Page 4447 - Press Trust Of India

DU to offer 2 seats in UG, PG courses to orphans, exempt fee from next year

The Delhi University will offer two seats each under supernumerary quota to orphans in all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes from the next academic year, officials said on Friday

Haryana govt employees to get medical reimbursement for ayurvedic treatment

Haryana's Health and AYUSH Minister Anil Vij on Friday announced that the state government employees will also get reimbursement for Ayurvedic medicines treatment in addition to the allopathic ones.

Jharkhand gets Rs 5,271 cr from Budget for rail infrastructure augmentation

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that Jharkhand has been allocated a whopping Rs 5,271 crore from the Union Budget to augment the railway infrastructure of the state

Cong objects private member's bill seeking repeal of Places of Worship Act

The Congress has strongly objected to the introduction in the Rajya Sabha of a private member's bill which seeks to repeal the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches projects worth Rs 1,600 crore in Koraput

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday inaugurated a slew of projects in Koraput worth Rs 200 crore and laid foundation stones of many more, estimated to cost Rs 1,400 crore

J&K admin sanctions Rs 62 cr project for conservation of herbal riches

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday announced a pioneering project envisaging total transformation in the landscape of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants cultivation in the Union Territory

Higher antibodies in those vaccinated with precaution dose: Mumbai survey

The 2nd phase of 6th sero survey in Mumbai has shown persons who have received precaution doses of the Covid vaccine have significantly higher antibodies, a BMC official said on Friday

Working for welfare of deprived, backward sections our priority: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that welfare of the deprived and backward sections is the Central government's priority

Hyundai Motor India's rural sales cross 100,000-mark in 2022

Hyundai Motor India on Friday said its sales in the rural areas crossed one lakh-mark last year

49th GST Council meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on Feb 18

The council may take up a discussion on the report of a group of ministers on taxation of 'pan masala' and 'gutka' firms and a report by a Group of Ministers (GoM) on setting up of appellate tribunals

Fire breaks out at dumping ground in Navi Mumbai, no injuries reported

A major fire broke out at the dumping ground in Turbhe in Navi Mumbai on Friday evening and an operation to douse it was underway, an official said

Marico Q3 net profit rises 5% to Rs 333 cr; revenue up 2.6% to Rs 2,470 cr

Home-grown FMCG major Marico Ltd on Friday reported a 5.04 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 333 crore in the third quarter that ended December 31, 2022

Saradha case: ED attaches assets of P Chidambaram's wife, ex-CPM MLA

ED said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 6 crore of "beneficiaries" such as Nalini Chidambaram, wife of Congress leader P Chidambaram, former CPM MLA Debendranath Biswas

Paytm's consolidated net loss narrows to Rs 392 crore in third quarter

Digital financial services firm One97 Communications on Friday said it has narrowed its consolidated net loss to Rs 392 crore in the third quarter ended December 2022.

Pak PM acknowledges failure to avert Peshawar carnage; calls for unity

Amidst a wave of terror attacks in Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday acknowledged the failure to avert the Peshawar carnage that killed over 100 people and called for "national unity"

New tax regime won't endanger country's savings rate: Revenue secretary

Household savings through tax saving instruments is just Rs 4 lakh cr, which is 16% of total savings, and shifting to new tax regime won't endanger the country's savings rate, Revenue Secretary said

Assets of 71 Lok Sabha MPs grew by 286% since 2009, says ADR report

The assets of 71 MPs, who were re-elected to the Lok Sabha between 2009 and 2019, grew by a whopping 286% on an average and the highest increase was recorded by the BJP's Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi

Mandaviya assures govt support to those investing in plastic industry

Chemical and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday called on investors to invest in Indian plastic industry and assured a strong government support.

India's coal production rises by nearly 13% in January to 89.96 mn tonnes

The country's coal production increased by 12.94 per cent to 89.96 million tonnes in January 2023

672,000 cases pending in district, subordinate courts for 20 yrs: Rijiju

Nearly 6.72 lakh cases are pending in various district and subordinate courts for more than 20 years, government told Lok Sabha on Friday