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New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) As part of a security overhaul, the Delhi government will replace 1.4 lakh Chinese-made CCTV cameras installed across Delhi, PWD minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Wednesday. Currently, the Public Works Department (PWD) has installed approximately 2.8 lakh cameras across the city, out of which 1,40,000 CCTV cameras fitted in phase 1 were from a Chinese firm. "We have decided to phase out a significant portion of the CCTV cameras installed across the city, particularly ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Public Accounts Committee has noted that 9.61 per cent of Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks (JCOs/OR) in the Indian Army were affected by hypertension, based on data up to December 31, 2023. In its report tabled in Parliament, the Committee cited a submission by the Ministry of Defence stating that the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes among JCOs/OR stood at 9.61 per cent and 2.78 per cent respectively, which is nearly half of the corresponding figures in the gen ...Read More >
The Maharashtra government also approved the creation of the Maharashtra State River Rejuvenation Authority In a significant policy push spanning irrigation, environment, social justice, and education, the Maharashtra Cabinet led by CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday approved six key decisions aimed at addressing both long-standing and emerging challenges across the state. At the heart of the decisions is a major boost to irrigation in drought-prone regions. The Cabinet cleared ₹1,234 crore for ...Read More >
MUMBAI: As waiting times and shortages of LPG cylinders continue to rise, Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal has directed relevant government departments, local utilities, and authorities to grant permission for laying piped natural gas (PNG) pipelines within 24 hours. Bhujbal also warned that if local utilities and authorities fail to fulfill their responsibilities, city gas distribution networks will receive deemed permission to proceed with their work without formal ...Read More >
New Delhi: As many as 1.9 crore digital life certificates were generated by pensioners in the last financial year, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. All pensioners are required to submit a life certificate for the continuation of pension payment. To sort out the difficulties being faced by elderly, super senior and differently-abled pensioners in submitting digital life certificates, nationwide digital life certificate (DLC) campaigns have been held from November 1 to 30 every year from 2022 ...Read More >
Lucknow: A severe shortage of cooking gas cylinders in Uttar Pradesh has claimed a life in Rampur and sparked widespread distress among consumers, with long queues, protests and growing anxiety among families preparing for weddings. In Rampur's Milak tehsil, a 55-year-old farmer, Virendra Kumar from Manoona village, died after collapsing while waiting in a queue for a gas cylinder. He had reached Ras Dandiya village to collect a cylinder and had been standing in line for nearly two hours when h ...Read More >
New Delhi: As many as 1.9 crore digital life certificates were generated by pensioners in the last financial year, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. All pensioners are required to submit a life certificate for the continuation of pension payment. To sort out the difficulties being faced by elderly, super senior and differently-abled pensioners in submitting digital life certificates, nationwide digital life certificate (DLC) campaigns have been held from November 1 to 30 every year from 202 ...Read More >
Beed: In a major crackdown on the alleged misuse of disability benefits, the Beed Zilla Parishad (ZP) administration has suspended eight primary school teachers after an inquiry revealed that they had availed government concessions by falsely claiming hearing impairment. The action follows a detailed medical reassessment conducted by the Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan), a premier national institution. The re-evaluation found that the teachers' l ...Read More >
Aizawl, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mizoram has become the first state in the Northeast region to begin preliminary work for the Census of India, 2027, with the process officially starting on Wednesday, officials said. A senior official from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) stated that Chief Minister Lalduhoma successfully completed his self-enumeration under Phase-I (House Listing and Housing Census) of the Census of India, 2027 at his official residence. The official noted that the self-enumer ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Election Commission of India has introduced a "vote from home" facility for the Assam Legislative Assembly elections 2026, enabling senior citizens and persons with disabilities to cast their votes without visiting polling stations. According to a press release, the initiative, aimed at strengthening inclusive participation in the electoral process, allows voters aged 85 years and above and persons with disabilities (PwDs) to exercise their franchis ...Read More >
Officials said the state has a total of 1,45,598 voters in the AVSC (85+) category and 62,159 voters in the AVPD category. In a bid to boost voter turnout and make the electoral process more inclusive, the Election Commission has rolled out a range of measures in Kerala for the upcoming Assembly elections. These include home voting facilities for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, along with special arrangements to assist voters who are unwell, ensuring that more people are able to ...Read More >
Beed, Mar 31 (PTI) The authorities in Maharashtra's Beed district have suspended eight teachers of different primary schools run by the Zilla Parishad for allegedly availing government concessions through a false claim of hearing impairment, officials said on Tuesday. These teachers belong to schools located in different parts of the district and the action against them was taken following an inquiry. The action follows a detailed medical reassessment conducted by the Ali Yavar Jung National I ...Read More >
The govt reiterated that a multi-pronged approach involving enforcement, awareness, infrastructure upgrades and policy reforms is being pursued to further reduce road accidents in the UT Jammu, Mar 30: Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that road accidents in the Union Territory have shown a declining trend over the past three years, owing to the effective implementation of various road safety measures. In a written reply to the question of National Conference MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar i ...Read More >
By Sunil BadalaAs we approach FY 2026-27, the country stands at the cusp of one of the most significant overhauls of its income-tax framework in decades. With the introduction of the new Income-tax Act, 2025 and the Income-tax Rules, 2026, the Government aims to make the system even further simplified, streamlined, transparent, and taxpayer-friendly.For salaried individuals, this transition marks more than just a procedural change. It signals quite a shift in how income is reported, assessed, an ...Read More >
