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The largest group of fires, dubbed the LNU Lightning Complex, had scorched nearly 220,000 acres (89,000 hectares) by Friday morning and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. Some of the fires in that complex — described as the ninth largest in the state’s history — threatened wineries …

The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for the month of July, 2020 increased by 3 and 4 points to stand at 1021 (One thousand and twenty one) and 1028 (One thousand and twenty eight) points respectively. The major contribution towards the rise …

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones for 13 highway projects and inaugurated a Road safety project in the North-Eastern State of Manipur through video conference today. Chief Minister N Biren Singh presided over the virtual function, attended by MoS (I/c) for DONER …

The delegation urged the Home Minister to take strict action against the rioters. Nalin Kumar Kateel also visited the house of the MLA Srinivas Murthy who was targetted over a post by his nephew Naveen. The mob burnt his house down. Home Minister  Basavaraj Bommai assured of action. A BJP …

He also inaugurated a Road Safety Project in the State during the event. Under the highways project, over 3 thousand crore rupees will be spent for development of 316 Kilometres roads in the State. Union DoNER Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union MoS of Road Transport and Highways Gen (Retd) VK …

With 192 more people tested positive yesterday, the tally rose to 4,390. New cases of COVID-19 continue to be detected amongst people who have no travel history outside the state. A total of 78 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the recovery rate in the state …

A Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU) has been set up in Karnataka under the aegis of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India. Union  Minister of Chemicals and  Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda tweeted to announce the same. PMRU will function …

Following is the text of an article by Ashok Tandon, a senior Journalist and a Member of Prasar Bharati Board, titled ‘Dawn of A New Era of Peace, Progress & Prosperity in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh : A Series of Road & Highway Projects to give impetus to growth’ : …

“Dr. Syma Prasad Mookerjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (predecessor of the present day Bharatiya Janata Party), sacrificed his life spearheading a nationwide Satyagrah (non-violent agitation) demanding complete integration of the state of Jammu & Kashmir into the Indian Union.  Dr. Mookerjee had defied the entry-permit order of the …

The company said that “the attempt, will provide additional context about accounts that are controlled by certain official representatives of governments, state-affiliated media entities and individuals closely associated with those entities.”  The label has been desined in such a way that it appears on the profile page of the relevant …

According to police sources, the BJP leader and his brother were shot from close range by some unidentified gunmen when they were returning home after closing their shop.  The BJP leader died on spot while his brother succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital. A massive search operation has …

AMRITSAR:  Around 60 people have died in a train accident in Amritsar today at Joda Phatak area, where a Ravan effigy was burnt near the tracks. The people who were hit reportedly could not see or hear the trains due to the exploding crackers. At least 60 people have been hospitalised. Punjab Chief …

AMBIKAPUR:  BJP president Amit Shah targeted Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday, asking if he was dreaming of forming a government in Chhattisgarh under the leadership of a man who had “put to shame” women by allegedly making a fake obscene CD. Mr Shah also accused Mr Gandhi of supporting “urban …

Genus Power Infrastructures has won an order from a State-owned utility for implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) including supply of 4.31 lakh smart meters. The value of the order is pegged at around Rs 312 crore (net of tax). This is the single largest order for AMI, directly finalized …

Mayor Muriel Bowser told a news conference the emergency was “effective immediately” and that the measure “ensures that we will have the resources we need to prepare for Florence.” More than a million coastal residents have been ordered to leave their homes ahead of the storm’s projected arrival on Thursday, …

DSNGS are mobile Earth stations which enable broadcasting from any remote place through a satellite system. These vans have been procured under the sanctioned scheme of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting through a global tender. Out of these 9 DSNG vans, 4 are to be deployed in North-East one …

They conveyed greetings of President Trump to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister fondly recalled his interactions with President Trump and requested Secretaries to convey his greetings to him. The Secretaries briefed the Prime Minister on the fruitful and productive 2+2 dialogue held earlier on Thursday. Prime Minister congratulated both …

Chief Minister rushed to the Governor’s residence, accompanied by cabinet ministers. More details are awaited.

Maharashtra Chief Minister has announced Rs. 20 crore as immediate assistance to the flood-hit state. While, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced Rs. 10 crore aid and Jharkhand has given a financial help of Rs. Five crore. Uttar Pradesh CM also announced financial assistance of Rs 15 crores for …