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TRADERS KEENLY LOOK FORWARD TO BUDGET 2021-22

01 Feb 2021 08:34 AM IST

The traders of the country left no stone unturned to maintain the supply of essential commodities across the country during the corona lock-down, but despite that, traders were disappointed in the absence of any allocation to traders in various economic packages. There is a lot of hope on the Union

PM MODI TO DEDICATE TO THE NATION KEY OIL, GAS AND ROAD SECTOR PROJECTS

01 Feb 2021 08:32 AM IST

The public function will be held in Haldia on 7 February; Governor & CM likely to grace the event.

Deepika Padukone quotes Mahatma Gandhi hailing PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’

01 Feb 2021 08:30 AM IST

New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the increasing participation of women in every field in the country during his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat,’ actor Deepika Padukone expressed happiness towards the Prime Minister’s words. The ‘Chhapaak’ actor shared a tweet by the Prime

Lt Gen C.P. Mohanty relinquishes command of the Southern Army

01 Feb 2021 08:29 AM IST

Lieutenant General C.P. Mohanty relinquished the command of Southern Army on 31 January. In a solemn ceremony on his departure, the Army Commander paid homage to the martyrs by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial, Pune. The General Officer is moving to Delhi to assume the coveted appointment

Coast Guard celebrating its 45th Raising Day today

01 Feb 2021 08:28 AM IST

From a modest beginning with just seven surface platforms in 1978, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has grown into a formidable force with 156 ships and 62 aircraft in its inventory and is likely to achieve targeted force levels of 200 surface platforms and 80 aircraft by 2025. On Monday,

CHINESE CHEQUERS: HOW SECURE WILL INDIA BE IN 2021?

01 Feb 2021 08:26 AM IST

Chinese strategic aim in 2021 will demand to hold on to its gains and get Indian troops out of Kailash Range. The Xi Jinping-led dispensation plans to make Indians pull back from Kailash Range in exchange of PLA pulling back slightly from some unimportant areas.

AT MINUS 8.8, SRINAGAR RECORDS COLDEST NIGHT AFTER 30 YEARS

01 Feb 2021 08:08 AM IST

Frozen water supplies trigger requests for drinking water tankers. Srinagar city registered the coldest night after three decades as minus 8.8-degree Celsius temperature was recorded here by MET officials. Amid this severe cold wave, more taps are becoming dry as the water pipes have frozen. Growing shortage of drinking water

Pulse polio programme to cover 91 lakh kids in Telugu states

01 Feb 2021 08:07 AM IST

A pulse polio programme began in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday to cover 91 lakh children below five years. Children of 0-5 years were administered the drops at thousands of booths set up in all 33 districts of Telangana and 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh. The programme was launched

TOMAR COUNTERS ‘MISINFORMED’ PAWAR’S VIEWS ON FARM LAWS

01 Feb 2021 08:04 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar reiterated on Sunday that the new farm laws will not affect the current MSP system and APMC’s mandis. Countering the views of former Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Tomar said that mandis will be more competitive and cost effective in

Capt Amarinder lashes out at AAP’s demand for Punjab Police at Delhi borders, calls it ‘illogical and frivolous’

01 Feb 2021 08:02 AM IST

Lashing out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its demand to deploy Punjab Police force for the protection of agitating farmers at Delhi’s borders, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday said that “Arvind Kejriwal’s party had clearly lost all sense of constitutional and legal propriety”, and was “ignorant even

PUNJAB CM CALLS ALL-PARTY MEET TO EVOLVE CONSENSUS ON FARMERS’ STIR

01 Feb 2021 08:01 AM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday to evolve a consensus on the way forward on the issue of the farm laws and the farmers’ agitation in the light of the recent developments in Delhi. The meeting will be held at 11 am at

MAMATA DID INJUSTICE TO BENGAL, PUSHED STATE BACKWARD IN EVERY FIELD: AMIT SHAH

01 Feb 2021 07:59 AM IST

Slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief, under her leadership has done injustice to people of the state and has taken West Bengal backward in every field. Shah made the statement while addressing a rally in