Nagpur, Mar 31 (PTI) The anti-corruption unit of the CBI has arrested an Assistant Divisional Engineer here for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.80 lakh from a contractor, an official release said. A B Chaturvedi, the accused, had allegedly demanded the bribe to clear bills of railway contractor Subash Surana, a resident of Wardha. […]
Chandigarh, Mar 31 (PTI) The Punjab cabinet on Thursday approved an extension of the state’s excise policy for three months for the period of April 1 to June 30 of the financial year 2022-23. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann here this evening, an official statement said. […]
Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) The Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to provide financial assistance to ramp up production of anti-coronavirus vaccine Covaxin at the state-run Haffkine Institute here. A decision regarding setting up of a dedicated essential facility aligned with the production technology of Bharat Biotech, the Hyderabad-based developers of Covaxin, and training of Haffkine […]
Gurugram, Mar 31 (PTI) With 60 housing societies in Gurugram seeking safety audit, officials on Thursday said the district administration has decided to set up its own structural audit team to speed up the process. The decision was taken after Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav held a special meeting with 12 structural auditing firms, the […]
Lucknow Super Giants Innings: KL Rahul c Rayudu b Pretorius 40 Quinton de Kock c Dhoni b Pretorius 61 Manish Pandey c DJ Bravo b Tushar Deshpande 5 Evin Lewis not out 55 Deepak Hooda c Ravindra Jadeja b DJ Bravo 13 Ayush Badoni not out 19 Extras: (LB-6, W-12) 18 Total: (For 4 wickets […]
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday extended its special membership drive by 15 days. It will now conclude on April 15. The membership drive was to end on March 31, according to the schedule for the party’s internal elections. “Congress President has approved the proposal of the AICC general secretaries and in-charges […]
Panaji, Mar 31 (PTI) The South Goa District Administration has ordered COVID-19 testing of all the students and teachers after 24 cases of viral infection came to light on BITS Pilani campus near Vasco town on Thursday. In an order issued here, Deputy Collector of Vasco Dattaraj Gauns Dessai said a cluster of 24 cases […]
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Tackling coronavirus situation in the last two years was nothing less than a military operation for India, Union Minister of State For External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi said on Thursday. The biggest challenges for India have been the COVID-19 pandemic, evacuation of students from Ukraine, and helping Indians return from Afghanistan, […]
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) India on Thursday defended its decision to look for “good deals” for its energy requirement amid volatility in the market, while pointing out that Europe has been a major buyer of Russian oil and gas even after the crisis in Ukraine unfolded. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made the remarks […]
Jaipur, Mar 31 (PTI) Maximum temperatures at most places in Rajasthan are being recorded five to seven notches above normal at present which is leading to heat wave conditions in the state, a meteorological department spokesperson said on Thursday. Also, during the month of March, the state recorded actual rainfall of 2.1 mm, which is […]
