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    Assam govt appoints 840 civil servants
    Assam

    Assam govt appoints 840 civil servants

    Guwahati, Feb 16: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday distributed appointment letters to 840 civil servants across different departments.Addressing the recruits, Sarma asserted that the appointments were made following a transparent selection process.“Today, I handed over 840...
    Farmers protest: Internet services suspended in parts of Punjab till Feb 16
    National

    Farmers' protest: Internet services suspended in parts of Punjab till Feb 16

    Chandigarh, Feb 15: Internet services have been suspended in certain areas of Punjab's Patiala, Sangrur and Fatehgarh Sahib districts till February 16 on the orders of the Ministry of Home Affairs.The order came in the wake of the farmers 'Delhi Chalo' march. According to the ministry order,...
    Sharad Pawar-led NCP will not merge with any political party: Sule
    National

    Sharad Pawar-led NCP will not merge with any political party: Sule

    Pune, Feb 15: The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party will not merge with any political party, its Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule asserted today.She was speaking to reporters after a meeting of the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) at party chief Sharad Pawar's residence here. Apart from Sharad...
    Farmers stay put at Punjab-Haryana borders for heading to Delhi
    National

    Farmers stay put at Punjab-Haryana borders for heading to Delhi

    Chandigarh, Feb 14: Scores of farmers from Punjab continued to stay put at the two borders of the state and Haryana on Wednesday while security personnel fired some tear gas shells on the protesters at the Shambhu border near Ambala. As the peasants gather there to resume their ‘Delhi Chalo’...
    Shehbaz Sharif likely to become next Pakistan PM as coalition set to cross simple majority mark
    International

    Shehbaz Sharif likely to become next Pakistan PM as coalition set to cross...

    Islamabad, Feb 14: Shehbaz Sharif is expected to become Pakistan's new prime minister as the coalition of leading political parties led by him is set to comfortably cross the simple majority mark to form the next government, ending speculation about the future of the administration after elections...
    Drugs worth Rs 1,800 cr seized in Assam under Himanta govt: FinMin
    Assam

    Drugs worth Rs 1,800 cr seized in Assam under Himanta govt: FinMin

    Guwahati, Feb 13: Asserting that there has been an overall improvement in the law and order situation in Assam, Finance Minister Ajanta Neog on Monday said that drugs worth Rs 1,800 crore have been seized since Chief Minister Himanta Biswa assumed charge nearly three years ago.Presenting the annual...
    Assam govt tables Rs 2.9 lakh crore budget, no new tax
    Assam

    Assam govt tables Rs 2.9 lakh crore budget, no new tax

    Guwahati, Feb 12: The Assam government on Monday presented a Rs 2.9 lakh crore budget for the 2024-2025 financial year with a deficit of Rs 774.47 crore and proposed no new tax. Presenting the annual financial statement for the next fiscal, Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog also said the...
    Nitish Kumar-led NDA govt wins trust vote in Bihar assembly
    National

    Nitish Kumar-led NDA govt wins trust vote in Bihar assembly

    Patna, Feb 12: The newly formed NDA government in Bihar on Monday won the trust vote in the state assembly, amid a walkout by members of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’. In the 243-strong assembly, a total of 129 members voted in favour of the motion of confidence.Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari was in the...
    El Nino conditions weakening, raise hopes of bountiful monsoon in India: Meteorologists
    National

    El Nino conditions weakening, raise hopes of 'bountiful monsoon' in India:...

    New Delhi, Feb 11:After delivering a warm 2023, El Nino conditions are set to dissipate by June this year, raising hopes of "bountiful monsoon" rains this season, meteorologists have predicted.At least two global climate agencies announced last week that El Nino, the warming of the equatorial...
    Assam first state to deliver over 1 cr Ayushman cards: Assam CM
    Assam

    Assam first state to deliver over 1 cr Ayushman cards: Assam CM

    Guwahati, Feb 11: Assam has become the first state in the country to deliver more than one crore Ayushman cards, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) scheme provides health coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family per year."Assam...
    Google Pay, Phone Pe two ticking time bombs, says Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule
    National

    Google Pay, Phone Pe two 'ticking' time bombs, says Lok Sabha member Supriya...

    New Delhi, Feb 10: Supriya Sule, an MP of the Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar, on Friday alleged that apps like Google Pay and Phone Pe are "two ticking time bombs" and sought to know what steps the government is taking to check money laundering.Participating in a discussion on 'The...
    Sitharaman tables white paper on Indian economy in Lok Sabha
    National

    Sitharaman tables white paper on Indian economy in Lok Sabha

    New Delhi, Feb 8: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled a 'White Paper on the Indian Economy' in the Lok Sabha. Sitharaman in her Interim Budget speech had announced that the government will come out with a white paper on the economy outlining the economic mismanagement in the...
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