Category: NATIONAL NEWS

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 122 developmental projects worth ₹ 245 crore in Sant Kabir Nagar district. Jails in Uttar Pradesh are no longer “fun” centres for criminals and they have turned into “reform homes” for them, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today. The Chief Minister said this while inaugurating and laying foundation stones for 122 developmental projects worth ₹ 245 crore in Sant Kabir Nagar district. The projects also included the district prison built at ₹ 126 crore. “We have converted state jails into reform homes where criminals are being…

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Vijay Rupani stepped down yesterday without citing any reason — a move that came as a surprise to many. Senior BJP leader Bhupendra Patel — known to be a protege of former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel — will succeed Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. While he was elected the leader of the legislature party after a meeting, it is believed that the he was the choice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah. Mr Rupani, who was present on the occasion, endorsed the new…

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The Haryana government on Saturday ordered a judicial probe into last month’s clash between farmers and police and sent the IAS officer who is at the centre of a row over his remarks on leave. Following this, farmers called off their sit-in outside the Karnal district headquarters. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary Devender Singh said the probe will be conducted by a retired judge and will be completed within a month. Former SDM Ayush Sinha will remain on leave during the time, he said. A joint press conference by Haryana government…

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The declaration at the summit said the leaders also sought an “inclusive intra-Afghan dialogue so as to ensure stability, civil peace, law and order”. The five-nation BRICS summit chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening called for settling the situation in Afghanistan through peaceful means. The declaration at the summit said the leaders also sought an “inclusive intra-Afghan dialogue so as to ensure stability, civil peace, law and order”. While the theme for the summit is “cooperation for continuity, consolidation and consensus”, the focus remained on Afghanistan. The “New…

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The C-295MW will replace the IAF’s Avro military transport aircraft of British origin. The government today approved a deal with Airbus Defence and Space of Spain to buy 56 C-295MW transport aircraft, replacing Indian Air Force planes inducted some 60 years ago. Cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security, the contract will involve the Tata consortium manufacturing most of the units. The military transport aircraft will replace the ageing Avros of Indian Air Force, according to a Press Information Bureau release. This could potentially cost between ₹ 20,000 crore and ₹ 21,000 crore, although…

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to inaugurate the redeveloped Chandni Chowk market on September 12, officials said on Tuesday. Earlier the project was to be inaugurated on April 17 this year but was cancelled due to the second wave of COVID-19. According to officials of the Public Works Department (PWD), which is one of the agencies involved in the redevelopment work, the department has been asked to start preparations for inauguration and complete all the misses and fixes . The redeveloped Chandni Chowk is likely to be formally…

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 India’s COVID-19 infection tally rose by 42,618 in a day to reach 3,29,45,907 while the number of active cases touched 4,05,681 following an increase for the fourth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 4,40,225 with 330 more people succumbing to the viral disease, showed the data updated at 8 am. In a span of 24 hours, the active caseload rose by 5,903. The number of active cases now comprise 1.23 per cent of the total infections, while the national…

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 At least 54 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the tally in the northeastern state to 53,156, an official said on Friday. The death toll in the state rose to 261 as a 56-year-old man from the Capital Complex Region succumbed to the infection on Wednesday at a dedicated COVID hospital here, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said. “The patient died due to acute respiratory distress syndrome with COVID Pneumonia and was also suffering from hypertension,” the SSO said. Fifty fresh cases were detected through…

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On August 19, the Calcutta High Court had ordered a CBI probe into “heinous crimes of murder and rape” in Bengal after the assembly elections The Bengal government has challenged a Calcutta High Court order for a CBI probe into post-poll violence in the Supreme Court, saying the agency will not conduct a fair investigation.  “The Central Bureau of Investigation is working at behest of the Centre, don’t expect a fair investigation,” said the government of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, which has been at loggerheads with the agency for several…

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