Union territories

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

‘States have started implementing IMI 3.0 for kids, pregnant woman not immunised in routine drive’

4:08 pm February 23, 2021

New Delhi: Various states and Union territories have started implementing the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0, a campaign aimed at reaching those children and pregnant women who were not covered during the routine immunization program due to COVID-19, with nearly 29,000 children and 5,000 pregnant women vaccinated on the first day, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The campaign […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Centre, states need to work closely to boost economic growth: PM

2:45 pm February 20, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made a strong case for repealing archaic laws and making it easier to do business in India, stating that the center and states need to work closely to boost economic growth. Addressing the sixth Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog, the Prime Minister said that the private sector should be given full opportunity […]

Only Gujarat sent proposal to Centre under agri-market infra fund: Tomar

11:32 pm February 9, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday informed Parliament that only one state, Gujarat, has so far submitted a proposal for upgradation of agri-marketing infrastructure in 133 APMC mandis under the Rs 2,000-crore agri-market infrastructure fund. The government had in the Budget 2018-19 announced setting up of an Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) with a corpus of Rs 2,000 crore for developing […]

Reports of over 50 bird deaths received by Delhi govt, samples sent for testing, say officials

Bird deaths reported in J’khand, UP; Centre issues advisories on testing, culling operations

8:23 pm January 12, 2021

New Delhi: Fresh bird deaths were reported in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday amid cases of avian influenza in 10 states and union territories, with the Centre saying it has issued advisories regarding testing protocols and maintaining sufficient stock of PPE kits required for culling operations. In Uttarakhand, where nearly 300 birds, mostly crows, have died over the last few days, an […]

Indian Navy to conduct two-day mega drill from Tuesday

7:23 pm January 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Indian Navy will kick-start a two-day mega defence exercise on Tuesday covering the country’s 7516 km coastline and exclusive economic zone, officials said. Billed as India’s largest coastal defence exercise, it will involve all the 13 coastal states and Union Territories along with other maritime stakeholders, they said. “The second edition of […]