In a significant move towards inclusivity and support for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), the Haryana Cabinet on Thursday approved amendments to the Haryana Disabled Pension Rules, 2016. As per the decision, 10 additional categories of PwDs in Haryana will now be eligible for pension benefits.
Kerala Congress (J) MP, Francis George on Thursday clarified that he had never said anywhere that he would support the Waqf Amendment Bill in Parliament .
The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art milk processing plant with a capacity of 1.50 lakh litres per day (LLPD) in Dhagwar, Kangra district. He said that the plant’s initial processing capacity of 1.50 LLPD can be expanded to 3 LLPD in the future.
The second edition of Lok Samvardhan Parv will be organized from January 27- February 2 by the Ministry of Minority Affairs here.
The INS Sarvekshak completed the final phase of the hydrographic survey of Mauritius covering an extensive area of over 25,000 sq. nautical miles.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the people killed in Tripura's Ulta Rath Yatra mishap and Rs 50,000 for those seriously injured.
Medical Officer at Kumarghat Subdivision Hospital, Dr Sanjit Chakma informed that six people died on the spot and 15 people are hospitalised with severe burn injuries due to electrocution.
Health Minister T Harish Rao hit out at the Governor claiming that the outdoor patient load has reduced considerably in Osmania General Hospital because of the impact of the Bustee Dawakhanas introduced by the BRS government in Telangana.
"The ordinance comes out as a constitutional fraud on the people of Delhi, its elected representatives, and the Constitution," Supreme Court Justice (retired) Madan B Lokur writes, exposing the unconstitutionality of the Centre's ordinance," Kejriwal said in a tweet while sharing an excerpt from retired Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur's article.
Under this World Bank-supported Program, no new investment in hydropower is envisaged but the program will help the state develop uniform environment and social policy and procedures.
