Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani resigns

Gandhinagar, September 11: Senior BJP leader Vijay Rupani on Saturday resigned as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The reason behind the BJP leader’s resignation has not been ascertained as yet. He submitted his resignation letter at the Raj Bhawan. The development comes hours after Rupani took part in the video conferencing event where Prime Minister […]

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Indian Railways plans to spread rail-based tourism through leasing of coaching stock

Delhi, September 11: Indian Railways is planning to spread rail-based tourism among masses through leasing of coaching stock to interested parties to run them as theme based cultural, religious and other Tourist Circuit trains. “To tap the potential of tourism sector and to leverage the core strengths of the professionals of tourism sector in tourism […]

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Odisha CM felicitates Paralympics golden boy Pramod Bhagat with Rs 6 crore cash award

Bhubaneswar, September 10: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday felicitated Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Pramod Bhagat with a cash award of Rs 6 crore at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium here. He has also been offered a Group-A level government job. Bhagat has left an indelible mark in the Sports history of India as the first […]

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So far, over 71.94 crore COVID vaccine doses provided to States  

Delhi, September 10: More than 71.94 crore COVID-10 vaccine doses have been provided to States and UTs so far through the Central Government and direct State procurement category. Further, more than 7 lakh doses are in the pipeline, said an official release. “Total 71,94,73,325 vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt […]

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Emergency Landing Facilities to be developed on Kharagpur-Balasore & Keonjhar road

Rajasthan, September 9: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that Emergency Landing Facilities (ELIs) will be developed at 19 other places, including Kharagpur-Balasore Road in West Bengal and Kharagpur-Keonjhar Road in Odisha, to strengthen country’s security. Inaugurating the ELI on National Highway 925A in Rajasthan along with Defence Minister […]

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India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 71 crore milestone

Delhi, September 9: In a landmark achievement, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 71 crore milestone on Thursday. Now, total vaccination coverage stood at 71,52,54,153, said an official release. According to a Ministry of Health statement, 73,80,510 vaccine doses have been administered till 7 PM today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with […]

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BJP appoints Dharmendra Pradhan as election in-charge of poll-bound Uttar Pradesh

Bhubaneswar, September 8: Ahead of crucial Assembly elections, senior BJP leader and Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has been entrusted a big responsibility of party in-charge (Prabhari) of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Pradhan, who hails from Odisha, has efficiently handled the BJP campaign as election in-charge in the last Assembly […]

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Taliban leader Mullah Hasan Akhund to lead new Afghanistan government

New Delhi, September 7: Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund will be the leader of the new Afghanistan government, the Taliban announced on Tuesday. Taliban’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy leader of the new government while Sirajuddin Haqqani, the son of the founder of the Haqqani Network, […]

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Ex-Andhra Pradesh MLA sent to jail in Odisha in chit fund scam case

Bhubaneswar, September 7: The Odisha police on Monday evening arrested former Visakhapatnam West Zone MLA and YSRCP leader Malla Vijaya Prasad over his alleged involvement in the multi-crore chit fund scam. Sleuths of the Economic Offence Wing of Odisha of Crime Branch with the help of Visakhapatnam police conducted a raid at Prasad’s house and […]

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Union Cabinet approves increase in Dearness Allowance & Dearness Relief

Delhi, July 14: The Cabinet Committee chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved increase the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from 01.07.2021 to 28% representing an increase of 11% over the existing rate of 17% of the Basic Pay/Pension. In view of the unprecedented […]

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