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Tuesday, 09 July 2024 | PNS

Pankaj Agarwal appointed as Hry Chief Electoral Officer Chandigarh: In a minor reshuffle in the administration, the Haryana Government has issued posting and transfer orders of one IAS officer with immediate effect. Pankaj Agarwal has been posted as Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana and Commissioner  & Secretary to Government, Elections Department, said...

UP targets self-sufficiency in pulses’ production in 3-4 yrs

Tuesday, 09 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

The Uttar Pradesh government headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath targets self-sufficiency in the production of pulses in the next three to four years. Notably, UP has witnessed a record 36 per cent increase in the production of pulses in 2023-24 compared 2016-17, rising from 2.394 million metric tons to 3.255...

Mayawati revamps BSP committees in five districts

Tuesday, 09 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

After facing a humiliating defeat in the recent Lok Sabha elections, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday revamped the party committees for Lucknow, Prayagraj, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh and Unnao districts. The BSP has announced the names of the new office-bearers of these committees. Mayawati has appointed Anwar Ali as district...

Two more held in Hathras stampede case

Tuesday, 09 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

The Hathras police arrested two more accused in connection with the stampede in which 121 people died last Tuesday. The arrested persons have been identified as Durgesh Kumar Saxena and Dalbir Singh and both were sevadars in the satsang in which the stampede took place. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by...

Triple murder rocks Ghazipur; 1 killed during clash in Sambhal

Tuesday, 09 July 2024 | PNS | Lucknow

In a brutal triple murder in Ghazipur district, a man, his wife and their son were murdered by slitting their throats while they were sleeping in their house in Kusumhi Kala village under Nandganj police station of the district. The murders came to light when the youngest son of the deceased...

GGSIPU adopts two villages for turning them into ‘smart’ villages

Tuesday, 09 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) has adopted two villages of Pochanpur and Amberhai areas in South - West Delhi for developing it as 'Smart Villages'.  In this regard Padma Shri  Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Verma, Vice Chancellor of the university along with other officials visited these villages and explored...

City hoping to implement action plan to combat climate change

Tuesday, 09 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

Shaken by unprecedented heat waves and heavy rainfall, Delhi hopes to implement a new but much-delayed action plan to combat climate change this year.  Official sources said the final draft was ready and awaiting approval from the city government's environment minister before being sent to the Union environment ministry. Delhi...

NCRTC MD conducts inspection of RRTS corridor

Tuesday, 09 July 2024 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) Managing Director Shalabh Goyal conducted an inspection of the RRTS corridor from Meerut South Station to Sarai Kale Khan Station in Delhi. He was accompanied by the NCRTC Director and other officials during this visit. The inspection began at Meerut South Station, where construction...

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