Month: April 2022

Following CM Yogi’s order, volume of loudspeakers at 17,000 religious places in UP lowered

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After UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that the sound from loudspeakers at religious places should not be heard outside the premises, the volume of loudspeakers at 17,000 religious sites in the state has been lowered. Last week, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath can be used at religious places in the state with permission but the sound should not be heard outside the premises concerned. Now, the volume of loudspeakers at 17,000 religious places across the state has been lowered. Those in charge of the religious places have taken this step…

Knowledge Sharing Agreement signed between Delhi and Punjab

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that a Knowledge Sharing Agreement has been signed between the state government of Delhi and Punjab. Addressing a press conference in the national capital in this regard, Kejriwal said, We have just signed the knowledge sharing agreement. It is a new step in the history of India that we have signed an agreement to share knowledge. It is wrong to say that till now, only we have done good work. We know that many state governments have done good work. But till…

All modernisation requirement of armed forces will be met indigenously: Centre

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The defence ministry will also encourage wider participation of the indigenous defence manufacturing sector in the procurement process to boost “aatmanirbharta” To encourage “aatmanirbharta” (self-reliance) in defence manufacturing and reduce the financial burden on local industry, India on Monday announced that all modernisation requirements of the armed forces will be met indigenously, and domestic industry will not have to furnish “integrity pact bank guarantees” (to check wrongdoing) for acquisitions costing more than ₹100 crore. These were among the key changes brought in by the amendment of the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)…

Modi, Macron likely to meet in May first week

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With Macron getting re-elected as French president for the second term with a resounding vote, PM Modi is expected to drop by in Paris to meet and greet the leader of one of India’s closest bilateral partners. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to Europe from May 2 to 6 to have bilateral meetings with re-elected French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz, apart from addressing the India-Nordic summit in Copenhagen, according to people familiar with the matter. With Macron getting re-elected as French president for…

Kim Jong Un vows to develop North Korea’s nuclear forces ‘at maximum speed’

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KCNA cites Kim as saying North Korea will “continue to take steps to further bolster and develop its nuclear forces at the maximum speed.” Kim’s speech came as North Korea remains locked in a long-running diplomatic standoff with the United States over the North’s nuclear program. North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to bolster his country’s nuclear capability “at the maximum speed.” The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that Kim made the remarks during a military parade the previous night. KCNA cites Kim as…

Karnataka Health Minister sets target to make state Malaria free by 2027

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Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Monday asked the Health Department officials to take it as a challenge and make the state Malaria free by 2027, three years before the Union government target of 2030. Speaking at an event at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute on the occasion of World Malaria Day, Sudhakar said that Malaria is a disease predominantly seen in tropical countries and with India accounting for 70 per cent to 80 per cent of Malaria cases across South Asia and Southeast Asia. He highlighted the importance…

Tej Pratap Yadav says will resign from RJD after meeting party chief Lalu Prasad

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RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav announced on Monday that he would soon meet his father and resign from the party. Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and elder son of Lalu Prasad, Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday announced that he would soon meet his father and resign from the party. Taking to microblogging site Twitter, Tej Pratap informed about his decision. He said he had always followed his father’s footsteps and respected all the party workers and he would soon meet his father and resign from the party. Tej Pratap’s decision comes a…

Police bandobast failed: Delhi High Court on vandalism at Arvind Kejriwal’s home

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Voicing displeasure over the “failure” of the police to prevent it, the court directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to fix responsibility for the “serious lapse”. It is a “very disturbing state of affairs”, the Delhi High Court said on Monday as it pulled up the city police over the security breach and the ensuing vandalism at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence last month. The court, hearing AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj’s plea on the attack, observed that the security arrangement outside the CM’s residence was inadequate. “This kind of incident happening…

Bhagwant Mann visits Delhi’s Mohalla Clinics, schools, announces to replicate ‘Delhi Model’ in Punjab

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday visited Mohalla Clinics and schools in Delhi and announced that the “Delhi Model” would be implemented in the state. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday visited Mohalla Clinics in Delhi on his two-day visit to learn about the functioning of the healthcare facilities as well as the education model of the schools in the national capital. Mann visited the Mohalla Clinic in Greater Kailash, Chirag Enclave accompanied by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Health minister, Satyendra Jain, where he interacted with…

India, EU to launch trade and technology council to deal with new challenges

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India and the European Union (EU) on Monday agreed to establish a Trade and Technology Council, a strategic mechanism to address the challenges of ensuring trusted technology and security in the wake of rapid geopolitical changes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed on Monday to launch the EU-India Trade and Technology Council, a strategic coordination mechanism to tackle challenges at the nexus of trade, trusted technology and security. It will be the second trade and technology council involving the 27-nation European Union (EU)…