Srinagar, Mar 30: In a significant indicator of improving road safety, the Jammu & Kashmir government has reported a consistent decline in traffic accidents over the past three years, attributing the trend to intensified enforcement, technological interventions and widespread awareness campaigns. Replying to a question tabled by National Conference MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar, the Minister for Transport Satish Sharma stated that road accidents in the Union Territory have dropped from 6,120 in 2023 to ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Calling the DMK manifesto that was released on Sunday as the 'superstar that has entered the electoral area', the party president and Chief Minister M K Stalin said that it was an all-rounder that gave promises to women, students, youth, farmers, fisher folk, weavers, differently-abled, minorities and others. In his message on X, Stalin said on Monday that the manifesto was a "game-changing" plan for the State as it listed six steps towards progress with four for youth and two for farm ...Read More >
Flexibility: Unlike previous "freebie" models where the government distributed specific items, this scheme allows women to purchase or replace appliances of their choice, such as refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves, or induction stoves from local shops. Strategic Aim: This move is seen as a direct effort to consolidate the women's vote bank, especially with the political entry of actor Vijay and competing promises from the AIADMK. Major Welfare And Financial Pledges The DMK has propos ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Kamrup district administration has announced that for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, voters who cannot visit polling stations, including persons with disabilities and senior citizens aged 85 and above, will be able to cast their votes from home across six legislative assembly constituencies. This facility will be available between March 30 and April 1, 2026, giving eligible voters the chance to participate in the elections without leaving their residences. Election teams ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) All pension disbursing banks have been directed to monitor non-submission of digital life certificates by pensioners and to make arrangements to ensure their submission, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. To address the issue of difficulty in submission of digital life certificate (DLCs) through biometric mechanisms for elderly pensioners, the Government of India has launched the face authentication technique which requires only a smartphone for generation of DLCs ...Read More >
In a landmark ruling, India's Supreme Court has allowed the removal of life support of a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade. This is the first instance of court-approved passive euthanasia - the act of withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment - in India. The man, Harish Rana, had not left a will specifying directives for his treatment before he had an accident. India legalised passive euthanasia in 2018 but active euthanasia - any act that int ...Read More >
Lucknow, Mar 11 (PTI) The family of the 32-year-old Ghaziabad man who has been comatose for more than 12 years, in their plea to the Supreme Court, had said that allowing withdrawal of artificial life support will restore his dignity after years of irreversible suffering. The top court allowed passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, who has been in a permanent vegetative state since 2013 after suffering severe head injuries from a fall from the fourth floor of his paying guest accommodation on Augu ...Read More >
The final electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, after the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, were released on Monday by the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Archana Patnaik. Over 74 lakh names have been deleted from the rolls, according to the final list. Apart from assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, polls are also scheduled this summer in Kerala, West Bengal, Puducherry and Assam. This indicates the removal of more than 74 lakh names from the list in the poll-bound ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
Bhopal, February 23: Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Rakesh Singh said on Monday that strict action will be taken in connection with the railway overbridge collapse incident, including blacklisting the contractor, initiating action against officials found responsible, and lodging an FIR against those accountable. Describing the incident as unacceptable, Minister Singh said accountability would be fixed and necessary punitive measures would be implemented to prevent recurren ...Read More >
Bhopal, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Rakesh Singh said on Monday that strict action will be taken in connection with the railway overbridge collapse incident, including blacklisting the contractor, initiating action against officials found responsible, and lodging an FIR against those accountable. Describing the incident as unacceptable, Minister Singh said accountability would be fixed and necessary punitive measures would be implemented to prev ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) The Delhi government will begin strict enforcement of the 'No PUC, No Fuel' policy from Thursday onwards and bar non-BS VI outstation vehicles from entering the national capital, as part of stepped-up measures to combat worsening air pollution. Addressing stakeholders, including representatives of petrol pump dealers' associations and senior traffic police officers, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the government was intensifying action on multiple fronts ...Read More >
The swivel seat can be ordered as a retrofitment kit at Maruti Suzuki Arena dealerships and installed either in new WagonR models or in existing vehicles. Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday announced the launch of the WagonR with an optional swivel seat, marking a step towards improving accessibility in mass-market passenger vehicles. The feature is aimed at enhancing convenience for senior citizens and persons with disabilities, extending mobility solutions to a wider customer base. The swivel ...Read More >
Far from cricket stadiums and film sets, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were recently seen in a quiet, deeply personal moment of faith. A fresh video featuring the couple listening to Premanand Ji Maharaj has surfaced online, once again drawing attention to the spiritual path they consistently choose away from public glare. The video, shared on Bhajan Marg's YouTube channel, captures Virat and Anushka seated calmly at Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj, Varah Ghat in Vrindavan. Dressed in simple clothes, ...Read More >
Delhi residents will soon be able to pre-book their preferred liquor brands using a new government application. This initiative is part of the upcoming excise policy. The policy also aims to reduce liquor outlets in residential areas. The application will map stores and update stock availability. Consumers can check brand availability and pre-book their choices. New Delhi, Soon, Delhiites will be able to pre-book their favourite liquor brands through an application to be launched by the city go ...Read More >
Guwahati: Four major bodies of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) have jointly called for the resignation of Pro Vice Chancellor S. Umdor, citing "administrative paralysis" and a failure to implement prior assurances aimed at restoring normal functioning at the Shillong campus in Meghalaya. In a joint statement released Monday night, the NEHU Students' Union (NEHUSU), NEHU Teachers' Association (NEHUTA), NEHU Non-Teaching Staff Association (NEHUNSA), and the Khasi Students' Union (KSU) NE ...Read More >
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