Delhi-NCR’s air quality remains hazardous for residents

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Delhi-NCR’s air quality remained severely poor for the third consecutive day, with the national Capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching a severe level of 409 early on Friday morning and the readings being above the 300 mark in neighbouring cities in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. According to the Central Pollution […]
PM Modi pays tributes to Birsa Munda; to launch projects worth Rs 6,640 cr in Bihar today

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda, a towering figure in the freedom struggle, on the commencement of the 150th birth anniversary year celebrations of the iconic leader for tribal empowerment. In a post on social media platform X on Friday, the Prime Minister said, […]
Kashi’s Dev Deepawali to pay tributes to Tata, celebrate women empowerment

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The grand Dev Deepawali of Kashi will be celebrated on Friday and all the 84 ghats will be illuminated with 17 lakh diyas (earthen lamps). This time the diyas decorating the ghats will be dedicated to women empowerment, and tributes will also be paid to the iconic late industrialist Ratan […]
Truck drivers in Delhi fear impact on livelihood as GRAP-III effective from today

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) As the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) ordered the implementation of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-III) in Delhi-NCR from Friday, the truck drivers in Delhi raised concern about the potential impact on their livelihood. With restrictions imposed to limit the movement of BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel vehicles […]
Birsa Munda birth anniversary: PM Modi to open 2 tribal museums in MP today

Bhopal, Nov 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate two ‘tribal freedom fighters’ museums in Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda on Friday. Sharing this information, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Thursday that PM Modi will dedicate tribal museums established in Chhindwara and Jabalpur districts to […]
Janjatiya Gaurav Divas celebration: PM Modi to visit Bihar today, launch projects worth over Rs 6,640 cr

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) To commemorate Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar’s Jamui district on Friday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 6,640 crore in the state. This step is aimed at uplifting tribal communities and improving infrastructure in rural and […]
PM Modi meets Hindu religious leaders in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Mahant Subhadra Aatya, known for her work in education and empowering the girl child, in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The Prime Minister also met prominent Hindu religious leaders such as Mahamandaleshwar Swami Shantigiri Maharaj, Upadhyay Rishi Pravin, and Param Pujya Babhulgaonkar Maharaj in Chhatrapati […]
Exhibition on ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ at Rajasthan’s Pushkar Mela spreads awareness about Central govt schemes

Ajmer, Nov 15 (IANS) To fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to make India a developed nation by the year 2047, a multimedia exhibition highlighting ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’ as its theme has been organised this year, spreading awareness among people about various welfare schemes launched by the Central government till date. This exhibition has been […]
Air travel from Shillong to Southeast Asian countries takes less time: Meghalaya CM

Shillong, Nov 15 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has said that flights to Southeast Asian countries from Shillong take less time than those to Delhi, and this potential can be used to expand horizons in the Central government’s ‘Act East’ Policy. Chief Minister Sangma on Thursday said, “A flight from Shillong to Dhaka […]
K’taka: Cong divided to introduce ‘green cess’ on drinking water; BJP condemns move

Bengaluru, Nov 15 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress is divided over a proposal to impose a ‘green cess’ on drinking water to save the Western Ghats while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has condemned the decision. While Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar ruled out the proposal as rumour spread by the BJP, the State’s Forest Minister […]