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Slew of measures for tribals’ welfare; budget increased by 45.80 pc

Keeping in mind the overall socioeconomic development of the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population representing 8.6 per cent of the country's total population and spanning over 700 unique groups, the Union Government has taken a slew of measures for which the budget outlay of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs was increased by 45.80 per cent to about Rs 14925.81 crore compared to the revised estimate of 2023-24.

3676 applicants allotted provisional seats for Haj

As many as 3676 applicants from various states have been allotted provisional seats for Haj 2025. This was announced by the Haj Committee functioning under the Union Minority Affairs Ministry while releasing the second waiting list for Haj 2025.

Woman killed,stuffed in fridge in MP

A man allegedly srangled his live-in partner to death and stuffed her body inside a refrigerator about 10 months ago in his rented house and fled, but the present tenant in the same house discovered the body while cleaning the house and subsequently the police arrested the alleged killer.The shocking incident came to light in the Dewas city of Madhya Pradesh on Friday.

Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur get new Collectors

“In exercise of the powers conferred under section 20(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (Act II of 1974), the State Government do hereby appoint Shri Anupam Saha, IAS as the District Magistrate in the district of Jagatsinghpur,” the notification added.