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Cong promises Rs 500 gas cylinder, free ration kit

The Congress on Thursday announced the ‘Mehangai Mukti Yojana’ under which it vowed to provide gas cylinder at Rs 500, free ration kit and free electricity up to 300 units to every household per month if the party comes to power in the assembly elections in Delhi.

Punjab police busts cross-border drug cartel; kingpin held with 5 kg heroin

In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing war against drugs waged on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Tarn Taran police has busted a Pakistan-backed drug trafficking cartel with the arrest of a kingpin and seized 5 kg heroin from his possession, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday.

UP’s handicrafts set for Rs 35 cr business at Sangam market

As part of this, the magnificent 'One District, One Product' (ODOP) exhibition, set up across an expansive area of 6,000 square meters, showcases an array of exquisite handicrafts, including carpets, zari-zardozi work, Firozabad's glass toys and Varanasi's wooden toys among other things.