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NTR: Glowing tributes paid on his 98th birth anniversary
Hyderabad, May 28 (UNI) Rich tributes were paid to thespian-turned politician, founder of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and former Chief Minister of erstwhile United Andhra Pradesh N.T.Rama Rao on his 98th birth anniversary on Friday.
TDP…
CM Naveen urges Modi for help on long term storm protection plan
Bhubaneswar, May 28 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide assistance for a permanent infrastructure mitigation, coastal storm surge protection plan and a disaster resistance power…
National Covid 19 containment measures extended till June 30
New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) With an aim to check on the spread of the deadly second surge of Coronavirus, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday extended nationwide Covid 19 containment measures till June 30.
In a communication to the…
Delhi CM: Construction work, factories restart from May 31
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that the ongoing COVID-19-induced lockdown will be relaxed for construction work and operation of factories from May 31 onwards keeping the livelihood of daily…
Centre rubbishes New York Times ‘Biased’ report on COVID-19 cases data
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday rubbished a report by The New York Times that said India’s official COVID-19 death and case counts are much less than the actual figures. Lav Agarwal, joint secretary in the Union ministry of health and…
Heat waves on the rise in India, Andhra Pradesh worst-hit
NEW DELHI: Heat wave events have been gradually increasing in the country in the last three decades with 660 such events causing 12,273 fatalities, said a research paper.
"The heat wave events have shown a rising trend, whereas no…
Black Fungus: Punjab CM orders ramp-up of alternate drugs
Chandigarh (Punjab) , May 28 With as many as 188 cases of Mucormycosis (Black Fungus) reported in the state so far, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered a ramp-up of stocks of alternate drugs to treat the…
PM to hold review meetings, make aerial survey of Cyclone Yaas hit areas in Odisha, WB
Bhubaneswar, May 27 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha and West Bengal tomorrow to make an aerial survey of the areas hit by cyclone Yaas and also review the impact of the cyclone.
Official sources said the…
Centenarian beats COVID in Himachal
Shimla, May 28 (UNI) A 102-year-old woman, hailing from Kinnuar district of Himachal Pradesh, was cured and discharged from the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, here on Thursday.
IGMC Superintendent Dr Janak Raj informed that…
Cyclone Yaas weakens into ‘Deep Depression’ moving into Jharkhand, Bihar
New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that the Cyclonic storm Yaas which has weakened into ‘Deep Depression’ on Wednesday evening, had been moving towards Jharkhand and Bihar.
According…
IB, RAW Chiefs get one-year extension,J&K CS will be new Commerce Secretary
New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) The Centre on Thursday issued order giving one year of extension to the service of both internal and external intelligence agencies while the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary is now posted as Commerce Secretary in…
NCP MLA Bansode’s son among 4 arrested for attempted murder by Pimpri police
Pune may 27 ( UNI): Pimpri-Chinchwad police today took the custody of legislator Anna Bansode’s 21-year-old son after his arrest from Ratnagiri maharashtra one of the two cases of attempted murder in which he was on the run for the past two…
FTCCI pleads for immediate financing support for MSMEs survival
Hyderabad, May 27 (UNI) The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) on Thursday urged the government for immediate financial support for MSMEs, the most affected due to imposing either full or partial lockdown by…
Role ends but resolve to fight for Tibet to continue: Sangay
Dharamsala, May 26 (IANS) Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Lobsang Sangay, who held the post for two consecutive terms that ended on Wednesday, said "his role ends but his resolve to fight for the Tibetan cause will continue…
Committed to right to privacy, but need to maintain law & order: IT Minister counters WhatsApp
New Delhi, May 26 As WhatsApp moves the Delhi High Court against the new rules for intermediaries saying they would violate privacy, Electronics & IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the government is committed to the right to…
Stalin launches COVID vaccination drive for auto industry workers at Diamler plant
Chennai, May 26 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin today launched COVID vaccination drive for automotive industry workers in the 18-44 age group.
Mr Stalin launched the vaccination Centre at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles…
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who had fled Antigua and Barbuda, captured in Dominica
NEW DELHI: Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who had recently fled from Antigua and Barbuda, was captured in neighbouring Dominica after an Interpol Yellow Notice was issued against him, the local media reported on Wednesday.
Police in…
Odisha CM announces seven days relief for families of 128 marooned villages
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced seven days relief for all families of 128 marooned villages of the cyclone affected districts.
Reviewing the post cyclone situation Mr Patnaik said major…
PM CARES, PSU funds to set up 1,500 Oxygen plants across the country
Hamirpur (HP), May 27 (UNI) As many as 1,500 Oxygen generation plants would be set up in India through PM Cares and PSU funds to meet with the requirement of the Oxygen across the country in order to save the lives of people suffering from…
Honeytrap case: MP Minister Narottam Mishra slams Kamal Nath
Bhopal, May 26 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra fired another sarcasm-laced salvo at the Congress by stating on Wednesday that Mr Kamal Nath – who “adorns a responsible position such as Leader of the Opposition in the…
