Odisha govt presents Rs 2.30L cr budget for 2023-24
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Friday presented the annual budget of Rs 2.30 lakh crore for the year 2023-24 in the state Assembly. The outlay is 15 per cent more than the full-fledged budget of 2022-23.
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National Health/Medicine 07:58 PMOver 3.4mn lives saved by India's Covid vax strategy: Mandaviya
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National Immigration/Law 07:42 PMKarnataka HC notice to BJP government over political secretary, advisor posts
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Drugs abuse a matter of national concern: Om Birla
Gangtok, Feb 24 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday urged the elected representatives and legislatives to undertake a 'Jan Andolan' in their respective states to collectively eradicate drugs abuse in India.
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'Accountability must at every level': SC on PIL to debar those facing serious charges from polls
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday observed that there must be accountability at every level and citing government offices, stressed that a common man is bogged down by corruption, while giving the Centre the final opportunity to file its reply to a PIL for debarring those persons facing trial for serious offences from contesting polls.
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AIADMK rules out inducting Panneerselvam, Sasikala
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court upheld the position of K. Palaniswami as the leader of AIADMK, the party's Organising Secretary D. Jayakumar on Friday that the AIADMK will welcome anyone other than deposed coordinator O. Panneerselvam, former interim General Secretary V.K. Sasikala and AMMK General Secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran.
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Witness in Raju Pal murder case shot at in UP
Prayagraj (UP), Feb 24 (IANS) Umesh Pal, the main witness in the murder of then BSP MLA, Raju Pal, was shot at while entering his house on Friday evening.
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Shah seeks Kol community's support in MP Assembly polls
Bhopal, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday addressed 'Kol Mahakumbh' (Kol tribal convention) organised by Madhya Pradesh government in Satna district. The mega event was organised to observe the birth anniversary of the Kol tribal community icon, Sabri Mata.
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High Command to decide on Chhattisgarh Chief Ministership: Singh Deo
Raipur, Feb 24 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Health Minister T.S. Singh Deo on Friday asserted that the issue of Chief Ministership is still open in the state and the Congress high command has to take decision on it.
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Mayor orders recounting of votes following AAP-BJP councillors' ruckus in House
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The newly elected MCD Mayor Shelly Oberoi has given order to recount the votes for the standing committee members following the ruckus in the House created by BJP and AAP councillors.
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SIT indicts Badals, ex-DGP Saini for 2015 Kotkapura firing case
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing cases of sacrilege and police firing in 2015, on Friday filed a charge sheet in a court in Punjab's Faridkot indicting Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal and former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini as masterminds.
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Teachers' scam: Primary teachers recruited in 2016 without any aptitude test
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) A number of primary teachers were appointed in different state-run schools of West Bengal in 2016 without undergoing any proper aptitude test, as per as lawyer.
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India can send wheat to Pak to avert food crisis there: RSS' Krishna Gopal
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) joint general secretary Krishna Gopal has said that India is in a position to send wheat to Pakistan to avert the food crisis in the neighbouring country.
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LG Secretariat writes to CM's Office to address financial crisis in DU colleges
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Acting upon representations made by National Democratic Teachers Front (NDTF) and Delhi University Principals' Association (DUPA) in connection with fund cuts by the Delhi government to 12 Delhi University colleges, the L-G Secretariat has written to the Chief Minister's Office to address these concerns.
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Day after mayhem, radical leader Amritpal Singh's aide released from jail
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Radical preacher Amritpal Singh's aide Lovepreet Singh, who was accused of kidnapping among other charges, walked out of a jail on Friday, hours after a court ordered his release based on the application of police.
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Remove Sukhbir Badal from Akali Dal to save party: Bibi Jagir Kaur
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Leaders expelled from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) have raised a tirade against party chief Sukhbir Badal and his close aides by saying they should be removed from the party to 'save' it from extinction.
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Stop taking direct orders from L-G: Delhi govt to dept secretaries
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Underlining the Transaction of Business Rules (TBR), Delhi government has directed all the concerned officers to stop taking direct orders from the Lt. Governor office.
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Vivekananda Reddy murder case: Kadapa MP appears before CBI
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (IANS) YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MP from Kadapa, Y.S. Avinash Reddy on Friday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in former Andhra Pradesh minister, Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy's murder case.
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Shiv Sena demands sacking of Bihar Minister for slur on Army
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) The ruling Shiv Sena condemned and demanded the sacking of a Bihar Minister for his objectionable comments on the Centre's Agnipath scheme for the youth, here on Friday.
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BJP General Secretaries to meet on Feb 26
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) BJP national president J.P. Nadda will chair a meeting of party General Secretaries on February 26 here to discuss the upcoming Assembly elections and 2024 Lok Sabha polls besides the G20 preparations.
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Time to shut down home ministry in Raj: Union Minister Shekhawat
New Delhi/Jaipur, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday attacked the Ashok Gehlot government over the law and order situation in the state, and said that the state home ministry should be shut down.
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PM: Shivamogga airport will boost commerce, connectivity & enhance tourism
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the airport in Shivamogga, Karnataka will boost commerce, connectivity and enhance tourism.
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K'taka Cong promises 10 kg free rice to every BPL card holder if voted to power
Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS) Karnataka Congress unit on Friday promised to provide 10 kilograms of free rice to every family member of a BPL card holder if voted to power.
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India will become world's third largest economy soon: Rajnath
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) India will become the third largest economy in the world in the next few years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh claimed on Friday.
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Cong decides not to hold elections to CWC
Raipur, Feb 24 (IANS) The steering committee of the Congress on Friday decided not to hold elections to the CWC, and the party president was authorised to constitute it.
