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March 4, 2025 11:34 AM

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Uttarakhand approves ‘Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana’

The Uttarakhand government has approved the “Mukhyamantri Ekal Mahila Swarozgar Yojana,” aimed at empowering unmarried, divorced, abandoned, destitute, and differently-abled single women by providing them with financial assistance of up to 2 lakh rupees. Under this scheme, 75 per cent of the amount ...

March 4, 2025 8:28 AM

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IMD forecasts widespread rain or snow in Western Himalayas

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast fairly widespread to widespread rainfall or snowfall over the Western Himalayan Region today. Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall or snowfall accompanied by isolated thunderstorms and lightning is very likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgi...

March 3, 2025 10:22 PM

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Delhi: GRAP stage-I lifted after air quality improved

The Commission for Air Quality Management today lifted the restrictions under stage one of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region. The decision came after the air quality of Delhi improved considerably in the last few days due to the favorable meteorological condit...

March 3, 2025 10:10 PM

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Chhattisgarh: Budget for FY 2025-26 based on “GATI”

  In Chhattisgarh, finance Minister O.P. Choudhary presented the budget of one lakh sixty-five thousand crore rupees for the next financial year in the state assembly today.         Presenting the handwritten budget, the Finance Minister said that the budget is focused on "Gati" i.e. good governance...

March 3, 2025 9:58 PM

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Amazon Web Services plans to invest about 8.2 billion dollars in Maharashtra

A team from Amazon Web Services, led by its South Asia and India President Sandeep Dutta, met with Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi today. During the meeting, the team outlined their plan to invest about 8.2 billion dollars in Maharashtra in the coming...

March 3, 2025 9:25 PM

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First session of newly formed Delhi Assembly concludes

     The first session of the newly formed Delhi Assembly concluded today. A total of five sittings were held during this session which started on the 24th of the last month. During this session, newly elected members took oaths including discussions on various important subjects. On the first day o...

March 3, 2025 8:55 PM

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Haryana: State govt urges people to take pledge of wildlife protection

Haryana Forest and Wildlife Minister, Rao Narbir Singh, emphasized the importance of animal and bird conservation to maintain the natural balance. He urged everyone to take a pledge to protect wildlife. Mr Singh was addressing a program organized at the Peacock and Chinkara Breeding Center in Jhabua...

March 3, 2025 8:59 PM

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Navratan status granted to two Enterprises of Railways

 The government has accorded Navratna status to the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) and the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The IRFC is a Central Public Sector Enterprise of the Ministry of Railways with an annual turnover of over 26,000 crore rupees. The IRCTC is ...

March 3, 2025 8:14 PM

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BSF gunned down Pak intruder near border in Amritsar

The Border Security Force has shot dead a Pakistani intruder at the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar today. The BSF sources told our Jalandhar Correspondent that the troops observed suspicious movement from the intruder, who started walking towards the border security fence, taking advantage of the...