India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 199.27 Cr

corona e1641542018349 India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 199.27 Cr (1,99,27,27,559) as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,61,97,150 sessions. COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.76 Cr (3,76,98,593) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, … Read more

CAQM formulates comprehensive policy to abate the menace of air pollution in Delhi-NCR

air pollution The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR & Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has formulated a Comprehensive Policy to abate the menace of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, in a crucial step towards overall amelioration of the air quality of the National Capital Region (NCR) through differentiated geographical approach and timelines of action. This policy … Read more

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh exhorts Non-Official Directors of DPSUs to safeguard national interests by striving to achieve ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’

defence minister rajnath singhs statement on the inadvertent firing of missile on 9th march 2022 in rs Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has exhorted the Non-Official Directors (NODs) of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) to ensure smooth implementation of various initiatives taken by the Government towards achieving ‘Aatmanirbharta in Defence’. He was addressing the CMDs and … Read more

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, the Governance Reforms introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the last eight years are actually social reforms aimed at achieving ‘ease of living’ for the common man and ‘level playing field’ for the aspirational youth

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said here today the governance reforms introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the last eight years are actually social reforms aimed at achieving ‘ease of … Read more

Centenary celebration of Assam sports journalism begins

Guwahati: A year long celebration of 100 years of sports journalism in Assam begins coinciding the day while the first ever news related to a football competition was published in Asomiya (a weekly news magazine mentored by Chandra Kumar Agarwala) on 1 July 1923. Assam Sports Journalists Association (ASJA), which is affiliated to Sports Journalists … Read more

SC slams Nupur Sharma, says her ‘loose tongue’ single-handedly responsible for unfortunate incident in Udaipur

nupur sharma New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma stating that her outburst is responsible for an unfortunate incident in Udaipur, where a tailor was murdered. The apex court further blamed the suspended BJP leader and said that she and “her loose tongue” has set … Read more

Udaipur tailor beheading ‘terror attack’, Rajasthan government responsible: Rajyavardhan Rathore

Rajyavardhan Rathore New Delhi : A day after a tailor was beheaded by two men for social media post supporting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, BJP leader Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday slammed the Rajasthan government saying it is responsible for the “terror attack” and such incidents are being reported from the state. “Rajasthan government … Read more

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR SELECTION OF AGNIVEERVAYU UNDER AGNIPATH SCHEME IN INDIAN AIR FORCE STARTS FROM 24 JUNE 2022

Agniveervayu Jaipur : Indian Air Force invites online applications from unmarried male candidates for selection test under Agnipath Scheme for Agniveervayu Intake 01/2022. Detailed information about registration process available is on Indian Air Force official website https://indianairforce.nic.in  and https://careerindianairforce.cdac.in Online registration will be available on web portal https://agnipathvayu.cdac.in from 1000h on 24 June 2022 to 1700h on 05 July 2022. … Read more

YOGA BY TROOPS AT BORDER AREAS

Jaipur : As a pre-cursor to the International Yoga Day on 21 June 2022, multiple Yoga sessions were organised at various locations under Battle Axe Division at Jaisalmer. The spirited officers and jawans of the Indian Army defending the western borders got together to synergise their mind and body through Yoga. The Yogasanas were carried … Read more

SAPTA SHAKTI COMMAND CHILDREN SUMMER ADVENTURE CAMP 2022 COMMENCES FROM 13 TO 20 JUNE 2022 AT MOUNT ABU, RAJASTHAN

Jaipur : Sapta Shakti Command Children Summer Adventure Camp commenced in the hills of Mount Abu, Aravali Ranges from 13 June 2022. The Aravali Ranges serves as an exciting excursion site for the young and energetic youth to spend summer vacation in the lap of nature. The camp will focus on inculcating spirit of adventure, fostering … Read more

Rashtriya Puruskar Portal launched, nominations open for various Awards

Rashtriya Puruskar Portal Several civilian awards have been instituted by various Ministries/Departments/Agencies of the Government of India to recognize people who have excelled and made exceptional contribution in their fields. For inviting nominations for various awards, a common Rashtriya Puruskar Portal (https://awards.gov.in ) has been developed by the Government so as to bring together all the … Read more

HEATHLY INDIA-MEDICAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME (SWASTHA BHARAT) AT AIR FORCE STATION JODHPUR

Jaipur : As a part of Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsava, a Swastha Bharat Camp was organized at Air Force Station Jodhpur. The aim of the camp was to carry out Health check up of various civilian labourers working at Air Force Station Jodhpur under Healthy India Medical Outreach Programme. The camp was inaugurated by Air Commodore … Read more

AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV: KHELO BHARAT ‘MINI MARATHON’ ORGANISED BY SAPTA SHAKTI COMMAND

Mini Marathon Flag Off Jaipur :  Commemorating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Sapta Shakti Command organised a Mini Marathon on 04 Jun 2022 at Jaipur Military Station. Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is a national initiative to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of Independence and glorious history of India’s people, culture and achievements. Sapta Shakti Command has … Read more

