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Odisha revenue collection rises by 4 pc
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India] December 31 (ANI): During the COVID-19 pandemic when most sectors of the economy suffered losses, Odisha saw a growth of 4 per cent in revenue collection by the end of November in comparison to the corresponding period of the last year, the state government said
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Biden announces key nominees for Department of Defense
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday selected two former senior officials for top positions at the Pentagon, according to the Biden-Harris Presidential Transition team.
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Priority groups identified, Govt working aggressively for Covid-19 vaccina
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The government is aggressively working on the Covid-19 mass vaccination program and there will be no delay in the inoculation process, Dr Randeep Guleria, director All India Institute of Medical Sciences said on Wednesday. He also said that priority grou
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New Covid-19 strain could have entered India prior to December, says AIIMS
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): With India confirming at least 20 cases of the new UK strain of Covid-19, All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that it is a possibility that the new mutation could have been present in the country even in
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Johnson says UK at 'critical moment' as single-day rise to COVID-19 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom is at a "critical moment" in the fight against COVID-19 as the single-day rise to the country's death toll neared 1,000 on Wednesday, the largest increase since April, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
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Cinema halls, theatres to reopen in Odisha with 50 pc capacity from Jan 1
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India] December 31 (ANI): Odisha government on Wednesday issued guidelines for unlock-eight phase, under which cinema halls and theatres in the state will be allowed to open with 50 per cent capacity from January 1, 2021, following the standard operating procedures (SO
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US commission on religious freedom backs enactment of Tibet Policy, Suppor
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 31 (ANI): The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Wednesday commended Donald Trump administration for signing the Tibetan Policy and Support Act.
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Uttarakhand CM recovering from COVID, will be discharged soon: AIIMS
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 31 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat who was admitted to Delhi's AIIMS hospital for treatment is showing improvement in health and will be discharged soon, said the hospital authorities on Wednesday.
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'100 per cent sure' Imran Khan behind my arrest, says PML-N leader Khawaja
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 31 (ANI): A day after Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif was arrested, the former defence minister of Pakistan on Wednesday said that he is "100 per cent sure" that Prime Minister Imran Khan is behind his arrest, adding that
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Issues of stubble burning, safeguarding power subsidies sorted, say farmer
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): A consensus was reached on stubble burning and safeguarding power subsidies, two of the four issues that were on the agenda for talks between protesting farmers and central ministers on Wednesday
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Northeast's first-ever ginger processing plant in Meghalaya to become func
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Northeast's first-ever specialised 'ginger' processing plant at district Ri-Bhoui in Meghalaya is being revived and is likely to become functional in the beginning of 2021, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.
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Why doesn't Centre allow mediapersons to visit Ladakh, Depsang Valley? Owa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 31 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday asked the central government as to why reporters and news media personnel were not allowed to visit Ladakh and Depsang Valley.
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