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Two J&K cadre IAS officers have been posted as secretaries in central government departments
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Trainings, Pradip Kumar Tripathi, special secretary, and establishment officer, department of Personnel and Training has been posted as secretary Ministry of Steel upon the superannuation of present incumbent Binoy Kumar on 31.05.2020. Sudhanshu Panday, additional secretary, Department of Commerce,…
Read More »Covid 19 : AP,MP report fresh cases. India’s tally at 26,496
The spurt in coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh continued unabated as 81 more were added in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 1,097 on Sunday, 26 April, In Indore during the same time, the total rose to 1,176 after 91 more people tested positive for the disease…
Read More »PM Modi all set to appear in new avatar in Man vs Wild TV show on August 12
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar on August 12 when he ventures into the wilderness of Uttarakhand along with Bear Grylls, the host of the popular television show ‘Man vs Wild’ on Discovery Channel. In a clip of the show that was shared by Grylls…
Read More »Monsoon mayhem: Death toll in Rajasthan mounts to 22, more rainfall awaits Maharashtra tomorrow
The death toll in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan touched 22 Sunday after nine more causalities were reported from various parts of the state. Continuous rain since Saturday night created a flood-like situation in Kota, which recorded a maximum of 151.8mm of rain till morning. As many as 250 people living…
Read More »Boycott in Tral for upcoming assembly elections mean BJP’s win: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference vice- president Omar Abdullah said if the people in Tral area boycott the upcoming Assembly elections, then BJP would win the seat from where militants like Burhan Wani and Zakir Musa rose. While addressing a public rally in the Tral area…
Read More »Yediyurappa takes oath as new CM of Karnatka
Senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday, 26 July, took oath as the new chief minister of Karnataka after the Congres-JD(S) coalition government fell losing the trust vote on Tuesday. CM HD Kumaraswamy submitted his resignation to Governor Vajubhai Vala on Tuesday. The coalition got just 99 votes against the…
Read More »Pakistan had illegally detained Jadhav: External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar briefed Rajya Sabha on the Kulbushan Jadhav judgment by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He said that Pakistan had illegally detained Jadhav and awarded him death sentence and therefore India took the issue to ICJ. He informed the Upper House that the sole dissenting judge…
Read More »Pakistan opens airspace for all civilian traffic; Indian flights to operate soon
New Delhi, Jul 16: Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, sources said, effectively removing the ban on Indian flights that were not allowed to use the majority of its airspace since the Balakot airstrikes in February The move is expected to give a major relief…
Read More »IAF lost 44 aircraft and choppers since 2014-15
NEW DELHI: Forty-four aircraft and helicopters of the Indian Air Force were lost in crashes since 2014-15 in which 46 personnel were killed, according to government data. The break up of the aircraft lost is 26 fighter jets, six helicopters, nine trainer aircraft and three transport planes. The details of…
Read More »Indonesia riots: six dead after protesters clash with troops over election results
Six people are dead and more than 200 are injured, according to Jakarta’s governor, after protesters clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital following the release of official election results. National Police spokesman, Dedi Prasetyo said protests by supporters of…
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