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Dharamsala, January 4Kuldeep Singh Pathania, Congress MLA from the Bhattiyat Assembly constituency in Chamba district, today filed his nomination papers for the post of Himachal Assembly Speaker.With the Congress having 40 MLAs in the 68-member House and the Opposition BJP 25, Pathania’s election to the post appears to be a…

New Delhi, January 4 The government today announced the launch of the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of Rs 19,744 crore to make India a global hub for manufacturing clean energy. Giving the break-up of the outlay, Information amp; Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said incentives worth Rs 17,490…

New Delhi, January 4President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a Bill passed by the Gujarat Assembly, empowering the police to register cases against persons who stage protests in violation of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), officials said today.The Code of Criminal Procedure (Gujarat Amendment)…

Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, January 4 In a two-pronged strategy to match the Chinese airfields located across the Line of Actual Control, the Ministry of Defence has invited bids to upgrade the Nyoma airfield in eastern Ladakh into a full-fledged base with allied infrastructure. Separately, it has approved a new…

Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, January 4 In a two-pronged strategy to match the Chinese airfields located across the Line of Actual Control, the Ministry of Defence has invited bids to upgrade the Nyoma airfield in eastern Ladakh into a full-fledged base with allied infrastructure. Separately, it has approved a new…

Johannesburg, January 4An Indian-origin teenager is in the ICU of a hospital in Durban after receiving serious injuries when her hair got caught in a go-kart at an entertainment centre.Kristen Govender, 15, has started a second week in the ICU where she is being treated for spinal bruising, spinal cord…

New Delhi, January 4 The family of Anjali Singh, who was hit and dragged by a car, on Wednesday rejected the statements of her ‘friend’ that she was drunk at the time of the incident, and said they had never seen or heard of Nidhi, while police quizzed seven people…

New Delhi, January 4A Gujarat Bill facilitating registration of criminal cases against persons who stage protests in violation of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) has received Presidential assent, officials said Wednesday.The Code of Criminal Procedure (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2021, was passed by the State Assembly in…

Chandigarh, January 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed Captain Shiva Chauhan of Fire and Fury Sappers after she became the first woman officer to be deployed at Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world. Modi took to Twitter to laud spirit of India’s Nari Shakti. “This will…

Dharamshala, January 4Senior Congress leader and five-time MLA from Bhatiyyat Kuldeep Singh Pathania is all set to be the next Speaker of the Himachal Assembly.His unanimous election is a foregone conclusion as he is the only candidate in the fray.Pathania submitted his nomination papers to Vidhan Sabha secretary Yash Pal…

New Delhi, January 4 With intelligence inputs indicating possible fresh attacks on civilians in the Jammu region, the Central Government has decided to move and deploy 18 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Poonch and Rajouri districts, officials said on Wednesday. According to the officials, eight CRPF…

Chandigarh, January 4 Strongly presenting the case of Punjab before the Government of India on the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday categorically said that the state does not even have a single drop of water to share with Haryana. “More than 78 per cent of…

New Delhi, January 4The friend of the woman who was killed after being dragged by a car was seen returning home around 2.30 am, about 45 minutes after they left the hotel where they attended a New Year party, according to CCTV footage recovered by police.The victim’s friend, wearing a…

New Delhi, January 4 The government on Wednesday announced the launching of the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of Rs 19,744 crore with an aim to make India a global hub for manufacturing of this source of clean energy. A decision in this regard was taken at…