The Union Cabinet has given its approval for a total ban on e-cigarettes in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said tat a press conference in Delhi after the Cabinet meet. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Scam Exposed: 9,300 Kilograms Of Mid Day Meal Was Being Sold By …
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The health department of the Delhi government has been directed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to begin procuring high-quality anti-pollution masks ahead of Diwali. Under the seven-point action plan of the Delhi government to tackle the extreme pollution levels post-Diwali, free masks to the public feature as a key component. File Photo. BCCL A senior Delhi government official said that …
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Recently, 28 employees have been arrested in the nutritional meal scam in Rae Bareli and Kannauj by the Uttar Pradesh government. There were protests after midday meals meant for children were found in an animal fodder godown in the Rae Bareli’s Salon area. According to a report by India Today, close to 155 bags of children’s meals were found at …
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After heavy cross-border shelling, Pakistani soldiers waved white flag as they came to a grassy knoll to retrieve the bodies of their colleagues, who were shot dead by Indian soldiers in retaliation to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC). “The white flag signifies a non-hostile intention and a message to the Indian side to refrain from retaliation while …
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Come October and Goa will welcome its tourists with open arms but there’s seems to be a catch this time around. Goa’s welcoming beach shacks might not be around to facilitate tourists when the tourism season begins next month, with the National Green Tribunal on Friday directing the state government to keep its beach shack policy on hold, until it …
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In a brave act, a Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel saved the life of a baby from a moving train at KR Puram railway station in Bengaluru on September 12. The constanble, however, sustained some injuries while trying to save the baby. Mohammad Kutty, 48, a head constable, was patrolling at the station. At 8:22pm, Yeshwantpur-Howrah train, which has only …
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Ending a four-decade old practice of the state exchequer shelling out the amount annually for them, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked ministers to start paying their own income tax. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Noida Leads By Example, Starts Using Plastic Waste In Construction Of Roads, Bihar Follows On Friday, the construction …
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Amid reports of widespread discontent and anger among the public over the implementation of the amended Motor Vehicle Act, the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha has announced a partial relaxation. The Odisha government on Monday gave a three-month window to vehicle owners to get their documents ready. BCCL/ REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE The government decision came days after the state witnessed wide-spread …
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A journalist has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh for clicking photographs of children mopping the floor in their school. On September 9, the Azamgarh district magistrate ordered a probe into the arrest. The news comes a few days after a jounalist was arrested for exposing food being served to school children in UP. The journalist was arrested on false …
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In a major embarrassment to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, a former lawmaker of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PIT) has fled the country with his family and has sought political asylum in India. Baldev Kumar, a former PTI lawmaker from Barikot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) has sought asylum in India claiming that minorities in Pakistan including Hindus and Sikhs are being …
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