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Bhubaneswar, June 19 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested a Junior Engineer (JE) of the General Electrical Division (GED), Jagatsinghpur district, for accepting a bribe from a person to prepare an estimate for installing streetlights at a Gram Panchayat...
Bhopal, June 19 (IANS) In a significant administrative development, Madhya Pradesh Governor and Chancellor Mangubhai Patel has accepted the resignation of Prof S.K. Jain as Vice-Chancellor of Barkatullah University (BU), Bhopal. The Governor has simultaneously entrusted Prof Vivek Sharma, Dean...
Gandhinagar, June 19 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Friday that more than four crore permanent houses had been built across India over the past 12 years under the 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana', allowing lakhs of poor...
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Friday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that wherever he goes, defeat follows.He further stated that Rahul Gandhi is “the captain of those...
Panna, June 19 (IANS) In a remarkable story of perseverance and fortune, a high-quality diamond weighing 6.54 carats has been unearthed from a shallow mine in Jaruapur village of Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district, sending waves of excitement across the region....
Gandhinagar, June 19 (IANS) Government procurement of agricultural produce at Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Gujarat has crossed Rs 65,000 crore over the past decade, with nearly 49 lakh farmers benefiting from the scheme, according to official figures released on...
Shillong/Aizawl, June 19 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Friday said the state has emerged as one of the leading beneficiaries of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) in the Northeast, effectively leveraging international funding to support infrastructure development and socio-economic growth....
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India has launched an anti-dumping investigation against imports of a chemical, used in tyre and rubber products, from China and Japan which are allegedly being exported by these countries at prices that are below the...
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday delivered a scathing attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Eknath Shinde-led faction. Reacting sharply to speculation that his lawmakers are on the verge of breaking...
Ahmedabad, June 19 (IANS) The Directorate General of Taxpayer Services (DGTS), in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Gujarat organised a seminar in Ahmedabad on Friday to increase industry awareness of the Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) programme and...
Shillong/Agartala, June 19 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday highlighted the transformative role of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) in the state’s development and urged the Central Government to remove the existing ceiling on EAP borrowings for the Northeastern...
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Before his two-day visit to West Bengal starting Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made social media posts in Bengali, elaborating on the details of his visit. He said he would be present in West...