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VILLUPURAM: Collector Sheikh Abdul Rahman on Saturday announced that special ward meetings will be held across all municipalities and town panchayats in Villupuram district on October 27, 28, and 29. The meetings follow a government directive to discuss and prioritise essential local development works. According to the collector's office, residents from every ward are invited to actively participate in the discussions. The meetings aim to gather public inputs on key civic issues, including drin ...Read More >
NewsVoirBengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 24: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been a game-changer in India's taxation system since its rollout in 2017. After almost two decades of deliberation and planning, the country adopted a unified tax structure aimed at simplifying the complex web of state and central taxes. But the journey of GST has been anything but smooth. With its ups and downs over the past eight years, the Indian government is now implementing Next-Gen GST Reforms in 2025. ...Read More >
Minister Lokesh Naidu, who is on a seven-day visit there, says Australian govt may ease restrictions on import of prawns. Andhra Pradesh, where the shrimp industry has been hit by US President Donald Trump's tariffs, is looking to Australia as an alternative market. During a seven-day tour of the country, N Lokesh Naidu, the state's IT and HRD Minister and the son of CM Chandrababu Naidu, said the Australian government may ease restrictions on the import of prawns. Lokesh said that a long-stan ...Read More >
Shimla, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Himachal Pradesh government has accelerated tribal development with an investment of more than Rs 3,000 crore in the past two-and-a-half years in the state, government officials said on Sunday. This intervention has directly benefitted more than 35,000 tribal families through improved infrastructure, enhanced access to education and healthcare, livelihood generation programmes and better social services, an official statement said. New roads, bridges, reside ...Read More >
Kulgam, Oct 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday reviewed the progress of developmental projects, fund utilisation, and winter preparedness in the twin south Kashmir districts of Anantnag and Kulgam and called for the timely completion of projects, efficient fund utilisation, and ensuring uninterrupted power and water supply during the upcoming winter months. Chairing a review meeting of Kulgam district to assess the progress of developmental works under the District CAPEX Budget 2025-26 ...Read More >
ANANTNAG, Oct 17: Continuing his extensive tour of districts, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the developmental scenario, ongoing projects and implementation of government schemes in District Anantnag. The Chief Minister took detailed stock of the progress under District CAPEX 2025-26, Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS), and other flagship programmes. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Ministers Sakina ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Sri Lankan counterpart, Harini Amarasuriya, in New Delhi on Friday, where the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in education, technology, innovation, development partnership, and the welfare of fishermen. Later, speaking at an event organised by a television channel and a think tank, Amarasuriya described India as a "partner of long-standing trust" and said that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two nations, signed in 1 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- From the Andes to the Himalayas, a new wave of protests is unfolding across the world, driven by generational discontent against governments and anger among young people. This week, Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina was forced out of power and out of the country after a military mutiny, the culmination of weeks of demonstrations led by young protesters referring to themselves as "Gen Z Madagascar." The rage against the political establishment in the Indian Ocean island c ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- From the Andes to the Himalayas, a new wave of protests is unfolding across the world, driven by generational discontent against governments and anger among young people. On Monday Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina was forced out of power and out of the country after a military mutiny, the culmination of weeks of demonstrations led by young protesters referring to themselves as "Gen Z Madagascar." The rage against the political establishment in the Indian Ocean island co ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 1 : Rs 3,296.71 crore has been generated from the disposal of e-waste and scrap, while over 696.27 lakh sq. ft. of office space has been cleared and put to productive use, highlighted Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, while launching " ...Read More >
Kurukshetra: Haryana chief minister (CM) Nayab Singh Saini on Monday inaugurated four major paperless initiatives of the state revenue and disaster management department, aimed at providing faster, transparent, and citizen-friendly services. The new initiatives include a paperless registry system, a demarcation portal, a WhatsApp chatbot, and a revenue court case management system.A state-level programme was organised at the sub-tehsil office in Babain, Kurukshetra, where the CM formally launche ...Read More >
Tripura's government, under Chief Minister Manik Saha, has provided over 20,000 jobs with transparency, aiming to fill remaining vacancies promptly. At a recent event in Agartala, 214 GDMO and 12 librarian positions were distributed. Emphasizing doctors' and librarians' societal roles, Saha highlighted the importance of service and respect. In a significant move to address employment, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced that the state government has successfully delivered 20,036 jobs wi ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: People can now get several citizen-centric services, including birth and income certificates, inter-caste marriage benefits, incentives from government schemes and apply for driving and fertiliser licences through WhatsApp. The Odisha government on Friday unveiled 'Ama Sathi', a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will make 120 services accessible to more than 4.5 crore people across the state. Developed by Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) in collaboration with Meta, t ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday launched 'Ama Sathi', a unified WhatsApp chatbot, to offer citizens easy access to over 100 essential public services. Odisha became the second State in the country, after Andhra Pradesh, to partner with Meta for launching 'Ama Sathi', a WhatsApp chatbot for citizen services. The Ama Sathi Unified WhatsApp BOT has been developed by the Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) in collaboration with Meta India. The Unified WhatsApp Chatbot i ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The people of Odisha can now access a range of citizen-centric services, including birth and income certificates, inter-caste marriage benefits, government scheme incentives, and applications for driving and fertiliser licences, through WhatsApp. On Friday, the