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Digitization of Ration Cards completed in all states/UTs; Nearly 19.5 cror
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Wednesday said that the digitization of ration cards has been completed in all states/UTs and about 19.5 crore ration cards are available on the transparency
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Chess Olympiad Stamp unveiled to celebrate 'World Chess Day'
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Union Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan and Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Department, Government of Tamil Nadu Thiru Siva V Meyyanathan were the chief guests for the occasion.
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Over 5,502 Kashmiri Pandits provided govt jobs post abrogation of Article
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Over 5,502 Kashmiri Pandits have been provided government jobs in different departments of the government of Jammu and Kashmir post the scrapping of Article 370 in the valley, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday told the Ra
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IMD exploring possibilities to deploy drones in place of weather balloons
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): India Meteorological Department (IMD) is exploring possibilities to deploy drones to gather atmospheric data from various locations, in place of weather balloons, said the Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Wednesday.
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307 paramilitary, Assam Rifles troops died in the line of duty in last 5 y
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): A total of 307 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR) personnel sacrificed their lives in the line of duty for the nation in the last five years, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Terrorist attacks have declined substantially in J-K: MoS Nityanand Rai
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): There has been a substantial decline in terrorist attacks from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Naxal violence reduced by 77 pc in 2021, from all-time high in 2009: MHA
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The incidents of Naxal violence reduced by 77 per cent from all-time high of 2,258 in 2009 to 509 in 2021, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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MoS Muraleedharan thanks Dharmendra Pradhan for taking cognisance in NEET
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Tuesday thanked Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for taking cognisance of an incident at the NEET Exam centre in Kerala's Kollam and instructing NTA to ascertain facts.
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Over 13 lakh electric vehicles in use in India: Government
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): India has a total of 13.34 lakh electric vehicles while the number of non-electric vehicles stood at 27.81 crore, Minister of State for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar said on Tuesday.
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Government has received proposal to change name of West Bengal to Bangla,
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Central Government has received a proposal from the Government of West Bengal for renaming the State as "Bangla" in all three languages ie. Bengali, English and Hindi, informed Ministry of Home Affairs in the Parliament on Tuesday.
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1.63 lakh Indians relinquish Indian citizenship in 2021, over 78K settled
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): A total of 1,63,370 Indians relinquished Indian Citizenship last year and received citizenship from other countries, a trend noted highest since 2019.
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MoS Nityanand Rai says 'No' as MP asks whether terror attacks are rising
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday replied 'No' to a query of a Lok Sabha MP when he asked whether incidents of terror attacks are rising in the country.
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