Aiming to enhance public safety and provide timely alerts during emergencies, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the Central Government on Friday conducted a pan-India ’emergency alert’ testing. A sample test message titled ‘Emergency Alert: Severe’, was sent to subscribers on Vodafone Idea, Jio, Airtel, and BSNL networks. A similar alert was received […]
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PM Modi to launch ‘PM Vishwakarma’ scheme for traditional artisans, craftspeople on September 17
In commemoration of ‘Vishwakarma Jayanti’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a ‘PM Vishwakarma’ scheme on September 17 for the benefit of traditional artisans. The event will take place at the India International Convention and Expo Centre in Dwarka, New Delhi on Sunday at around 11 am, according to a press release from […]
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Andhra Pradesh CM inaugurates five new medical colleges in state
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS. Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated five new medical government colleges at Vizianagaram on Friday. The Chief Minister inaugurated the college in Vizianagaram personally and the remaining four in Machilipatanam, Nandyala, Eluru, and Rajamundry virtually. Later, the Chief Minister inspected the photo exhibition at the medical college, where the officials briefed him on the […]
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Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare receives first Raj Bhasha Kirti Puraskar for 2022-23
The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW), led by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, has been awarded the esteemed Raj Bhasha Kirti Puraskar for the year 2022-23 in the category of Ministries/Departments with fewer than 300 employees. This recognition marks the second consecutive year in which DoPPW, under the stewardship of Secretary […]
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SC adjourns Jharkhand CM’s plea against ED summons to September 18
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to September 18 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s plea against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to him in a money laundering case. Soren’s advocate urged a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi to adjourn the matter for Monday. Hemant Soren has filed a petition in […]
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Karnataka: BJP dharna demanding civic nod for holding Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on Idgah Maidan enters second day
The BJP on Friday continued its protest outside the Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation commissioner’s office for the second day, demanding permission to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, from September 19, at the Idgah Maidan. The sit-in protest is being led by Aravind Bellad, a sitting BJP MLA from Hubbali-Dharwad West. Bellad, along […]
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Telangana: Customs seize gold worth over Rs 15 lakh at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad Customs Department recovered 259 grams of gold worth Rs 15.76 lakhs during a check up here at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) on Friday, officials said. The official further informed that the seized gold was hidden in boxes of cream. “We have recovered gold of 259 gms valued […]
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Kerala: Wild elephant enters residential area in Idukki
A wild elephant entered a residential area in Kerala’s Idukki district on Friday. The wild jumbo, known as “Padayappa”, reached the residential area of Lakkad Estate in Devikulam, around 5:30 am on Friday. The wild elephant roamed around and settled in the area for a while. Later, the forest department officials chased the wild […]
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Karnataka: Govt makes reading of Preamble to Constitution mandatory in schools, colleges
The Congress government in Karnataka on Thursday decided to make it mandatory for schools and colleges, both government-run and private, to read the Preamble to the Constitution every day. On International Democracy Day, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah attended a reading of the Preamble near the Vidhana Soudha, the state Assembly, on Friday. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and fellow cabinet members Dr […]
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin launches Kalaignar Women’s Rights Fund Scheme in Kanchipuram
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday launched the ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam’ scheme (Kalaignar Women’s rights fund scheme) at Kanchipuram Pachayappa College. According to the scheme, monthly financial assistance of Rs. 1,000 will be provided to all eligible women beneficiaries of Tamil Nadu. CM Stalin also distributed ATM cards to the beneficiaries of […]
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UP: 4 killed, 5 critical after lift crashes in Noida
As many as four people died and five more were said to be critical after a lift of an under-construction building came crashing down to the ground in Greater Noida, officials said on Friday. The lift collapsed at a construction site of Amrapali Builders in Greater Noida. “Four people have died […]
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Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls: BJP releases first list of candidates for 39 seats
The ruling BJP has declared its first list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, the party’s election in-charge for the state, informed on Thursday. As part of its first list, the ruling party has declared candidates for 39 Assembly seats. Speaking to […]
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4 killed, 3 injured in a road accident in Andhra’s Chittoor
Four people were killed while three were critically injured in a road accident in Andhra’s Chittoor when an ambulance hit a parked tanker on the Chittoor Tirupati highway on Friday, said Police. Visuals from the spot showed that the front of the ambulance was completely damaged due to the impact of the collision. The […]