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MGNREGS leveraged to alleviate rural distress during Covid-19: Punjab CM

As Punjab gets ready to utilise the additional allocation to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) to help the poor, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said that the state had undertaken significant labour-intensive works in the villages to effectively leverage the scheme even during the

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Chhattisgarh shows the way to fight Coronavirus

Of the 59 Covid-19 cases recorded in the state till 14 May, all but three have been cured and no life has succumbed to the pandemic.

MHA tells CAPFs to adopt ‘swadeshi’ goods in canteens

Taking a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for encouraging local products, Home Minister Amit Shah has made it mandatory for all canteens and stores of paramilitary forces to sell only “Swadeshi” products through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The move will open great employment opportunities for farmers,

Countering Pakistan’s information warfare campaign

Unlike Islamabad’s propaganda against New Delhi, there is enough open-source information on its atrocities, mistreatment of minorities and extrajudicial killings. It’s time to show the world its true face.

Shekatkar panel recommendations accepted, big boost for infra along borders

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has accepted and implemented three important recommendations of the Committee of Experts (CoE) under the chairmanship of Lt General D B Shekatkar (Retd) relating to border Infrastructure. These were related to speeding up road construction, leading to socio-economic development in the border areas of India.

Deportees from Bahrain quarantined at Kochi naval base

The School for Naval Airmen (SFNA) situated at the headquarter of Indian Navy’s Southern Command in Kochi has been converted into a quarantine facility and is being utilised for 127 Indian deportees from Bahrain. This batch arrived at the Cochin International Airport (CIAL) by a special Gulf Air flight on

FM announces Rs 40,000 crore more for MGNREGA, slams Rahul for migrant politics

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocates this sum of money over and above the budget estimate of Rs 61,000 crore, puts out reforms in six other segments, including health and education.

Lockdown 4.0 extended till 31 May; malls, metro, air travel still barred

The Centre on Sunday extended the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown by two more weeks from 18 May, while easing curbs in areas with limited coronavirus infection to boost the economy. The lockdown 4.0 will now end on May 31, said a National Disaster Management (NDMA) order, which came after Punjab, Maharashtra

Get ready for a different and costlier air travel soon

The Covid-19 pandemic has already grounded the airline industry. But as the lockdown is gradually lifted, the entire experience of travelling by air is going to be changed, when the flight operations resume in June. To commence the domestic and international operations in India, the government is expected to take

Farmers liberated from the clutch of monopoly: Prakash Javadekar

The Union Environment and I&B Minister speaks to The Daily Guardian on the stimulus of the Modi government and the new measures announced to spur growth in Indian economy

Producers, exhibitors spar as films head to OTT platforms

Covid-19 has brought the film industry to a standstill. With no signs of ease in lockdown restrictions in the near future, filmmakers are now deciding to release their films digitally on OTT (Over the Top) platforms, causing a huge unease and furore among exhibitors like INOX, PVR, among others. OTT