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Zero poverty scheme: UP official meets 1st beneficiary in visit to villages

Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh visited several villages before talking a decision on the family that will be eligible for the UP government's 'Zero Poverty Scheme'

At 38.7 mn bottles, pre-Diwali liquor sales set new high in Delhi

From October 15 to October 30, a whopping 3.87 crore bottles were sold from the liquor stores run by four corporations of Delhi government, including 2.98 crore bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor

Mangaluru police bust multi-state scam targeting e-commerce giant

The suspects, Raj Kumar Meena (23) and Subhash Gurjar (27) from Rajasthan, are alleged to be part of a large-scale fraud spanning over 10 states

Team sent by CM Yadav finds no conspiracy in Bandhavgarh jumbo deaths

An official said that the CM rushed Ahirwar and the two top bureaucrats to the reserve and asked them to submit a report on the elephant deaths that have made national headlines

Massive fire at factory in Delhi's Alipur, 30 fire tenders rushed in

A call regarding the fire at the factory in the Firni area of Alipur was received around 4 pm and 30 fire tenders were pressed into service, the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official said

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Bihar govt considering taking over Bettiah Raj land worth Rs 7,960 cr

The move is being made to ensure 'effective protection and management' of the nearly 15,358 acres of land, mostly in Bihar's East and West Champaran districts and in Uttar Pradesh

Around 98% schools have separate toilet facilities for girls: Centre to SC

The Centre has told the top court that states and Union territories, such as Delhi, Goa and Puducherry, have achieved 100 per cent targets and complied with the earlier orders of the court

Fadnavis' security enhanced on intelligence inputs, says minister Mahajan

In view of upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls, the state police has buttressed the security cover of Fadnavis, who is also the Home Minister, with ex-Force One personnel as a precautionary measure

No one will face injustice: UP CM assures people during Janata Darshan

He then forwarded the applications to the officials, instructing them to ensure swift and satisfactory resolution, it said

IRCTC website, app down: Outage leaves thousands of travellers frustrated

Users encountered various problems, with some unable to make payments or facing technical difficulties that hindered transaction completions

Abdullah knows terror comes from Pak, what's there to investigate, asks BJP

Earlier today, the National Conference President Farooq Abdullah demanded inquiry amid continuous terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir

South Peninsular India, southern Tamil Nadu receives heavy rainfall: IMD

People are also advised to keep away from any other electrical conductors and windows, and doors, and avoid using corded phones and other similar electrical equipment which might conduct the lightning

AQI deteriorates to 'poor', 'very poor' in parts of Himachal post-Diwali

The data also showed that the noise pollution declined by 20 per cent as compared to last year on Diwali, officials said on Saturday.

K'taka CM orders withdrawal of notices to farmers over Waqf land disputes

A decision to this effect was taken during a high-level meeting, with senior officials from the Revenue department, the Minority Welfare department, and the Karnataka Board of Waqfs

Ammunition cartridges found in seat pocket of Dubai-Delhi Air India flight

The flight landed at New Delhi Airport on October 27 and all the passengers were safely disembarked from the flight

Major General Jagdeep Cheema takes over as new ADG, NCC Directorate PHHP&C

The directorate covers 56 districts, imparting training to approximately 1.5 lakh cadets in 2,000 colleges and schools, focusing on overall youth development and molding future leaders, the statement

Namo Bharat train services to start at 6 am on Bhai Dooj, says NCRTC

According to the statement, train services on the operational section of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor will start early on Sunday, operating from 6 am instead of the usual 8 am

India's progress on fossil fuel subsidy reform noteworthy, says ADB

Subsidies for LPG have since grown and may now require efforts to improve targeting and to incubate non-fossil-fuel cooking

Delhi's Diwali: Noise levels surged most in Karol Bagh; RK Puram quieter

On Diwali, 22 out of 31 monitored areas reported higher noise levels than last year, with only nine areas showing a reduction