Mumbai doctors protest: IMA denies reports of calling off strike
[India], Mar. 22 (ANI): After Mumbai Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan asserted that state doctors have agreed to resume work by 8 pm today, the Secretary of Indian Medical Association (Mumbai) Dr. Parthiv Sanghvi categorically denied the statement saying that doctors have not called off their strike whatsoever.”Girish Mahajan’s statement is absolutely false and misguiding, […]
Centre focussing on rehabilitation of surrendered Naxals
[India], Mar.22 (ANI): The Centre reimbursed the claims made by the State Governments on the rehabilitation of surrendered Left Wing Extremists (LWE) cadres under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme, subject to a ceiling of Rs.2.5 lakh for higher ranked and Rs.1.5 lakh for middle/ lower ranked LWE cadres.Additional incentives given for surrender with weapons and […]
Bengaluru, Chennai among world’s cheapest cities but are they less liveable?
Indian metros Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi are cities of extremes. You will find the poshest people and facilities there but you will also find enough pocket friendly avenues too. Perhaps that is why all the four have made it to the top ten cheapest cities in the world according to a report by […]
UP CM Adityanath directs cops to shut slaughterhouses
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed all police officials to prepare an action plan to shut slaughter houses.According to sources, Adityanath has also directed the police to put complete ban on cow smuggling.The BJP manifesto for the assembly polls had said that all illegal slaughter houses would be closed and there […]
Yogi allots UP portfolios, keeps Home and Institutional Finance with himself
[India], Mar 22 (ANI): The portfolios of Uttar Pradesh ministers has been announced today by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, keeping Home and Institutional Finance with himself.Here is the complete list of Cabinet ministers along with their portfolios:The Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has been allotted the work of Public Works, Food Processing, Entertainment Tax, […]
Yogi allots UP portfolios, keeps Home and Finance with himself
[India], Mar 22 (ANI): The portfolios of Uttar Pradesh ministers has been announced today by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, keeping Home and Finance with himself.Here is the complete list of Cabinet ministers along with their portfolios:The Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has been allotted the work of Public Works, Food Processing, Entertainment Tax, and […]
What next for PM Modi after BJP's spectacular show in UP?
[India], Mar. 22 (ANI): With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging victorious in Uttar Pradesh, it will be interesting to witness whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be able to complete the unfinished agenda of the saffron party and boldly tackle core issues like Article 370, the Uniform Civil Code and building the Ram Temple […]
Centre approves reconstruction package for flood-ravaged Uttarakhand
[India], Mar. 22 (ANI): The Government of India on Wednesday approved a medium and long-term reconstruction package following the Uttarakhand disaster in 2013.Specific relaxation in the existing guidelines of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Scheme (AIBP), Flood Management Programme (FMP), Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) & Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Rajiv Gandhi Scheme […]
First for India: A Holocaust-focused course on the history of mass violence
The Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland Presidency University in Kolkata has launched a course on the history of mass violence, featuring the Jewish Holocaust, with the aim of understanding the causes of the phenomenon and how it can be prevented by tracing its history from the 20th century to our times. Outside China and Israel, […]
Chhattisgarh: Five naxals arrested from Bastar's Jagdalpur
[India], Mar. 22 (ANI): Special security forces consisting of different police teams of District Reserve Guard (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) have arrested five naxals from Bastar’s Jagdalpur.The five arrested have been identified to be Parvati Karomi, Pandu Veti, Sukda Mandkami, Pandaru Mandkami and Baman Karomi.At least two security personnel received injuries during the operation.Meanwhile, […]
