Bilaspur, March 26 An outbreak of Avian Influenza has been reported at a government poultry farm in Bilaspur, prompting authorities to take swift containment measures. Officials confirmed on Thursday that a total of 22,808 poultry birds have been culled to prevent the spread of the infection. In addition, 25,896 eggs and nearly 79 quintals of […]
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Chandigarh, March 26 In a major administrative reshuffle, the Haryana government has issued transfer and posting orders of 21 IAS and 42 HCS officers with immediate effect. Among the IAS who have been transferred include Geeta Bharti, Secretary to the Haryana government, Home-I and Home-II Department and Managing Director, Haryana Scheduled Castes, Finance and Development […]
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Rayavaram, March 26 Thirteen people were killed and 22 injured after a private travels bus collided with a tipper and caught fire here in Markapuram district on Thursday, police said. While earlier estimates from District Superintendent of Police V Harshavardhan Raju suggested 14 fatalities, an official release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) later confirmed […]
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New Delhi, March 26 External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar travelled to France on Thursday to attend the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, where the escalating crisis in West Asia and the continued disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are expected to dominate discussions. India is not a member of the G7, but has […]
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New Delhi, March 26 Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is responding well to treatment for a systemic infection and continues to remain under medical supervision at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, the hospital authorities said on Thursday. Chairman Dr Ajay Swaroop said that Gandhi, who was admitted on the night of March 24, is being treated […]
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Srinagar, March 26 The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch in Kashmir on Thursday carried out searches at three locations in Srinagar and Budgam districts in connection with the alleged siphoning of government funds during COVID-19 pandemic by two people. The case was initiated on the basis of a written complaint submitted by Sanjay Kumar […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on March 28 to inaugurate the first phase of Noida International Airport in Jewar, in what the government is calling a major boost to India’s aviation infrastructure. Modi is scheduled to tour the terminal building of the airport in Gautam […]
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New Delhi, March 25 The government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that 1,300 posts in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 505 posts in the Indian Police Service (IPS) are lying vacant. In a written reply, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said there were 5,577 IAS officers in position against a […]
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New Delhi, March 25 Amid the West Asia conflict, a total of 1,043 Indian nationals, including 717 students, have crossed out of Iran with the assistance of the mission in Tehran, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday. At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia situation, Aseem R Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf), […]
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New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea against a recent home ministry circular on singing of national song Vande Mataram at official events and schools, saying the directive was not mandatory. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi noted that […]
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