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15 people lost their lives in flash flood during Amarnath Yatra in July: M
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): At least 15 people lost their lives due to a flash flood, but no individual has been reported missing during the Amarnath Yatra in July 2022, Minister of State for Home (MoS) Nityanand Rai informed Lok Sabha Sabha on Wednesday.
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MHA decides to fill up 84,405 existing vacancies in CAPFs by Dec 2023: MoS
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Minister of State for Home (MoS) Nityanand Rai on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has taken a decision to fill up 84,405 existing vacancies in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) by December 2023.
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Over 50 pc of Indian startups belong to non-metros, govt informs Parliamen
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Over 50 per cent of the recognized Indian startups belong to non-metropolitan cities, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Prakash informed the Parliament on Wednesday.
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Around 120 crore days of MGNREGA employment generated so far in FY23
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Around 120 crore days of employment were generated so far during the current financial year 2022-23 under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, informed Parliament
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Several supply-side measures taken to address inflation: Union Minister
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The government is monitoring the price rise situation of major essential commodities on a regular basis and has taken a number of supply-side measures to address inflation, Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Tuesday.
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Widening BSF jurisdiction helped 'curb dugs smuggling' in Punjab, Pak dron
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF), since the widening of its jurisdiction in Punjab, has achieved success in "curbing the smuggling of drugs" on the borders of the state, seizing Pakistani drones containing contraband items, and arms and ammunition, said Minis
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No proposal under consideration for formation of a new state: Centre
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that there was no proposal under consideration of the Centre regarding the creation of a new state in the country.
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No Kashmiri Pandit working under PM's development package has resigned in
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that as per information provided by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, no Kashmiri Pandit working under the Prime Minister's Development Package has resigned recently in pro
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Naxal-hit districts reduces from 70 in 2014 to 46 in 2021: Nityanand Rai
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New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of Naxal-affected districts has gone down from 70 in 2014 to 46 in 2021.
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CISF providing training to security personnel of state security agencies,
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is providing training to security personnel of State security agencies as well as Public Sector Undertakings, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Govt aims to increase natural gas share in energy mix to 15 pc by 2030
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The government has set a target to increase the share of natural gas in the country's energy mix to 15 per cent by 2030 from the current around 6.3 per cent, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli said on Monday.
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Govt to provide Rs 120 crore incentives for drone manufacturing
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New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The government will provide Rs 120 crore as incentives for the manufacturing of drones and drone components over the next three years under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Retd) VK Singh said on Mon
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