state government unveiled 'Ama Sathi', a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will make 120 services available to more than 4.5 crore residents across the state. Developed by the Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The people of Odisha can now access a range of citizen-centric services, including birth and income certificates, inter-caste marriage benefits, government scheme incentives, and applications for driving and fertiliser licences, through WhatsApp. On Friday, the state government unveiled 'Ama Sathi', a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will make 120 services available to more than 4.5 crore residents across the state. Developed by the Centre for Modernising Government Initiative (CMGI) ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Sep 26 (PTI) The Odisha government on Friday launched a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will make 120 services accessible like obtaining birth and income certificates to the people across the state. People can also apply for driving and fertilizer licenses, and access incentives such as the National Family Benefits Scheme using the chatbot named 'Ama Sathi' (my companion) which was launched by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, according to an official statement. Available in Odia and Eng ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a step toward citizen-centric governance, the Odisha government, in partnership with Meta, Friday launched 'Ama Sathi', a WhatsApp chatbot providing access to more than 120 citizen services for residents across the state. Odisha became the second state in India, after Andhra Pradesh, to adopt this initiative. Unveiled in the presence of Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, the initiative aims to provide convenient, last-mile access to essential public services. Through the chatbot, cit ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In partnership with Meta, the Government of Odisha today launched 'Ama Sathi', a unified WhatsApp chatbot that will make 120 citizen services accessible to more than 45 million people across the State. Unveiled in the presence of Chief Secretary Odisha Manoj Ahuja, the initiative marks a major step towards building convenient, last-mile access to essential public services. Through this chatbot, citizens will be able to access critical Government Services like obtaining Birth and In ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the performance of departments with regard to utilization of the annual budget and revenue realization in J&K. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Santosh D. Vaidya; Administrative Secretaries of all departments; Director General, Resources; Director General, Accounts & Treasuries; Director General, Budget, besides other senior officers. During the review, the Chief Secret ...Read More >
Panaji: The status of the taxi aggregator policy remains in limbo as state govt continues to scrutinise thousands of responses from stakeholders. Transport minister Mauvin Godinho on Thursday said govt is taking a cautious approach to avoid alienating either local taxi operators or the vital tourism sector."The taxi policy is not easy to form. We therefore do not want to force it. This is just a draft policy that is in the public domain," Godinho said.According to data obtained from the transpor ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sept 25: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to assess the performance of various departments regarding the utilisation of the annual budget and revenue realisation in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Santosh D. Vaidya; all Administrative Secretaries; Director General, Resources; Director General, Accounts & Treasuries; Director General, Budget; and other senior officials. During the review, the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Black Box Limited, a leading provider of digital infrastructure solutions, announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. The Company delivered a resilient performance with year-over-year improvement in both operating profit and net profitability, despite the ongoing global tariff uncertainty that impacted project execution timelines. Building on the strong operational foundation laid in FY25, when the Company completed its multi-year turnaround and achie ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued the manual for rating of properties for digital connectivity, the country's first standardised framework to evaluate how effectively buildings are equipped for high-speed, reliable digital access, according to a statement from the telecom regulator.With more than 80 per cent of mobile data consumed indoors, and high-frequency band signals of 4G and 5G often weakened by modern-day building materials, r ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): As India observes the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and External Affairs Minister on Thursday paid tribute to the people who sacrificed their lives during the Partition of India. Sharing an X post, Goyal said that on August 14, 1947, during the Partition of India, people endured the pain of violence, displacement and loss of loved ones. Also Read | Independence Day 2025: President Droupadi Murmu To Ad ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is all set to celebrate its 79th Independence Day on Friday with grandeur, gaiety, fervour and enthusiasm. The historic Red Fort has been decorated to celebrate the occasion. President's Speech On the eve of the Independence Day celebration, President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation on Thursday. In her address, Murmu will describe India's journey to the path of development. She will also describe new opportunities and challenges for India in the coming days besides high ...Read More >
Delhi news: Woman alleged she was raped by four men at a party after consuming alcohol. Four men allegedly gangraped a 24-year-old woman at a party in north Delhi's Civil Lines on Sunday night, police said on Tuesday. According to the Hindustan Times, a police officer said on Monday that the woman alleged she was raped by four men at a party after consuming alcohol. She's reportedly employed with a Gurugram-based firm. "In her complaint, she said she received a call from a male friend on Sund ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari on Wednesday appealed to the District Revenue Ministerial Employees to call off their strike and return to their work immediately. The minister said the Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue department has directed all the Collectors to reject leave applications, treat absences as unauthorised and enforce "No Work, No Pay" rule. Pujari warned that if the employees do not return to duty, their roles could be abolished and the Revenue departm ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 3 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is anti-national and only supports the Muslims of Bangladesh and Pakistan. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign meeting in Bodoland Territorial Region, Sarma also claimed that the Congress does "not respect icons of Assam", like the Kamakhya temple and Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva. "Rahul Gandhi is an anti-India person. He is only with Bangladeshi and P ...Read More >
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