Union Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur launches nationwide programs on World Bicycle Day today in the presence of Shri Kiren Rijiju, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya and Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi

Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur flagged off  Nationwide programmes on the occasion of World Bicycle Day, from Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya and MoS for External Affairs and Culture … Read more

Digital payment facility for PLI & RPLI through IPPB Mobile Banking App & Micro-ATM launched by Secretary, Department of Posts

Digital payment A two-day meet of senior functionaries of Department of Posts (DoP) and India Post Payments Bank(IPPB) concluded on a high note of creating force multipliers to create deeper impact to provide banking facility and providing new innovative products for every household in the country leveraging the distribution strength of Department of Posts combined … Read more

MP CM to meet PM

April 23, 2022, 11:49 am Bhopal, Apr 23 : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan departed on board a special plane early Saturday for the national capital for a pre-scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s residence to discuss development-related schemes pertaining to the state, it was officially learnt. The issues … Read more

Security beefed up ahead of Shah’s visit to Pondy tomorrow

April 23, 2022, 12:26 pm Puducherry, April 23 : Ahead of the visit of on Home Minister Amit Shah, Security has been beefed up in Puducherry. A three-tier security will be provided during Shah’s visit who will arrive here on Sunday. Lt.Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, Chief Minister N Rangaswamy and senior officials, among others will … Read more

UGC, AICTE advise against higher studies from Pakistan

April 23, 2022, 12:09 pm New Delhi, April 23 : Statutory bodies UGC and AICTE have issued a joint notice advising Indian and overseas Indians not to pursue higher education degrees from Pakistan, and have said such individuals will not be eligible for jobs or higher education in India. The two bodies, which oversee higher … Read more

PM to start off initiatives worth over 20K cr in J&K

April 23, 2022, 12:05 pm New Delhi, April 23 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday to attend the celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day and to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development initiatives worth around Rs 20,000 crore. The visit is going to be Modi’s first … Read more

Maha: Rana versus Shiv Sena over Hanuman Chalisa

April 23, 2022, 10:56 am Mumbai, April 23 : High voltage drama has been going on here after a large number of Shiv Sainiks gathered outside the residence of MP Navneet Rana, after she announced that she would recite the Hanuman Chalisa in front of Matoshree, the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray in … Read more

Venkaiah Naidu releases “Smile Designing” book

April 22, 2022, 9:16 pm Hyderabad, April 22 : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday released the book ‘Smile Designing’ authored by eminent Dental Surgeon Prof Dr M S Gowd, the first dental surgeon in South India to be bestowed with the prestigious Fellow of International College of Prosthodontists, at the Vice President’s residence … Read more

Boy drowns to death in Kashmir

April 22, 2022, 9:30 pm Srinagar, April 22 : A 17-year-old boy drowned to death in a stream in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday afternoon, officials said. Shabir Ali Mir, a resident of Gund Hasibhat, drowned in Suknag Nalla at Kawoosa Budgam. His body was fished out from the stream by the locals on … Read more

Recovery Officer held for taking bribe

April 22, 2022, 9:40 pm New Delhi, April 22 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Recovery Officer of DRT-I in Chandigarh for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 70 thousand from a complainant, the central agency said on Friday. A case was registered on a complaint against the recovery officer. The complainant … Read more

2 non-locals injured in another targeted attack in Srinagar

April 22, 2022, 9:42 pm Srinagar, April 22 : Two non-local labourers were shot at and injured in yet another targeted attack on Friday evening on Srinagar outskirts, police said. The incident took place at around 7:50 pm in Nowgam area of Srinagar. Police said two labourers – Najamul Islam and Anikul Islam, hailing from … Read more

CBI files separate cases in malpractices in award of tenders

April 22, 2022, 10:00 pm New Delhi, April 22 : The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered two separate cases against the accused, including then Additional Professors, then Assistant Professor, then Administrative Officer, then Accounts Officer of AIIMS at Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, in alleged malpractices in the award of tenders, CBI said on Friday. In … Read more

North East to be developed as investment hub: DoNER Minister

April 22, 2022, 10:31 pm New Delhi, April 22 : on Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) G Kishan Reddy on Friday said the North East (NE) region will be developed as the hub of investment. The Minister made this statement, while virtually addressing the 30th Annual General Meeting of the American Chamber … Read more

Sonu Sood contributes Rs 4 crore for 16-month-old child’s treatment

April 22, 2022, 10:15 pm Nagpur, April 22 : Actor and social worker Sonu Sood on Friday lend a helping hand to a 16-months-old child who is suffering from a life-threatening disorder. He is suffering from a life threatening disorder called “Spinal Muscular Atrophy(SMA)”. He needs “Zolgensma”, world’s costliest injection to be imported from USA. … Read more

