Day: November 1, 2019

Mizoram CM, church groups write to EC seeking bypoll deferment

Socio-economic development policy will ensure all-round growth: Mizoram CM

8:16 pm November 1, 2019

Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Friday said the state government’s flagship programme, Socio-Economic Development Policy (SEDP), will ensure all- round growth of the state. Inaugurating offices of the 14 boards under the SEDP at the Secretariat building here, the chief minister said the programme is not a dole but rather a policy to facilitate […]

JKNPP tonsure heads to protest bifurcation of J-K

8:13 pm November 1, 2019

Jammu: Some JKNPP leaders on Friday tonsured their heads to protest the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories and demanded statehood for Jammu. J-K on Thursday transitioned from a state into UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, nearly three months after Parliament abrogated the its special status. The protesting Jammu and Kashmir […]

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

President extends Chhath Pooja greetings to citizens

8:11 pm November 1, 2019

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday conveyed his greetings to the countrymen for Chhath Pooja, a festival celebrated mainly in Bihar, Jharkhand and eastern Uttar Pradesh. In a message on the eve of Chhath Pooja, the president said it was a unique festival in which devotees worshipped the sun, rivers, water bodies and […]

14-day Indo-French Army exercise commences

8:08 pm November 1, 2019

Jaipur: The opening ceremony of the 14-day long joint Indo-French exercise ‘Shakti-2019’ was held at the Mahajan field firing ranges in western Rajasthan on Friday. Soldiers of the Sikh Regiment contingent of the Indian Army’s South Western Command and the French Army’s 21st Marine Infantry Regiment of the 6th Armoured Brigade are participating in the […]

Traffic woes continue in Delhi amid farmers' protest

Notification to implement odd-even scheme issued

8:01 pm November 1, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Friday issued a notification to implement the odd-even road rationing scheme from November 4-15. Noting that the pollution situation has worsened in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Centre as well as the governments of Punjab and Haryana should give a timeline to stop stubble burning. He said […]

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