The Uttar Pradesh government is gearing up to implement Prime Minister Modi’s ambitious ‘PM Vishwakarma’ scheme on a large scale. Following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directives, efforts are being made to connect as many ‘Vishwakarma’ (skilled persons) with the scheme as possible from the state, starting from September 17. Notably, the […]
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Guv RN Ravi taking forward BJP’s political agenda on Sanatana Dharma issue: MP Kapil Sibal
Coming down heavily on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Sanatana Dharma issue, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that Governor RN Ravi is taking forward their political agenda. “First I want to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah whether thy know what Governor RN Ravi is doing there? I know that […]
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President Murmu launches NeVA Digital House project of Gujarat legislative assembly
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday launched the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) Digital House project of the Gujarat legislative assembly in Gandhinagar here. The launch was conducted in the presence of the Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel. The NeVA project, inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary concept of ‘One Nation, One […]
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Telangana Police nab two interstate gangs transporting ganja worth Rs 3 crore in total
The Special Operations Teams (SOT) of Cyberabad, along with the law and order police, nabbed two interstate gangs in two different cases for smuggling marijuana using Hyderabad as a transit point to Maharashtra, an official said. According to the official statement, a total of 4 people were arrested in possession of 1.228 kg of […]
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Contact list of suspected Nipah patients has grown to 350, 50 pc in high-risk category: Kozhikode district collector
Amid growing worries over the return of Nipah virus in Kerala, Kozhikode District Collector A. Geetha on Wednesday said the list of contacts of patients, suspected to have been infected by the virus, have grown to about 350 and 50 per cent of them are in the high-risk category. Seeking to allay fears of […]
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Flying on ‘forged’ Aadhar card: SC rejects bail plea of Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea filed by Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki, challenging Allahabad High Court order rejecting his bail plea in connection with a case of him allegedly boarding a flight on a forged Aadhaar card. The order was passed by the bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar. The bench declined to give […]
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AAI gets nod to install full-body scanners at 4 airports
To make security checks quicker and error-free at India’s hypersensitive airports, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) received clearance from the Public Investment Board (PIB) to install full-body scanners that will cut down the passenger frisking time by half. These full-body scanners will be installed at four airports in the […]
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UP: CM Yogi condoles death of 2 Nepalese pilgrims in accident on Gonda-Ayodhya Highway
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday condoled the death of two Nepalese pilgrims in an accident on the Gonda-Ayodhya Highway on Tuesday night. The Nepalese pilgrims were returning to Gonda after paying obeisance in Ayodhya when the auto-rickshaw they were in collided with a truck. The Nepalese pilgrims were shifted to a nearby hospital where they succumbed to their injuries. Expressing […]
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“Deeply saddened “: Vice-President Dhankhar condoles loss of lives in Bharapur accident
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed over the loss of lives in an accident at Bharatpur in his native Rajasthan on Wednesday morning. A trailer rammed into a stationary bus at high speed on the Jaipur-Agra highway in Bharatpur, leaving 12 persons dead and another 11 grievously injured, police said. Taking to his official handle […]
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West Bengal recruitment scam: Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED
Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged recruitment scam, appeared before the agency office in Kolkata on Wednesday. The summons to the TMC MP came weeks after the central probe agency conducted raids in the office of ‘Leaps and Bounds Pvt […]
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J-K: Army bids sombre farewell to soldier killed in Rajouri encounter
A sombre wreath laying ceremony was held for Army Rifleman Ravi Kumar, who lost his life during an encounter with terrorists at Narla in the Rajouri disrtrict of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. The Army bid a tearful farewell to the slain jawan on Wednesday. The Jammu-based White Knight Corps of the Army said in […]
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Cauvery water sharing row: Karnataka CM chairs all-party meet to discuss way forward
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday to discuss the next course of action after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directed the state government to release 5,000 cusecs of water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu over the next 15 days. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who additionally handles […]
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J-K: Another terrorist killed in encounter in Rajouri
One more terrorist was gunned down on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district in the encounter between security forces and terrorists that began a day ago, officials said. “Second terrorist has been gunned down in the ongoing encounter in Narla area of Rajouri,” Mukesh Singh, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu said. […]
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Rajasthan: 16-year-old NEET aspirant hangs self in Kota
A medical aspirant preparing for the NEET (National Eligibility and Entrance Test) allegedly hanged herself, an officer of the nearby Vigyan Nagar police station informed on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday night, Devesh Bhardwaj, an officer from the Vigyan Nagar police station, informed further, adding that the victim was identified […]
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Uttarakhand: Special artworks to be installed in Kedarnath, Badrinath
Special artworks will be installed in both Shri Kedarnath and Shri Badrinath Dham with the objective of increasing the footfall of devotees. This decision was taken by the Uttarakhand government in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on 12th September. Devotees will get a chance to witness historical, religious, and local folk traditions at […]