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New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) As many as 396 infrastructure projects with a total estimated cost of about Rs 18.66 lakh crore have been evaluated through the Network Planning Group (NPG) mechanism of the PM Gati Shakti initiative, and out...
Jammu, Aug 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on Sunday lauded Kashmir Pandit (KP) volunteers for upholding values of compassion, duty and humanity while helping the needy. L-G Sinha attended the Foundation Day celebration of KP...
Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday launched a scathing attack at senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram over his 'diamagi Naxal' comments and demanded from the former Home Minister as to what he...
Guwahati, Aug 16 (IANS) Highlighting the Northeast Frontier Railway’s (NFR) major achievements during 2026 so far, General Manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava reiterated that safety remains the foremost priority under the guiding philosophy of "100 per cent Safety, Zero Risk".Addressing a...
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) While the nation observes the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Punjab has recounted the deep bond of respect and reverence that existed between Prime...
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Mines is organising a roadshow on the 8th Tranche of Auction of Critical and Strategic Mineral Blocks and a workshop on the National Mineral Exploration and Development Trust (NMEDT) on Monday...
Kolkata, August 16 (IANS) The Central government's health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, was launched in West Bengal on Sunday. Under this Central government scheme, applicants will get treatment for 1,950 types of diseases. They will also get the opportunity to...
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness for his warm wishes on Independence Day and said that India values friendship with the Caribbean nation. “Thank you, PM Andrew Holness, for...
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin on Sunday took strong exception to the insult meted out to the national song 'Vande Mataram' during the Independence Day celebrations at the Congress headquarters, saying that this...
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) On the eighth death anniversary of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra led the party workers in paying floral tributes to him at his...
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Amritsar rural police has averted a terror plot targeting a police establishment with the recovery of an improvised explosive device (IED), weighing 690 grams, along with an electronic detonator, battery, timer, and...
Jaipur, Aug 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled a 21-foot-tall statue and a grand memorial dedicated to former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Rajasthan's Nimbhera on Sunday. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for...