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TB free India: Collective efforts required to achieve target
New Delhi, Aug 9 (UNI) Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said
collective efforts from all stakeholders is required to achieve the target of a TB free India by 2025.
The Vice President, who chaired a…
‘Come listen to us’, Opposition tells PM in a video !
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) Ahead of the last week of Monsoon Session, Opposition parties on Sunday released a video, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to them.
"Mr. Modi, come listen to us," Trinamool Congress leader Derek…
Kerala: Covid lockdown restrictions force people to perform ‘Bali Tharpanam’ rituals at home
Restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus in Kerala forced people to offer “bali” to their ancestors by performing the rituals in their homeson the occasion of ‘Karkitaka Vavu Bali’ on Sunday. Many places in Kerala including Aluva…
Despite red flags, Railway University gave contract to firm of Board member
Despite red flags raised by officials of potential conflict of interest and propriety, contracts worth Rs 6 crore were given to firms promoted by educationist Pramath Raj Sinha by the “Railway University” even as Sinha is a member of the…
72 seconds out of 45 min: Lok Sabha TV coverage of Opposition in House last sitting
Scheduled to end August 13, Parliament’s monsoon session has been disrupted by the row over alleged surveillance through the use of the Pegasus spyware.
Accusing Lok Sabha TV of shutting it out, the Opposition, which has been seeking a…
PDP’s Self Rule roadmap effective solution for lasting peace in J&K: Mehbooba
Srinagar, Aug 8 (UNI) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday reiterated the efficacy of self rule in securing lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir which addresses both the internal and external dimensions of the…
Yogi writes to Block Pramukhs to improve village infrastructure
Lucknow, Aug 8 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has written letters to the Block Pramukhs to prepare a plan to improve the infrastructure of the villages keeping in mind solid and liquid waste schemes in their respective…
Fully vaccinated can now board Mumbai locals from Aug 15
Mumbai, Aug 8 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced that people who have received both jabs of the COVID vaccine, can travel by the local trains in Mumbai from August 15.
However, he maintained that a gap of…
Rs 19,500 crores to be transferred into accounts of over 9 crore farmers
Patna, Aug 08 (UNI) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said that over Rs 19,500 crores would be transferred into the accounts of more than nine crore farmers on August 9 and maintained that the centre was striving for farmer's…
When Odisha opened its arms to Neeraj & Co amid COVID lockdown
BHUBANESWAR: Neeraj Chopra’s 87.58 m throw landed in history at Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, leaving a billion Indians in jubilation.
His road to sporting greatness did pass through Odisha when Covid pandemic was raging in India and the…
BJP hits out at Congress over infighting in Rajasthan unit
JAIPUR: The BJP on Saturday alleged that the people of Rajasthan are suffering due to the infighting in the ruling Congress.
"How can a government take care of the people of the state if it is not able to satisfy even its MLAs," BJP…
India records over 38,000 fresh cases of COVID-19
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday reported 38,628 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. With this, the daily positivity rate remained less than 3 per cent for the last 12…
Meghalaya may reopen schools, colleges after mid-August: Education Minister
SHILLONG: Meghalaya is looking to reopen educational institutions after mid-August, Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said.
Speaking to reporters, Rymbui said there is a need to resume classroom teachings as soon as possible, especially…
Congress claims Rahul’s Twitter account temporarily suspended
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday claimed that Twitter has "temporarily suspended" the account of its former chief Rahul Gandhi, but later said it has been "temporarily locked" after the microblogging platform denied having suspended the…
Many political parties self-quarantined themselves when pandemic struck: Yogi
Lucknow, Aug 7 (UNI) Criticising the opposition for “self-quarantining” themselves when the pandemic struck, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Saturday said that in such tough times, many political parties and organisations…
HP: Four persons washed away in swollen rivlut at Manikaran
Shimla, Aug 7(UNI) One woman drowned and three others are missing as four people were washed away in the swollen Brahmaganga rivlut of Manikaran valley in Kullu district of Himachal on Saturday.
An information received from District…
Delhi Court adjourns bail plea of former JNU leader Umar Khalid, to July 20
New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) A Delhi court on Saturday adjourned till August 20 the hearing in the bail application of former Jawahar Lal Nehru (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid, who was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in…
J&J’s single-dose anti-COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency use approval in India
New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) Johnson and Johnson's single-dose anti-COVID-19 vaccine--Janssen--has been given approval for the emergency use in India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Saturday.
"India expands its vaccine…
Handloom export target raised four-fold to Rs 10,000 crore
New Delhi, Aug 7 (UNI) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for pushing Brand India and seize the export opportunity, Textiles Ministry has raised handloom export target four-fold to Rs 10,000 crore in the next three years.…
HP Govt provided employments to 756 on compassionate ground
Shimla, Aug 6 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Government claimed on Friday that it has provided employment to as many as 756 people on compassionate ground.
It further said that as many as 2,779 people were eligible to avail benefits under this…
