Month: September 2019

Differently-abled man shot dead in Varanasi

Varanasi (UP), Sep 3: A 30-year-old shopkeeper, who is differently-abled, was allegedly shot dead by two men in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi district on Tuesday, police said. Dinesh Patel used to run a betel shop at Madwa village in Varanasi Cantonment police station area. Two bike-borne men came to his […]

UP power tariff to increase up to 12 pc

Lucknow, Sep 3: The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission on Tuesday approved up to 12 per cent hike in power tariff for various categories of power consumers to make up for increased expenditure of state distribution utilities.  The commission, however, also abolished the regulatory surcharge of 4.8 per cent […]

Vaishno Devi shrine adjudged ‘Best Swachh Iconic Place’

Jammu, Sep 3: The famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir has been adjudged ‘Best Swachh Iconic Place’ in the country, an official said on Tuesday. According to the spokesperson of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), President […]

BJP legislature party stages walkout from WB assembly

Kolkata, Sep 3: The BJP legislature party staged a walkout from West Bengal assembly as they were not allowed to hold a discussion on an adjournment motion on “political violence” in the state. BJP MLA Swadhin Sarkar along with BJP legislative party leader Manoj Tigga had brought the adjournment […]

Pak to issue multiple, on-arrival visas to Sikh pilgrims: PM Khan

Lahore, Sept 3:  Kartarpur is the “Madina” and Nankana Sahib is the “Makkah” of the Sikh community, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said and assured that his government will issue multiple and on-arrival visas to Sikh pilgrims coming from India and other countries, according to media reports […]

In a boost to its firepower, IAF inducts eight Apache attack helicopters

Pathankot, Sep 3: Eight US-made Apache stealth attack helicopters were inducted into the Indian Air Force on Tuesday, significantly boosting the force’s firepower capability at a time India faces complex security challenges including cross border terrorism.  The eight helicopters, manufactured by aerospace major Boeing, were part of a multi-billion […]

CBDT consolidates Circulars for ease of compliance of Start-ups

open view news desk In order to provide hassle-free tax environment to the Start-ups, a series of announcements have been made by Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in her General Budget Speech, 2019, and also on 23rd August 2019. To give effect to these […]

India takes over COP Presidency from China for next two years

India will highlight its leadership in navigating the land management agenda at global level. To cater the need to achieve SDGs and focused vision of Prime Minister’s agenda of “Doubling the Farmer’s Income by 2022”: Union Environment Minister open view news desk Union Minister for Environment, Forest & […]

Army Prepares to Receive and Train the First Batch of Women Soldiers

open view news desk The Colonel Commandant of the Military Police, Lt Gen Ashwani interviewed Lt Col Nandani in Srinagar for the role  of instructor of the first ever batch of women soldiers for the Army. Commenting on the selection, he said “First set of instructors is most […]

“Eternal Vigilance is the price for liberty” – Chief Election Commissioner

open view news desk Chief Election Commissioner of India Shri Sunil Arora today spoke to the Extraordinary Session of the Executive Board of Association of World Election Bodies in Bengaluru. Sh Arora recalled that Election Commission of India had been closely associated with the formation process of the […]

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