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J&K govt merges over 4,300 schools under rationalisation scheme

March 11, 2025 8:55 AM

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J&K govt merges over 4,300 schools under rationalisation scheme

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Government has said that over four thousand-three hundred schools have been merged with the nearby institutions under the rationalisation scheme. In reply to a question from Rajiv Jasrotia in the Legislative Assembly, Education Minister Sakina Itoo said that among th...

March 11, 2025 8:11 AM

Northern Railway to operate more than 400 special trains during Holi festival

Northern Railway is operating more than 400 special trains for smooth travel of passengers ahead of the Holi festival. Talking to media in New Delhi today, Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railways Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay informed that elaborate arrangements have been made to facilitate ...

March 11, 2025 6:18 AM

Textiles Committee organizes awareness workshop on Jute Mark India Scheme in Mumbai

Textiles Committee, under the Union Ministry of Textiles, organized an awareness workshop under the Jute Mark India (JMI) Scheme, in Mumbai yesterday. This workshop was designed to equip the artisans, Self Help Group, Jute Diversified Product manufacturers, responsible Citizens and other stakeholder...

March 10, 2025 9:05 PM

Manipur: New aqua laboratory inaugurated at Imphal

Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla today inaugurated a newly developed Mahseer Hatchery and Freshwater Ichthyology and Sustainable Aquaculture Laboratory at the Department of Zoology, Manipur University in Imphal. The laboratory has been jointly developed by ICAR-Central Institute of Coldwater F...

Arunachal Budget 2025-26 has 11.16% increase over previous FY

March 10, 2025 6:30 PM

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Arunachal Budget 2025-26 has 11.16% increase over previous FY

Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Chowna Mein presented the state’s annual budget for the financial year 2025-26, totalling around 39,842 crore rupees, with a fiscal deficit of around 966.5 crore rupees in the state Assembly today. This marks an 11.16% increase over ...

Maharashtra Budget 2025-26: Key provisions for industries, infrastructure, agriculture and allied sectors

March 10, 2025 6:02 PM

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Maharashtra Budget 2025-26: Key provisions for industries, infrastructure, agriculture and allied sectors

Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today presented the budget for the financial year 2025-26 in Maharashtra's legislative assembly with key provisions for industries, infrastructure, agriculture and allied sectors among others. While presenting the budget, Pawar today said that the ...

March 10, 2025 4:38 PM

Delhi court rejects parole plea of J&K MP Engineer Rashid to attend ongoing parliament session

A Delhi court today rejected the custody parole plea of jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, known as Engineer Rashid, who sought permission to attend Parliament session. Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh dismissed the plea and scheduled the order on Rashid’s regular bail plea ...

March 10, 2025 4:03 PM

Budget session of Puducherry assembly begins today with Lt Governor’s address

The Budget Session of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly commenced today with a customary address by Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan. In his address, the Lt. Governor emphasized the government’s efforts to accelerate the socio-economic development of the Union Territory, aiming to transform Pu...

March 10, 2025 1:40 PM

Punjab Police arrests trans-national drug lord Shehnaz Singh; wanted by FBI for cocaine smuggling

Punjab Police arrested a trans-national drug lord, Shehnaz Singh in Tarn Taran, last evening. He was a notorious drug lord in a narcotics syndicate, smuggling cocaine from Colombia into the USA and Canada and was wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the intelligence and security serv...