BSP announces star campaigners for Uttar Pradesh by-elections

BSP announces star campaigners for Uttar Pradesh by-elections

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjeen | Lucknow

As Uttar Pradesh gears up for by-elections on nine assembly seats, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has released a list of 40 star campaigners, including BSP supremo Mayawati and senior leader Satish Chandra Mishra. These leaders will work tirelessly to secure victories for the party in the upcoming elections, the...

NITI Aayog launches ‘Jal Utsav' festival to promote water conservation and sustainability

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Government's premier think tank, NITI Aayog will be launching a fortnight long 'Jal Utsav' festival starting Wednesday to create awareness and sensitivity towards water management, conservation and sustainability. Jal Utsav  which comes amid an ongoing global and national water crisis will be implemented in 20 Aspirational Districts/Blocks between November 6-24,...

Assam CM questions Sonia Gandhi's nationality amid citizenship row

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 | PTI | Palongha/Assam

Hitting out at the Congress for questioning the legitimacy of the citizenship of a BJP by-poll candidate in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that questions can also be raised on the nationality of the opposition party's top leader Sonia Gandhi. The Congress in its campaigning for Dholai...

Union Minister launches ‘Tulip' digital platform to empower marginalised artisans

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Virendra Kumar, on Tuesday inaugurated a new digital platform 'Tulip' aimed at improving market access for artisans from marginalised communities, including Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), safai karmacharis, persons with disabilities, and minority groups. The platform was launched...

Centre releases 15th Finance Commission grants for rural local bodies in Haryana, Tripura and Mizoram

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Centre has disbursed the first installment of the 15th Finance Commission grants for 2024-25 to rural local bodies in Haryana, Tripura, and Mizoram, as per the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj. In particular, Haryana has received untied grants totaling Rs. 194.867 crores. This amount will be allocated to 18 eligible...

ICG convenes 26th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan meeting

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) convened the26 th National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan (NOSDCP) meeting here on Tuesday chaired by Director General Paramesh Sivamani, Chairperson NOSDCP. The meeting saw the participation of approximately 80 delegates from various ministries, central and state governments, ports, and oil handling agencies, Coast Guard said. The...

SC junks plea against quashing of LOC issued to ex-house help of Sushant Singh Rajput

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre's appeal against an order that quashed a look out circular (LOC) issued to the former house help of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan dismissed the appeal noting no one had appeared in...

India to launch European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission in December

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

India will launch the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission early next month from the spaceport at Sriharikota, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said here on Tuesday. He said the two satellites that are part of the Proba-3 mission to study the Sun were brought to Sriharikota on Tuesday morning for...

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