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Himachal: Peach valley turns white first time in two decades
Shimla/Rajgarh, Jan 9 (UNI) Famous for production of high quality and sweet stone fruits, Rajgarh of Sirmaur district, also known as Peach Valley of Himachal Pradesh wore white covers of snow after a gap of two decades, Subdivision…
Un-organized workers to get E-shram cards in Himachal Pradesh
Hamirpur (HP), Jan 5: The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to register unorganized workers for e-shram cards through Lok Mitra Kendras located in various parts of the state, an official informed on Wednesday.
As per the decision of…
Himachal becomes 1st LPG enabled & smoke free state
Hamirpur (HP), Jan 3: Himachal Pradesh has become the first LPG enabled and smokes free state in the country due to Ujjwala scheme of the Center and Grihini Suvidha Yojana of the state government.
The Center government had started the…
PM Modi releases 10th instalment of PM-KISAN scheme
New Delhi, Jan 1: Asserting that Corona cannot dampen the growth of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday transferred Rs 20,000 crores to more than 10 crore farmer families under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme.…
GST Council holds GST hike on textiles
New Delhi, Dec 31: Amid demands from a section of industry and several states, the GST Council on Friday decided to defer an increase in GST on textiles from 5 percent to 12 percent.
The new rate aimed at correcting the inverted duty…
IIT Kanpur: Prof Godbole, Kris’ Gopalakrishnan and Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty to receive honorary…
Kanpur, Dec 24: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur will bestow honorary doctorate degrees (Honoris Causa) upon three eminent personalities - Prof. Rohini M. Godbole, Senapathy ‘Kris’ Gopalakrishnan and Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty at its…
Organ donation: Pair of Lungs travel 950 km in 3 hrs to save 54-yr-old patient
New Delhi, Dec 22 (UNI) A 950-kilometre-long green corridor was created to transport lungs from an Ahmedabad hospital Gujarat to Max Super Speciality Hospital in Delhi in three hours to save the life of a 54-year-old man suffering from…
RSS begins campaign to reach out to Muslim women
New Delhi, Dec 22: Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Wednesday said those who are indulged in politics over Triple Talaq is doing "injustice" to the Muslim women.
The Modi government took this decision to scrap the triple talaq to stop…
US$ 10 bn opportunity in UAE’s DP World to expand industry footprint
New Delhi, Dec 18: Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), one of the world’s leading free trade zones, is offering a potential USD 10 billion opportunity for Indian industry to expand their global footprint by leveraging the business…
Vice Prez calls for initiatives for translating literary works in various Indian languages
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu, on Sunday called for proactive and concerted efforts to increase the number of translations of literary classics in various Indian languages.
Addressing the Foundation Day…
Delhi Police tweets: Protect your password as Vicky-Kat protected their wedding
New Delhi, Dec 10: Delhi police posted a hilarious tweet on Friday asking people to protect their passwords as much as Hindi cinema actors Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif protected their wedding from public glare.
Delhi police in a quirky…
Meet the Delhi man with a zeal for the art of bonsai
An art that is believed to have originated in 7th Century China, growing miniature plants in pots was once seen as a status symbol among the elite. It was not until the 10th Century, after China established diplomatic ties with Japan, that…
These army officers are on a mission to touch many lives
KOCHI: Mini Santhosh, the widow of late Santhosh Kumar from Kalamassery, had no idea how to arrange resources for the wedding of her daughter single-handedly. Santhosh passed away while posted on the Line of Control in 1988 and since then,…
Kangra ADC approves Rs 10.94 crores in CM’s self-reliance scheme
Dharamsala, Dec 7: Approval was granted to fifty cases under the Chief Minister's Swavalamban Yojana here on Monday, in a meeting chaired by Additional Deputy Commissioner Rahul Kumar.
This district level meeting was organized at the…
IT dept asks taxpayers to file returns at the earliest to avoid last-minute rush
New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) Advising taxpayers to avoid last minute rush, the Income Tax (I-T) department has asked taxpayers to file their returns for the assessment year 2021-22 at the earliest, it was reported on Sunday.
The deadline to file…
New chapter: Girls outnumber boys for Kalamandalam Kathakali course
PALAKKAD: For the first time in the 91-year history of the Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University, eight girl students were admitted to the vesham courses (southern and northern styles) in kathakali. Classes began on Wednesday. Till date,…
Mann Ki Baat: PM praises people’s effort to restore Noon river in Jalaun district of UP
Lucknow, Nov 28(UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly Mann ki Baat session on Sunday praised people’s collective effort to rejuvenate Noon river in Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh.
He said: “Noon river was on the verge of…
Goyal tells India Inc to take risks while govt is making business easier
New Delhi, Nov 27 (UNI) Even as the Government pursues a proactive agenda on building a conducive business climate and implementing structural reforms, Indian industry has been tasked with developing a greater risk appetite, working with…
Kerala man conserves 650 rice varieties in 25-cent plot
KASARAGOD: As an 18-year-old boy, he fell in love with the tiny grains of Rajakayame rice. He used to glean the paddy field and the pathway on which reapers carried the harvested paddy bundles. Today, Sathyanarayana Beleri is a one-man…
AT skills hub signs MOU with Hamirpur based Government polytechnic
Hamirpur (HP), Nov 25(UNI) AT Skills Hub and X Billion Skills Lab signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government Polytechnic, Hamirpur to provide 21st-century workplace skills free of cost to the students of the Hamirpur-based…
