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Delhi-Dehradun Expressway latest news: Once operational, the expressway will play a key role in easing congestion in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and reducing traffic on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway and other connecting highways. Delhi-Dehradun Expressway status, Delhi-Dehradun Expressway opening date: The much-awaited Delhi-Dehradun Expressway has missed its deadline and is now expected to open soon for vehicular traffic. Once operational, the expressway will play a key role in ...Read More >
The Prime Ministers Museum and Library is housed in the historic Teen Murti campus located south of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi A day after the Congress questioned the government's claims in Parliament that no Jawaharlal Nehru-related documents were missing from the Prime Ministers Museum and Library, the Centre issued a statement on Wednesday. In a series of posts on X, the Ministry of Culture rejected the opposition's claims . On JN papers: Vide letter dated 29.04.2008 Shri M V Rajan, re ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The government on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for keeping "51 cartons of Jawaharlal Nehru papers" and sought their return to Prime Ministers' Museum and Library (PMML) so that scholars and Parliament can access the crucial historical records of 'Nehruvian' times, asserting that these documents "belong in public archives, not behind closed doors". Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, in a post on X, also sought to clarify the Centre's writte ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Concerned about the negative global perception of the National Capital due to ongoing severe air pollution, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, chaired a high-level meeting to completely ban demolition works in the National Capital Region (NCR) during the peak pollution period, improve last-mile public transport, and address encroachments. The minister asked all agencies to work in mission mode to achieve a 40 per cent reduction in the air quality index over the next year. He emphasized ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has reportedly accused the state's principal Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misleading voters, claiming the existence of over a crore of illegal electors. This followed the publication of data from the Election Commission's draft electoral roll in its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). However, Trinamool leaders themselves had equally contributed to building an environment of uncertainty and fear over ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated the historic World Cup-winning Indian Squash team on Wednesday. The mixed team, comprising Joshna Chinappa, Abhay Singh, Velavan Senthilkumar and Anahat Singh, scripted history in Chennai last Saturday. The win marked India's maiden Squash World Cup title, improving on their previous best finish of a bronze medal at the 2023 edition. India registered a 3-0 victory over top-seeded Ho ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Vande Bharat Express connecting Punjab's Ferozpur and Delhi will now stop at Barnala, Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu announced on Wednesday. The Centre agreed to the demand raised by AAP MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and local BJP leaders, adding a Vande Bharat stop in Barnala. Also Read | Gruha Laxmi Scheme Row in Karnataka: Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar Claims She Is Being Targeted as She Is Woman; BJP Asks Her Not To Play Victim Card. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17: Lok Sabha, on Wednesday, passed the nuclear energy bill with Union minister Jitendra Singh asserting that it would help India achieve its target of 100 GW atomic energy generation by 2047. The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation, was passed by voice vote amid a walkout by the Opposition. Singh termed the bill a "milestone legisl ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Vande Bharat Express connecting Punjab's Ferozpur and Delhi will now stop at Barnala, Minister of State for Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu announced on Wednesday. The Centre agreed to the demand raised by AAP MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and local BJP leaders, adding a Vande Bharat stop in Barnala. "There is good news for Barnala. There was demand because the Vande Bharat train did not stop in Barnala. Even our BJP leaders and MP Meet Hayer told me to co ...Read More >
Malavalli: President Droupadi Murmu has lauded JSS Mahavidyapeetha for being one of the prestigious educational institutions of the country and Suttur Mutt for making constant efforts for development in the fields of religion, health and economy. The President was addressing the gathering after formally inaugurating the six-day 1066th Jayanti celebrations of Adi Jagadguru of Suttur Mutt Sri Shivarathri Shivayogi Swamiji, at Shanti College grounds in the town yesterday. President Murmu said, th ...Read More >
Mandya: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy and Agriculture and Mandya District Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy, the friends turned foes, shared the dais yesterday. However, the political bête noires, though seated next to each other, during the ceremonial photo-shoot with the President, during the inauguration of 1066th Jayanti celebrations of Adi Jagadguru of Suttur Mutt Sri Shivarathri Shivayogi Swamiji, chose to remain unfazed. They neither exchanged pleasantries nor ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) A Bill replacing the 20-year-old MNREGA and seeking to guarantee rural jobs for 125 days every year came up for discussion in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asserting that the measure will not only ensure employment but also fulfil Mahatma Gandhi's dream of making villages self-reliant. Moving the Bill for consideration and passage, Chouhan, the Union Rural Development Minister, said the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevi ...Read More >
Malavalli: Even as the verbal duel between Mandya District in-Charge Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy and Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), who represents Mandya Constituency in the Lok Sabha, over establishment of Industries in Mandya continues, N. Cheluvarayaswamy has asked H.D. Kumaraswamy to apply to KIADB (Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board) for allotment of land, mentioning the area required. Speaking to press persons at Travellers Bungalow in Mal ...Read More >
Nitin Nabin has taken charge as the Bharatiya Janata Party's national working president. He expressed gratitude for the support from his state and constituency. Nabin thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leaders for the opportunity. Bihar BJP Minister Dilip Jaiswal highlighted Nabin's young age as an inspiration for Indian youth. Nitin Nabin, the newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national working president, assumed charge of his official duties at the party headquarter ...Read More >
