CM Yogi to launch projects worth Rs 25 cr for secondary education in Gorakhpur

CM Yogi to launch projects worth Rs 25 cr for secondary education in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur, March 1 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch projects worth Rs 25 crore in the secondary education sector in Gorakhpur on Sunday.

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PM Modi chairs BJP CEC meet to pick candidates for LS polls

PM Modi chairs BJP CEC meet to pick candidates for LS polls

New Delhi, March 1 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) to finalise the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

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PM Modi chairs late night CEC meeting to pick candidates for LS polls

PM Modi chairs late night CEC meeting to pick candidates for LS polls

New Delhi, Feb 29 - The meeting of BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) began on Thursday at the party headquarters in national capital to finalise the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, party sources said.

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Singapore solar energy company to invest in Madhya Pradesh, says CM Yadav

Singapore solar energy company to invest in Madhya Pradesh, says CM Yadav

Bhopal, Feb 29 - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said there is enormous scope for investment in the state and his government is committed to provide a business-friendly environment to investors.

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Punjab CM inaugurates Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Mohali

Punjab CM inaugurates Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Mohali

Chandigarh, Feb 29 - Holding the Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress regimes responsible for the "appalling state" of government institutions, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said his government is committed to offering superior facilities in these institutions, ensuring no citizen is

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‘Great News!’, PM Modi hails rise in country’s leopard population

‘Great News!’, PM Modi hails rise in country’s leopard population

New Delhi, Feb 29 - The rise in leopard population in India has drawn applause and appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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FM Sitharaman hands over 101 precious antiquities seized by Customs to ASI

FM Sitharaman hands over 101 precious antiquities seized by Customs to ASI

New Delhi, Feb 29 - Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as many as 101 valuable antiquities that were seized from smugglers by different field formations of the Customs Department.

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DRDO successfully flight tests ‘Very Short-Range Air Defence System’

DRDO successfully flight tests ‘Very Short-Range Air Defence System’

New Delhi, Feb 29 - The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted two successful flight tests of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Gadkari okays Rs 3,549 cr package for highways in Madhya Pradesh

Gadkari okays Rs 3,549 cr package for highways in Madhya Pradesh

New Delhi, Feb 29 - Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has approved Rs 3,549.48 crore for the construction and strengthening of various National Highway projects in Madhya Pradesh.

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8th Indian in Qatar to return after fulfilling ‘certain requirements’: MEA

8th Indian in Qatar to return after fulfilling ‘certain requirements’: MEA

New Delhi, Feb 29 - The Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday that the eighth Indian Navy veteran who was sentenced to death in Qatar along with seven others on espionage charges will return home after fulfilling 'certain requirements'.

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Centre sanctions Rs 6,728 crore for Frontier Highway in Arunachal

Centre sanctions Rs 6,728 crore for Frontier Highway in Arunachal

New Delhi, Feb 29 - Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said an allocation of Rs 6,728.33 crore has been approved for constructing eight stretches covering 305 km on NH-913 (Frontier Highway) in Arunachal Pradesh.

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Cabinet clears Rs 24,400 crore fertiliser subsidy to farmers for kharif season

Cabinet clears Rs 24,400 crore fertiliser subsidy to farmers for kharif season

New Delhi, Feb 29 - The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a Rs 24,420 crore proposal for fixing the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) rates on phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers and inclusion of 3 new fertiliser grades under NBS scheme for the Kharif season

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Cabinet approves royalty rates for 12 critical minerals

Cabinet approves royalty rates for 12 critical minerals

New Delhi, Feb 29 - The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the royalty rates for 12 critical and strategic minerals - beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, gallium, indium, rhenium, selenium, tantalum, tellurium, titanium, tungsten, and vanadium.

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About 20-odd Indians stuck in Russia, efforts on for their early release: MEA

About 20-odd Indians stuck in Russia, efforts on for their early release: MEA

New Delhi, Feb 29 - At least 20 Indians, who had gone as support staff to work with the Russian Army, are stuck in that country and efforts are on to seek their early release, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday,

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PM KISAN: Rs 3 lakh crore disbursed till date, 90 lakh new beneficiaries added during Viksit Bharat campaign

PM KISAN: Rs 3 lakh crore disbursed till date, 90 lakh new beneficiaries added during Viksit Bharat campaign

New Delhi, Feb 29 - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN), a flagship scheme of Modi government, continues to achieve new milestones in providing financial assistance to farmer families across the country via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

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UP govt to come up with documentary on Ayodhya makeover

UP govt to come up with documentary on Ayodhya makeover

Ayodhya, Feb 29 - The Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh will be coming up with a documentary film on the overall development and makeover of Ayodhya.

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Govt launches new railway plan to cut cost of moving coal from mines by Rs 21,000 cr a year

Govt launches new railway plan to cut cost of moving coal from mines by Rs 21,000 cr a year

New Delhi, Feb 29 - Union Minister of Coal Pralhad Joshi on Thursday launched a groundbreaking 'Coal Logistics Plan and Policy' aimed at a strategic shift towards a railway-based system to evacuate coal from the pitheads of mines, which will cut transport costs

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Twelve-member panel to supervise inventory of Ratna Bhandar at Jagannath Temple

Twelve-member panel to supervise inventory of Ratna Bhandar at Jagannath Temple

Bhubaneswar, Feb 29 - Following the direction of the Orissa High Court, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has constituted a high-level committee under the chairmanship of former Supreme Court judge Arijit Pasayat for the supervision of the inventory process for ornaments, jewellery and

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Indian innovation key to solving health, agriculture, climate issues: Bill Gates

Indian innovation key to solving health, agriculture, climate issues: Bill Gates

New Delhi, Feb 29 - Indian innovations across the spectrum are fantastic and are the key to solving problems in the field of health, agriculture, gender and climate, Microsoft Co-founder and philanthropist, Bill Gates, said in the national Capital on Thursday.

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UP to have fire stations at tehsil level: Yogi

UP to have fire stations at tehsil level: Yogi

Lucknow, Feb 29 - Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that the state will soon become the first state in the country to have fire stations at the tehsil level.

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