NEW DELHI: With the six-month deadline for uploading details of all waqf properties on the UMEED central portal coming to an end on Friday midnight, and a little over 3.42 lakh property uploads initiated till Wednesday evening, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board issued a statement seeking extension of the deadline in view of…
NEW DELHI: The next time you step into a chemist shop, you may find a new addition near the counter — a black-and-white QR code that could quietly transform India’s drug safety system. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has directed every retail and wholesale pharmacy in the country to display the official Pharmacovigilance…
NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who on Wednesday accepted the chairship of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IIDEA) in Stockholm, Sweden, said India, armed with 75 years of experience in conducting transparent elections and preparing accurate electoral rolls based on eligibility, intends to share its learnings with the world to…
NEW DELHI: All India Trinamool Congress MPs held a protest in Parliament complex on Wednesday over pending Central dues across schemes, including the delay in resumption of MGNREGS in the state and release of funds for the same in West Bengal in compliance with Calcutta high court orders.The TMC MPs gathered near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue…
NEW DELHI: The govt has imposed a Rs 302-crore penalty on highway contractors and consultants for poor quality work, failure of infrastructure and other reasons in the last three years. While 50 firms have been barred from participating in the tendering process or have been terminated; penalty has been imposed on 27 entities.In a written…
NEW DELHI: Faced with a barrage of criticism over its order for mandatory pre-installation of state-run Sanchar Saathi app on new smartphones, including charges of surveillance by Opposition parties and pushback by global manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung, govt on Wednesday decided to withdraw the directive, bringing down the curtains on an issue that…
HALDWANI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami received a warm and celebratory welcome from farmers during his visit to Haldwani on Wednesday, days after the state government announced a substantial increase in the sugarcane support price.The announcement has been widely hailed by cultivators across Uttarakhand as a major relief measure ahead of the crushing season.Farmers…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Rajkumar Chahar on Wednesday said that the city’s iconic Taj Mahal had become a “curse”. The BJP MP told parliament that development in Agra was slowing due to strict regulations under the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) and NGT norms.Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the winter session, he said the Taj…
In a significant move to strengthen the state’s fight against substance abuse, Punjab’s Health Minister Balbir Singh on Friday launched the Leadership in Mental Health Programme as part of the ongoing anti-drug campaign Yudh Nashian Virudh. This pioneering initiative is the country’s first fellowship programme dedicated to reducing substance use and promoting mental well-being. It…
NEW DELHI: A lot can happen over a cup of coffee. But even after two breakfasts between Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar, the question over the chief ministerial post in Karnataka still remains unanswered.As the Congress government reached the halfway mark in the state, reports quoting Congress sources suggested that MLAs and MLCs from…