Kejriwal to use free electricity as an election plank for AAP in Punjab
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday made clear his poll strategy of using free electricity to catapult his party to power in Punjab — a tactic AAP successfully applied in Delhi and was criticised for by its rivals in the National capital. In...
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Punjab extends Covid curbs till July 10
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‘Strictly enforce Covid norms in high positivity districts’
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339 new infections in BBSR
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CM opens new Covid Hosp in Deogarh
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Odisha seeks changes in draft Ports Bill
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Matric offline exam in July, says BSE
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Be poised to prevent third wave: CM
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Cabinet OKs raising Govt contribution to NPS to 14%
In a bonanza for State Government employees, the State Cabinet on Tuesday raised the Government’s contribution to the National Pension Scheme to 14 per cent of basic salary from the current 10 per cent. The minimum employee contribution will, however, remain at 10 per cent. Cabinet Coordination department Secretary, Vandana Dadel...
Jamshedpur girl gets Rs 1.2 lakh for a dozen mangoes
Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown induced by it has distressed many in their personal lives. However, many of them have fought back to face the challenges in life. Jamshedpur’s 12-year old Tulsi Kumari, whose fight reaped fruits after Valuable Edutainment Pvt Ltd bought a dozen of her mangoes for Rs 1,20,000...
Covid-19: State stares at vaccine shortage
State may have to put Covid-19 immunisation drive on hold in many centres from Wednesday as it stares at a shortage of vaccines, health officials said on Tuesday, adding the next supply of vaccines is likely to reach Jharkhand on July 2 and the vaccination centres utilised almost the entire...
NIA to probe drone attacks on Jammu Air Force Station
The Centre on Tuesday entrusted the investigation into the drone attacks on the Jammu Air Force Station to the federal anti-terror probe agency—National Investigation Agency (NIA)—as the case entails suspected international ramifications in the first of its kind aerial terror attack on a defence installation. Meanwhile, the preliminary probe by a...
JP Agarwal likely to be appointed AICC general secy of poll-bound Punjab
Senior Congress leader and former MP from Delhi JP Agarwal is likely to be appointed as the AICC general secretary incharge for poll-bound Punjab by replacing Harish Rawat who will be released for the Assembly poll management in Uttarakhand. With the Aam Admi Party (AAP) flexing its muscles in both the...
SC upholds Delhi HC order on Vista project
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Delhi High Court verdict rejecting a PIL against the Central Vista project. A Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose demanded why the petitioners, who sought a halt on construction of the project citing COVID-19, singled out Central Vista when construction...
Pfizer, Moderna jabs produce strong immune responses: Study
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the first two jabs authorised for emergency use against Covid-19 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have been found to produce immune responses that are both strong and potentially long-lasting. While both vaccines performed well in clinical trials, and have been widely credited with reducing...
