Patna, March 5 JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced that he will be contesting the Rajya Sabha polls, bringing the curtain down on his tenure as the longest-serving CM of Bihar. Kumar, who has been the CM since 2005, said the new government that will be formed in the state will have his full […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 5 BJP’s Sanjay Bhatia and Congress’ Karamvir Singh Boudh will file their nominations here on Thursday for the Rajya Sabha poll for the two seats falling vacant from Haryana. On the last day of filing of nomination, the Congress announced Boudh’s name. Boudh, a retired Haryana government employee, has also […]
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Patna, March 5 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to file nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls on Thursday, according to JD(U) leaders. Kumar may file his nomination papers at the state assembly around 11 am, they said. BJP president Nitin Nabin will also file his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls. […]
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New Delhi, March 4 HK Dua, a distinguished journalist and a veteran of Indian public life who held the rare distinction of helming editorial operations at three of India’s leading newspapers, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 88. He breathed his last peacefully this afternoon at a private hospital, a member of his […]
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Jammu, March 3 A Special NIA Court in Jammu has issued a Letter Rogatory to the competent judicial authority in China for assistance in tracing the supply chain and end-user details of a mobile phone linked to the probe into last year’s Pahalgam terror attack. The Special Judge passed the order in response to an […]
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New Delhi, March 3 India holds sufficient crude and fuel inventories to meet domestic demand for petrol, diesel, and other fuels for six to eight weeks, top government sources said, cushioning the country against any short-term supply disruption amid escalating military conflict in West Asia. About half of India’s crude and LPG imports transit the […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 3 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman and Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, and expressed concern over attacks on their countries during the ongoing conflict in West Asia, officials said. In his telephonic conversations, Modi also […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 3 Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Tuesday alleged that Haryana is on the verge of a “financial emergency”, claiming that the state’s debt has surged by 456 per cent over the past 12 years under the BJP government. He said the total debt, which stood at Rs 70,925 […]
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The North News Shimla, March 3 The state government has mandated the installation of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations across commercial, public, semi-public buildings and real estate projects under the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning (17th Amendment) Rules, 2026, officials said on Tuesday. The move has been aligned with model building bye-laws, which ensures […]
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New Delhi, March 3 The Defence Ministry on Tuesday sealed contracts worth Rs 5,083 crore for the procurement of six Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) and surface-to-air missiles. While the ALH Mk-II helicopters are being procured for the Indian Coast Guard, the Shtil missiles will be deployed onboard the Indian Navy’s warships. “The contract for ALH […]
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