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Govt aims to clear backlog of about 1.02 crore cataract surgeries from Jun
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Central government plans to conduct a special campaign during the next three years to clear the backlog in surgeries for cataract and severe visual impairment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said sources on Monday.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on PIL for uniform education system up to
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction from the Centre to implement a uniform education system, common syllabus and common curriculum in the mother language up to Standard
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More than 193.30 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): More than 193.30 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories so far through the Central government.
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Nobody can be forced to get COVID-19 vaccination, says SC
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday while saying that bodily autonomy and integrity are constitutional rights and no individual can be forced to get vaccinated against COVID also affirmed the Central government's COVID-19 vaccination policy.
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Pawan Hans disinvestment: Cong questions why merger with ONGC not explored
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Congress on Sunday questioned the Central government over the sale of its 51 per cent stake in Pawan Hans Ltd (PHL), asking why the government did not explore merging the firm with ONGC.
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West Bengal BJP MP Arjun Singh meets Piyush Goyal over 'jute price capping
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP from West Bengal Arjun Singh met Union minister of textiles Piyush Goyal here in the national capital on Saturday to raise his concerns regarding the price capping of raw jute by the Central government.
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SC orders release of 62-year-old Pakistani national lodged in detention ce
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central government to release a 62-year-old Pakistan national, who has been languishing in a detention centre here for more than seven years, after Islamabad refused to accept him as its citizen.
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Tamil Nadu seeks Centre's nod to send aid to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 29 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin moved a resolution in the state Assembly urging the Central government to permit the state government to send essential commodities including rice, pulses, dairy products and medicines to Sri Lanka amid the ong
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Health expert believes 6 months gap between COVID vaccine and precautionar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): As the Central government allowed the administration of booster doses after a gap of nine months after the doses of COVID vaccines, the top health expert believes that the gap between the second dose of vaccine and the precautionary dose should be at lea
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Delhi staring at power outage, urges Centre to ensure adequate coal supply
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Delhi government has expressed its concern over the possible shortage of coal in power plants that supply electricity to the national capital and has written a letter to the Central Government urging it to ensure adequate coal supply.
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Hindi is our national language but BJP will promote regional languages too
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Reacting to the ongoing language controversy, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday said that the Central government led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gives full respect to all languages and assured that the government will support and take forward al
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Centre firm on not burdening farmers despite impact on supply, production
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The central government has decided to provide more funds to meet the rising cost of fertilisers due to higher import prices and not pass the burden to farmers. The subsidy bill of the government on fertilizers is likely to be Rs 2.5 lakh crore this fiscal,
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