Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM launches programme to vaccinate 500 million livestock

1:32 pm September 11, 2019

Mathura (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) for eradicating Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in livestock. With 100 per cent funding from the central government till 2024, the Rs 12,652 crore programme aims at vaccinating over 500 million livestock including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

India to raise target for restoring degraded land: PM

2:20 pm September 9, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that India would raise its target for restoring degraded land from 21 million hectares to 26 million hectares by 2030. Speaking at the 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Modi said between 2015 and 2017, […]

US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

Restrictions lifted from most areas of Kashmir

2:17 pm September 9, 2019

Srinagar: Restrictions were lifted from most areas of Kashmir, except some parts of Srinagar, on Monday even as the stalemate in the Valley following abrogation of Article 370 entered its 36th day with schools closed and public transport off the roads, officials said. The restrictions have been lifted from most areas of the valley, but […]

Foreign coach’s changes helped improve my game: Sindhu

7:52 pm September 8, 2019

Mumbai: World champion P V Sindhu on Sunday said that working on the changes suggested by India’s foreign badminton coach Kim Ji Hyun helped her a lot. Olympic silver medallist Sindhu defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the final of the BWF World Championship recently. Asked how Kim Ji Hyun’s advice has impacted her game, she […]

PM Modi pays tribute to Jethmalani at his residence

6:51 pm September 8, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the residence of Ram Jethmalani to pay his last respects to the eminent jurist. Jethmalani, 95, passed away at his official residence in New Delhi on Sunday, days ahead of his 96th birthday on September 14. “PM @narendramodi paid tributes to late Shri Ram Jethmalani Ji […]