India-UK to jointly design and produce emerging military technologies

April 22, 2022, 11:13 pm New Delhi, April 22 : India and the ted Kingdom will jointly research, design, develop and produce defence technology and systems, “particularly in key and emerging military technologies”, as per a decision taken in the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday. A … Read more

JP Nadda and Jai Ram Thakur pay obeisance at Chamunda Mata Temple

April 22, 2022, 11:25 pm Dharamshala, April 22 : Member of Parliament and National President of Bharatiya Janata Party Jagat Prakash Nadda and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday paid obeisance and offered prayers at the famous Shaktipeeth Chamunda Devi Temple in Kangra district. Dr. Mallika Nadda, President of Special Olympics India and wife … Read more

Wasim Khan appointed as ICC General Manager

April 22, 2022, 6:24 pm Dubai, April 22 : International Cricket Council on Friday appointed Wasim Khan as the ICC General Manager – Cricket. Khan will take up his post next month. Khan, who was previously the Chief Executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Chance to Shine, will take over … Read more

AOI performs Hybrid Interstitial Brachytherapy procedure to treat cervical cancer

April 22, 2022, 6:26 pm Hyderabad, April 22 : In a first-of-its kind in India, American Oncology Institute (AOI) successfully performed two Hybrid Interstitial Brachytherapy procedures using Varian’s Aarhus Applicator to treat cervical cancer at Citizens Hospital here. Announcing this at a press conference here at a private hotel, Dr Suneetha Mulinti, Senior Consultant Radiation … Read more

Peace, tranquility important for prosperity of JK: Bukhari

April 22, 2022, 6:45 pm Srinagar, April 22 : A i Party President Altaf Bukhari on Friday said that peace and tranquility were of utmost importance for the prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir. He expressed grief over the incident in which an officer lost his life and many others were injured during an encounter in … Read more

Assam Congress workers protest outside police station demanding Mevani’s release

April 22, 2022, 6:55 pm Guwahati, April 22 : Congress workers in Assam on Friday staged a protest demonstration outside Kokrajhar police station, where Dalt leader Jignesh Mevani has been kept in custody for his alleged offensive tweet against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Opposing Mevani’s “illegal arrest”, Congress activists raised slogans against the BJP government and … Read more

AP CM credits Rs 1,261 cr under ‘YSR Sunna Vaddi’ scheme

April 22, 2022, 5:47 pm Ongole, April 22 : For the third consecutive year, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday credited Rs 1261 crore directly into the accounts of 1.02 crore women belonging to ‘Self-help Groups’ (SHGs) as interest reimbursement under ‘YSR Sunna Vaddi’ scheme. Addressing a large gathering here … Read more

CPI, SP team visit Delhi’s ‘bulldozed’ Jahangirpuri

April 22, 2022, 5:59 pm New Delhi, April 22 : Leaders from Comm st Party of India (CPI) and Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday visited Jahangirpuri, two-days after the North Delhi M cipal Corporation carried out an anti-encroachment drive in the area that on Hanuman Jayanti witnessed violence clashes leaving several injured. The … Read more

SC takes suo motu cognizance of death penalties

April 22, 2022, 6:13 pm New Delhi, April 22 : The Supreme Court on Friday initiated a suo motu examination on awarding of death penalty by courts across India, indicating it would lay down guidelines for all courts across the country in the matter. A three-judge bench headed by Justice UU Lalit, initiating the suo … Read more

Withdrawing warrants against farmers, good decision of Mann govt: MLA Rajneesh Dahiya

April 22, 2022, 6:17 pm Ferozepur/Chandigarh, April 22 : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Ferozepur (Rural) Rajneesh Dahiya on Friday welcomed the decision of the Punjab government to withdraw the arrest warrants against farmers and termed it as a fair and pro-farmer decision. Punjab Finance and Co-operation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema had on Thursday … Read more

Pledge launches Carbon Offset Programme

April 22, 2022, 8:46 pm Mumbai, April 22 : In an apparent bid to commemorate the World Earth Day, Pledge, a crypto fundraising platform for non-profits, on Friday announced the launch of its patent-pending carbon offset initiative, where every crypto transaction will support verified carbon offset projects. The mining process connected to how cryptocurrency is … Read more

Nitish attends Iftar hosted by Tejaswi

April 22, 2022, 8:29 pm Patna, April 22 : Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other senior leaders cutting across party lines attended Iftar hosted by leader of the opposition in Bihar assembly Tejaswi Prasad Yadav on Friday evening. Kumar went to residence of former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi where she along with her son … Read more

Zero performance AAP disgracing Punjab police and bureaucracy: Chugh

April 22, 2022, 8:37 pm Phagwara, April 22 : BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday said that minus zero performance AAP government has brought disgrace to Punjab police. Talking to here, Chugh said the Punjab police has the glorious past of fighting terrorism and anti-national forces in this border state. They have so … Read more