New Delhi: All thirty six States/UTs have constituted the Special Task Force under Chairpersonship of Chief Secretary/Administrator for elimination of single use plastics and effective implementation of PWMR, 2016. A National Level Taskforce has also been constituted by the Ministry in this regard.The State /UT Governments and concerned Central Ministries/Departments have also been requested to […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the government over the increase in GST rate on scientific equipment, saying “don’t let science suffer because of Gabbar Singh Tax”. In a Facebook post, Gandhi said scientific advancement is the cornerstone for the development of any nation. The pattern of reduction in the allocation of […]
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Bihar prisons chief over reports that poor quality of food was allegedly being served to inmates at a jail in Begusarai, an official statement said on Monday. The NHRC has issued the notice to the Director General of Prisons, Bihar, seeking a report […]
New Delhi: Probity watchdog Central Vigilance Commission on Monday asked all government organisations to timely dispose of graft complaints and regularly update their websites, besides other steps as part of its first-of-its-kind three-month campaign from August 16. In the directive issued to secretaries of all central government departments and chief executives of public sector banks […]
Mau (UP): Police on Monday raided several places in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur to nab the wife and a son of mafia-turned politician Mukhtar Ansari. However, both could not be found. Circle Officer (City) Dhananjay Mishra said they raided the places of residence of Abbas Ansari and Afsha and their relatives in Ghazipur city, Yusufpur and […]
PORT OF SPAIN: Axar Patel smashed a whirlwind unbeaten 35-ball 64, his maiden ODI fifty, as India scripted a sensational series-clinching two-wicket win over the West Indies in the second game here. Set a stiff target of 312, the visitors were down to 205 for five in 38.4 overs but Patel revived India’s chase with […]
LONDON: Scaling a new high after the ‘peak’ of 2018 would be tough but the Indian table tennis contingent would be a content lot if it manages to match its record eight-medal tally of Gold Coast at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. India had exceeded expectations in Australia by winning three gold, a couple of silver […]
MUMBAI: Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters FC reserve squads will take on English Premier League sides in the Next Generation Cup. The tournament is part of the longstanding partnership between Premier League and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) to support the development of football in India. The youth squads of the two Indian Super League […]
New Delhi: Ram Nath Kovind, who demitted office on Monday after serving as 14th President of India, will live in a fully-furnished lavish bungalow in Lutyens’ Delhi for the rest of his life with a pension of Rs 2.5 lakh The retired president is also entitled to a secretarial staff consisting of a private secretary, […]
Poonch: At least three trucks got damaged due to shooting stones near Bufliyaz area on the Mughal Road, however, no loss of life or injury has been reported in the incident, officials said here on Monday. An official said that three trucks were parked on the Mughal Road near Bufliyaz when shooting stones hit them. […]