Assam plans to remove jail punishment in labour law violation cases
Guwahati: In all the bills, the punitive measure of imprisonment has been removed but the amount of fine has been hiked by several times
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
Ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 approved for next of kin of COVID-19 victims: govt
New Delhi: The primary responsibility for disaster management, including disbursal of relief assistance to the affected people, rests with the state governments concerned
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
Better Assam-Meghalaya coordination could have averted Mukroh clash: Sangma
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said the clash at Mukroh village near the Assam border, that left six people dead, could have been averted had all agencies of the two state governments kept “proper coordination and
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
Karnataka legislature to pass resolution: Not an inch of land will be given to Maharashtra
Belagavi (K'taka): Bommai said, "There is no ambiguity or confusion" and that he has reiterated the State's stand very clearly at the meeting with Amit Shah, without any dilution
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
Union minister Irani questions WEF’s gender gap assessment which ranked India at 135th place
Gandhinagar: Irani said the Index also did not take into account the women who have been financially empowered through Central schemes like Mudra Yojana and Stand Up India etc
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
Naxal violence reduced by 77 per cent in 11 years: Govt tells Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Only 191 police stations of 46 districts reported LWE related violence in 2021 as compared to high of 465 police stations of 96 districts in 2010
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
4.21 cr hospital admissions authorised under PM-JAY till 14 Dec: Govt
New Delhi: AB PM-JAY is the largest publicly funded health insurance scheme which provides a health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to poor and vulnerable families
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
Amid spurt in Covid cases in US, China, Centre asks states to increase genome sequencing of positive samples
New Delhi: Public health challenge of COVID-19 still persists around the world with around 35 lakh cases reported weekly
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
CM Rio launches Nagaland State Disaster Management Information System
Kohima: The NSDMA, Home Department, is on the path towards developing a decentralized relief payment system to fulfill the obligation of timely relief payment to the affected communities/families by the extreme weather disaster events
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
115 daily wage earners, 63 housewives committed suicide every day in 2021, govt tells Lok Sabha
New Delhi: According to National Crime Records Bureau data,1,64,033 persons died of suicide in the country last year
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
Pakistan’s security officials launch major operation to flush TTP militants and free hostages
Peshawar: The TTP last month called off a ceasefire agreed upon with the federal government in June and ordered its militants to stage terrorist attacks across the country
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
Design for new King Charles III bank notes unveiled in UK
London: The new notes with the King are expected to enter circulation by mid-2024 and the current notes featuring the Queen will continue to be in regular use in parallel
PTI / 20 Dec, 2022
