A Japanese first privately developed rocket exploded seconds after liftoff from a spaceport in western Japan, following its launch on Wednesday, reported Kyodo News.
Five other ministers, who were part of Khattar's cabinet, took oath with Saini at a swiftly organised ceremony on Tuesday evening, hours after the chief minister and his entire cabinet resigned.
Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in earlier today as the new chief minister of Haryana, replacing Manohar Lal Khattar. In addition to Saini, the BJP's JP Dalal, Moolchand Sharma, Banwari Lal, and Kanwar Pal Gurjar--all from the old cabinet--took oath as ministers.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has decided to form a shadow cabinet in Punjab to monitor the performance of the provincial government in each administrative department, Dawn reported.
Meghalaya Cabinet on Tuesday approved the state's Industrial Investment Policy, IT Promotion Policy and the creation of Technology Parks, said Chief Minister Conrad Sangma.
Uttarakhand cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, decided to give a subsidy of up to Rs 100 crore for setting up employment-oriented industries like hospitals, schools, hotels, film cities across the state.
Various important decisions on health and education were taken in public interest in the cabinet meeting held on Monday under the chairmanship of Uttarankand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
President Asif Ali Zardari has officiated the oath-taking ceremony for a 19-member cabinet, a proposal put forth earlier on Monday by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.