Road accident victims will be entitled to cashless medical care of up to Rs 1.5 lakh for the first seven days, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari told the Rajya Sabha. In what can be described as a major push to remove cost-related delays in emergency care, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that road accident victims across the country will now be eligible for cashless medical treatment of up to Rs 1.5 lakh for the first seven days of hospitali ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the nuclear energy bill with Union minister Jitendra Singh asserting that it would help India achieve its target of 100 GW atomic energy generation by 2047. The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation, was passed by voice vote amid a walkout by the opposition. Singh termed the bill a "milestone leg ...Read More >
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday (December 17) that the Delhi-Dehradun expressway, which is expected to cut travel time between the two cities from around 6.5 hours to just two hours, will be opened to the public within the next 10-15 days. Currently, the travel time between the two cities is five to six hours. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Gadkari said he has sought time from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the inauguration of the 212-kilometre, six-lane access-contr ...Read More >
Patna, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister for Communications and Development of the North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed National Working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nitin Nabin, at the party's central office on Wednesday and congratulated him on his new responsibility. During the meeting, detailed and constructive discussions were held on strengthening the party organisation from the booth level to the state level, ensuri ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday described the government's nuclear energy bill as a "dangerous leap into privatised nuclear expansion" without adequate safeguards and asserted that the pursuit of capital cannot be allowed to override the requirements of public safety, environmental protection and victim justice. Participating in a debate on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill in the Lok Sabha, Tharoor ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The satellite-based toll collection system will be operational across the country by 2026-end, which will eliminate the waiting time at toll plazas for commuters and bring more revenue for the government, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to supplementaries during the Question Hour, the road transport and highways minister said the new technology will be satellite and AI-based and commuters will not have to wait at toll plazas ...Read More >
Bilaspur (HP), Dec 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday promised to clear all pension arrears by 2027 and to include effective decisions in the interest of pensioners in the upcoming state budget. Speaking at the Pensioners' Day function organised by the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners' Joint Front at Ghumarwin in Bilaspur district, Sukhu said the state government has spent Rs 2,155 crore to clear arrears of employees and pensioners. Stating that the state i ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Despite facing criticism, senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday stood by his controversial comments that India faced a "total defeat" in aerial fight with Pakistan on the first day of Operation Sindoor on May 7. The former Union minister refused to apologise for his comments on the Indian military operation against terror hubs in Pakistan and PoK in aftermath of massacre of tourists at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir in April. Talking to reporters in Pune on ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17: Expressing concern over the high number of fatalities in road accidents, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari ,on Wednesday, said the Centre plans to provide states with modern ambulances, with the condition that they must reach accident sites within 10 minutes. Replying to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Gadkari said the ambulances would be equipped with specialised tools to evacuate victims from accident spots. He al ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Opposition MPs Wednesday strongly pitched for sending the nuclear energy bill moved by the government to a parliamentary panel for wider consultations while members from the ruling coalition "wholeheartedly" supported the legislation saying it will prove helpful in making the country energy sufficient. Participating in the debate in Lok Sabha on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tigh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The Delhi-Dehradun expressway, which will reduce travel time between the two cities to two hours from the existing 6.5 hours, will be open for public in the next 10-15 days, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the road transport and highways minister said he has sought time from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the inauguration of the 212-kilometre 6-lane access controlled expressway. "In the next 10-15 days, the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday met newly elected Uttar Pradesh state BJP President and Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in the national capital. Pankaj Chaudhary, a seven-time MP from Maharajganj since 1991, has succeeded Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, who was appointed state BJP president in August 2022. Also Read | Maharashtra: Arrest Warrant Issued Against State Minister Manikrao Kokate After 2-Year Sentence in Housing ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Punjab Governor and Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday met Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Manohar Lal Khattar and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the national capital. During the meetings, wide-ranging discussions were held on key issues concerning Punjab and Chandigarh, including infrastructure development, urban planning, road connectivity, public welfare initiatives and coordinated efforts between the Centre, the state and the Chandiga ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Government has disabled access to 43 OTT platforms for displaying obscene content, Union Minister L Murugan said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply, the minister of state for information and broadcasting said OTT platforms are under obligation not to transmit any content prohibited by law. In response to a separate question, Murugan said the Central Board of Film Certification is a statutory authority established under the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to examine and ce ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Expressing concern over high fatalities in road accidents, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the Centre plans to provide states with modern ambulances with the condition that these vehicles must reach accident spots within 10 minutes. Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways acknowledged that the government has not been successful in reducing the number of deaths due to road accident ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday described the government's nuclear energy bill as a "dangerous leap into privatised nuclear expansion" without adequate safeguards and asserted that the pursuit of capital cannot be allowed to override the requirements of public safety, environmental protection and victim justice. Participating in a debate on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill in the Lok Sabha, Tharoor claimed that ...Read More >
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