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Assam, Meghalaya lead in implementing power sector reforms

New Delhi: State Governments of Meghalaya and Assam have become the frontrunners in planning their operational and financial reforms as well as the underlying works towards modernisation and strengthening of distribution infrastructure and improvement of the reliability and quality...

6 labourers killed in boiler blast in Bihar noodles factory

Muzaffarpur: Six labourers were killed and as many injured in a boiler explosion at a noodles factory in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district on Sunday, prompting Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to order a probe.The boiler exploded around 10 AM at the...

One killed, another injured as CRPF jawans open fire at each other

Mulugu: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Sub-Inspector was killed and another CRPF head constable was seriously injured when they opened fire at each other at their camp office located at Venkatapuram Village in this district on Sunday.Police said...

3 unidentified robbers snatch more than Rs 45 lakhs from employee

Phagwara: Three unidentified armed and masked robbers kidnap an employee of a money exchanger and snatched a bag containing lakhs of rupees from him before throwing him from the car of the robbers near Goraya on Saturday night.The Victim...

Fuel prices remain unchanged

New Delhi: The fuel prices continued to be steady as petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on Sunday.The fuel prices had come down sharply on November 4, 2021, after the Centre announced a reduction in excise duties on petrol...

Delhi govt likely to impose night curfew

By Ashish SrivastavaNew Delhi: The Delhi government is likely to impose a night curfew as the national capital approaches to enter the Yellow grade of Corona Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).Government sources told UNI that deliberation to decide on...

One more Omicron case reported in Kerala, total cases rise to 38

Thiruvananthapuram: One more person tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Saturday taking the total cases to 38 in Kerala so far, Health Minister Veena George said.The new case was identified as a 58-year-old man hailing from...

Income tax data shows high income group people less impacted by Covid

By Nirbhay KumarNew Delhi: In what suggests Covid impact was much less severe on middle and high income group people, personal income tax collection dipped only marginally by 2.3% to Rs 4.69 lakh crore in FY21 as compared to...

HIV test to be done in 4305 mega camps: Mangal

Patna: Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Saturday said to prevent HIV infection, the health department will be organising 4305 Mega Camps to conduct tests for HIV among the people in the state.Elaborating the initiatives taken by the health...

Man killed in Ludhiana blast identified

Ludhiana: The man who was killed in a blast in the Ludhiana court complex on Thursday has been identified as a former Punjab Police Head Constable named Gagandeep Singh who was involved in drugs trafficking, police sources said.Police also...

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Assam Rifles health drives in Manipur

Imphal: Advancing the vision of a healthier and more resilient society, Assam Rifles organised a series of community outreach...