Month: July 2022

PMO orders probe against UP health dept ACS over irregularities in transfers

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The Prime Minister‘s Office has ordered an inquiry against UP Health Department ACS Amit Mohan Prasad following a complaint over alleged irregularities in transfer-posting. In a major development, a complaint was made to the Prime Minister’s Office about Amit Mohan Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary of UP’s Medical and Health Department. The PMO has ordered Chief Secretary Uttar Pradesh to conduct an inquiry. The complaint against Amit Mohan Prasad was made to the PM’s office over alleged irregularities in transfer-posting in the department. Complainant Mahesh Srivastava alleged that the Prasad stopped…

Droupadi Murmu scripts history, becomes India’s 1st tribal president | Know her journey

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Droupadi Murmu scripted history on Thursday when she was elected India’s first Adivasi President. Here’s what you need to know about her. Humble, affable, inspiring — this is how those who know her describe India’s President-elect, Droupadi Murmu. The 64-year-old tribal leader from Odisha scripted history on Thursday when she was elected India’s first Adivasi President, defeating the Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha with a lion’s share of votes. Murmu will be the first President to be born after independence and also the youngest to occupy the top post. She is the second woman…

3.9 lakh Indians give up citizenship in last three years to settle abroad: Govt data

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The government told the Parliament on Tuesday that more than 3.9 lakh Indians have renounced their citizenship in the past three years. Among the 103 countries, America emerged as the top choice where the emigrants settled. According to the date tabled by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, more than 1.63 lakh Indians relinquished their citizenship in 2021 alone. Of them, more than 78,000 took US citizenship, it added. While 1.44 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2019, the data showed that the numbers fell in 2020 to 85,256 in 2020, before rising again last…

Presidential Election Results Live: Droupadi Murmu leads after first round of counting

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Counting of votes for the Presidential election began today at Parliament House in New Delhi. It is likely to end by evening. Ruling NDA’s Droupadi Murmu and Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha are pitted against each other in the contest, with votes clearly stacked in Murmu’s favour. If elected, Murmu will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post in the country. Stay with Indiatoday.in for LIVE updates on the Presidential election results: Droupadi Murmu secures 540 votes, Yashwant Sinha gets 208 votes “Droupadi Murmu has secured 540 votes…

Centre is committed and concerned about the poor and the farmers not getting their due: Shri Goyal

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The Centre has decided to restore Rice Procurement operations in Central pool (by FCI & by State under DCP) in Telangana, informed Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Commerce and Industry and Textiles while addressing media persons here. Shri Goyal criticized the Telangana government stating that the state government did not distribute ration to the poor in the month of April and May under Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) despite repeated reminders from the Centre.  He reiterated that Centre is committed and…

Department of Space (DOS) is in the process of drafting a comprehensive, integrated Space Policy: Dr Jitendra Singh

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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, ISRO is in the process of developing indigenous capabilities towards space tourism through the demonstration of human space flight capability to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) also seeks to promote active participation of private sector in…

BJP had no time for disgruntled UP minister Jitin Prasada

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BJP leader Jitin Prasada, who is reportedly miffed with the UP government, was in Delhi to meet party high command on Wednesday.3 Uttar Pradesh minister Jitin Prasada, who was in Delhi to meet the BJP high command, was forced to return to Lucknow without meeting party leadership on Wednesday. The BJP leadership reportedly did not have time for the disgruntled UP minister. Jitin Prasada is said to be upset with the Yogi Adityanath-led government in UP over the transfer of his officer on special duty (OSD). Earlier this month, the…

UP govt to hold roadshows in 12 countries before global investors summit

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Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath plans to send a group of ministers to several foreign countries to showcase the state as an investment hub. Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Global Investor Summit in 2023, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to send a group of ministers on foreign tours to showcase the state as an investment hub. As the brand ambassador of the state, the group of ministers will organise roadshows in different countries and introduce the immense potential of Uttar Pradesh. The roadshows are a part of Adityanath’s action plan…

Youth in UP’s ‘warrior village’ celebrate Anangpal Tomar’s birthday, demand roll back of Agnipath scheme

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The young people from the ‘warrior villages’ of Satha-Chaurasi of western Uttar Pradesh celebrated the birth anniversary of Delhi’s founder Anangpal Tomar on Wednesday and demanded the roll back of the government’s Agnipath scheme. Several young people from the ‘warrior villages’ of Satha-Chaurasi of western Uttar Pradesh gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the birth anniversary of Delhi’s founder Anangpal Tomar and demanded the roll back of the Agnipath scheme. The villages of Satha Chaurasi are one of the areas of the country from where the maximum numbers of people get…

Moradabad doctor donates property worth Rs 600 crore to UP government

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Arvind Goyal, a doctor from Moradabad, donated his entire property to the Uttar Pradesh government to help the poor. Arvind Goyal, a doctor from Moradabad donated his entire property to the Uttar Pradesh government to help the poor The value of the entire property is close to Rs 600 crore. He has been working for the past 50 years. After donating the property, he said that he had taken this decision about 25 years ago. Arvind Kumar Goyal had provided free facilities to the people by adopting 50 villages of…