odisha: Congress will defeat BJP, BJD in 2024 election, says Sarat Patnayak
Odisha State Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Patnayak has said that Congress will defeat both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in 2024 elections in Odisha. State Congress president targeted BJD and BJP alliance and said that they are supporting each other just to rule the state. In a conversation with ANI, Sarat Patnayak said, “we […]
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Pakistan Army violates human rights in draconian response to target PTM
The Pakistan Army has committed many grave human rights violations in order to target the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) with its draconian response. This has not only failed to subdue the PTM but has strengthened its resolve and popular support and risked the inflammation of social divisions. In an interview with Junaid Qureshi of […]
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WHO South-East Asia Region commits to universal access to people-centered mental health care, services
To promote mental health in the Region, Member countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region on Tuesday adopted the Paro Declaration committing to Universal Access to People-centered Mental Health Care and Services. “There is no health without mental health. Increasing investments in mental health, including for preventive and promotive services at the primary care […]
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India’s first intranasal vaccine by Bharat Biotech gets DCGI approval
The Bharat Biotech on Tuesday got emergency use authorisation from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for the Intranasal Covid-19 vaccine. This will be India’s first nasal vaccine for COVID-19. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya termed it a ‘Big boost’ to India’s fight against Covid-19. […]
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Delhi HC grants bail to joint drug controller of CDSCO
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the Joint Drug Controller of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and a Biocon Biologics executive in a Rs 9 lakh bribery case. The bench of Justice Anu Malhotra on Tuesday allowed the bail petitions of three persons namely S. Eswara Reddy (Joint Drug Controller, India […]
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Sanjay Kumar Verma appointed next High Commissioner of India to Canada: MEA
Sanjay Kumar Verma is appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Canada, a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs read on Tuesday. “Shri Sanjay Kumar Verma (IFS: 1988), presently Ambassador of India to Japan, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Canada,” the MEA statement read. The diplomat is […]
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India, Bangladesh decide to extend cooperation in various sectors of interest, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India and Bangladesh have decided to extend cooperation in various sectors including IT, space and nuclear energy, which are of interest to the younger generation. “We have decided to extend cooperation in IT, space and nuclear energy, which are of interest to our younger […]
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Priyanka Vadra urges people to join Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra
Priyanka Gandhi Vadhra, the Congress party’s general secretary, on Tuesday asserted that through the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ people will be united on issues like inflation, unemployment among other matters of public importance. “We are starting a positive politics. We want to hear from you, we want to solve your problems. […]
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Recommendations to amend Uttarakhand land laws to be tabled before Cabinet: CM Dhami
The committee constituted for land laws in Uttarakhand on Monday submitted its report to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Chief Minister Dhami said, “The government will soon study the committee’s report thoroughly and consider the recommendations of the committee in the larger public interest and in the interest of the state […]
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Nitish Kumar is on political tourism in Delhi: Former Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday alleged that the state’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is on a political tour in the national capital while the people of Bihar have been facing a flood. Sushil Modi said that Bihar is drowning in […]
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PM Modi to visit MP’s Kuno National Park on his birthday
On his 72nd birthday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on September 17. “PM Narendra Modi will be visiting Kuno National Park on his birthday on September 17. On the very same day, Cheetahs from South Africa will be brought to the park,” said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister […]
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Jharkhand Congress president Rajesh Thakur terms BJP ‘bacha chor’ after CM Soren wins trust vote
Jharkhand Congress chief Rajesh Thakur on Tuesday termed the Bharatiya Janata Party as ‘Bacha Chor’ over the political horse-trading. “Our MLAs were not going anywhere… BJP destabilises the country’s non-BJP state governments, and we always take precautions because they (BJP) are like thieves of children (Bacha Chor). We used to hear that […]