Category: India News

India’s power consumption up 1.83 pc at 114.49 bn units in September

New Delhi, Oct 1: India’s power consumption grew 1.83 per cent in September to 114.49 billion units (BU), showing subdued recovery according to power ministry data. In the entire month of September last year, the power consumption was 112.43 BU, higher than 107.51 BU in the same month […]

4-year-old girl raped by teen in UP’s Kaushambi

Kaushambi (UP), Oct 1: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a teenager in a village in Karari town area here, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon when the girl was playing outside and playing. She entered a neighbour’s house where she was […]

PM launches second phases of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, AMRUT

New Delhi, Oct 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.?????????? In line with the vision of the prime minister, SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realise the aspiration […]

SC collegium recommends 16 names for elevation as judges of 4 HCs

New Delhi, Sep 30: The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana, has recommended 16 names for elevation as judges of the high courts of Bombay, Gujarat, Orissa and Punjab and Haryana. In its meeting held on Wednesday, the collegium approved the proposal […]

Government focused on preventive healthcare: PM Modi

Jaipur, Sep 30: The government is making efforts to ensure there is one medical college or an institution for post-graduate medical education in each district of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. He also said that the government’s focus is on preventive healthcare, and ayurveda […]

Border incidents with China will continue till boundary agreement is reached: Army chief

New Delhi, Sep 30:  Border incidents between India and China will continue to occur till a boundary agreement is reached between the two countries, Army Chief General M M Naravane said on Thursday. Recent developments in Afghanistan “have definitely been the focus” of the Indian Army that continues […]

J&K: Placed under house arrest again, claims Mehbooba

Srinagar, Sep 29: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday claimed that she has been put under house arrest again as she had planned to visit Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The former chief minister had on Tuesday alleged that Army personnel had thrashed a family in Tral […]

23 kg poppy seized in J&K, smuggler held

Jammu, Sept 29: Police have seized 23 kg of poppy from a Punjab-bound car on a highway and arrested a narcotic smuggler in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said Wednesday. During checking of the said vehicle Tuesday, a total of 23 kg of poppy packed in 37 polythene […]

Channi speaks to Sidhu, says let’s sit and talk

Chandigarh, Sep 29:  Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday reached out to a miffed Navjot Singh Sidhu and offered to resolve issues through talks, a day after the former cricketer resigned as the state Congress chief. Meanwhile, efforts are on to placate Sidhu as several party […]

Over 85.42 crore vaccine doses provided to states, UTs so far: Centre

New Delhi, Sep 29:  More than 85.42 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Further, more than 83.80 lakh doses are in the pipeline. Over 4.57 crore balance and unutilised COVID-19 vaccine doses are still […]

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