Govt runs NAVYA pilot project in nine districts to skill adolescent girls in emerging sectors
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) NAVYA, an initiative aimed at empowering adolescent girls through vocational training in emerging sectors, is currently being piloted in 9 districts across 9 states, the government said on Sunday. These districts have been identified as ’aspirational’ by the NITI Aayog and span Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya […]
Punjab launches campaign on ill-effects of stubble burning
Chandigarh, Sep 28 (IANS) In a decisive move towards addressing the concern of stubble burning and fostering sustainable agriculture practices, the Punjab government has unveiled an ambitious Information, Education and Communication (IEC) plan for Crop Residue Management (CRM), state Minister for Agriculture Gurmeet Singh Khudian said on Sunday. He said the campaign aims to directly […]
Bihar: Hazaribagh women share story of transformation under Ujjwala Yojana
Hazaribagh, Sep 28 (IANS) For several decades after Independence, women across the country particularly rural belts, struggled with smoke and hardships in the kitchen. Cooking meals on wood and coal stoves not only took more time but also did irreparable damage to crores of women’s health. However, the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana […]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unveils development projects worth Rs 1,585cr in Gopalganj
Patna, Sep 28 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 185 development schemes worth Rs 1,585.59 crore at the Sabeya Airfield complex in Gopalganj district. The projects include the foundation stone for 124 schemes valued at Rs 1,295.85 crore and the inauguration of 61 schemes worth Rs […]
RPF of Northeast Frontier Railway rescues 21 people in six days
Guwahati, Sep 28 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) in just six days have rescued 21 persons, including 19 minors, from various railway stations under its jurisdiction, officials said on Sunday. NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, said that in a determined effort to safeguard vulnerable […]
Telangana CM’s native village becomes 100 per cent solar powered
Hyderabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s native village, Kondareddypally, has become India’s second and South India’s first 100 per cent solar-powered village. Thanks to the Telangana government’s green energy mission, Kondareddypally has achieved the distinction of becoming south India’s first fully solar-powered village. Spread across Vangoor Mandal in Nagarkurnool district, the […]
PM Modi meets Vice-Prez Radhakrishnan, discusses ‘wide range of subjects’
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan at the ‘Vice-President’s Enclave’ here. “Called on Vice President Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji and had an insightful discussion with him on a wide range of subjects,” PM Modi said on X. Similarly, the newly elected Vice President expressed his happiness, […]
Bhupender Yadav plants one millionth tree at Heartfulness headquarters
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Sunday planted one millionth tree at Kanha Shanti Vanam, the headquarters of non-profit Organisation ‘Heartfulness’ on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The event held to mark the 70th birthday celebrations of Daaji, the guide of Heartfulness and President of Shri Ram […]
CM Chandrababu Naidu visits ailing Pawan Kalyan in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday called on Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, who is suffering from viral fever. The Chief Minister called on the Jana Sena leader at the latter’s residence here and enquired about his health. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president wished Pawan Kalyan a […]
BRS distributes ‘Congress debt cards’ in Jubilee Hills to highlight ‘unkept’ promises
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) As part of its campaign for the upcoming by-election in Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency here, opposition BRS is distributing ‘Congress Debt cards’ to remind people of what it calls the unfulfilled promises of the ruling party. Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Sunday went door to […]
