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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched multiple development projects worth over Rs 83,700 crore from Jharkhand. He unveiled the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, which will be implemented at a cost of Rs 79,150 crore.
Amid growing tensions between Israel and Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs has expressed its concern at the "escalation of security situation in West Asia." The MEA reiterated its call for restraint by different participants and the protection of civilians. "It is important that the conflict doesn’t take a wider regional dimension and we urge that all issues be addressed through dialogue and diplomacy," the ministry said in a statement.
The Centre has advised Indians to avoid travelling to Iran after they launched a massive missile attack on Israel while those already present in the country have been asked to stay vigilant.
Three persons were killed after a helicopter crashed and caught fire in Maharashtra's Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said. The helicopter, belonging to a Delhi-based private aviation firm, took off from the Oxford Golf Course helipad here and was heading to Juhu in Mumbai, an official said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised that India is concerned over the escalating conflict in the Middle East, as tensions between Israel and Iran risk developing into a full-scale war. Jaishankar also underscored that any country's response must avoid harming civilians. "We are concerned at the possibility of a broadening of the conflict, not just what happened in Lebanon, but also to the Houthis and the Red Sea, and to anything that happens between Iran and Israel," the minister said during an interaction with a think tank in Washington.
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and 150 Ladakhis were again detained after they were released by the Delhi Police late Tuesday night, even as their indefinite fast continue at the police stations, officials said on Wednesday. Wangchuk and other detained Ladakhis were allowed to go on Tuesday night but they were adamant to march towards the central part of Delhi, therefore, they were detained again, a senior police officer told PTI. Wangchuk has been kept at the Bawana police station along with few others while others have been kept at Narela Industrial Area, Alipur and Kanjhawala police stations, he added.
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Hundreds offer prayers at Gandhi temple in Odisha on birth anniversary
Hundreds of people offered prayers at the Gandhi temple at Bhatra in Odisha's Sambalpur district on the 155th birth anniversary of the father of the nation on Wednesday. It is probably one of the oldest of the few temples dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the country.
Samsung workers observe one day token fast near Chennai
Workers of Samsung India Electronics Ltd on Wednesday observed a token fast near the factory here on Wednesday, as part of intensifying their ongoing protest which entered the fourth week.
Uttarakhand's Gross State Domestic Product increases 1.3 times in 20 months
Uttarakhand's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) has increased by 1.3 times in the last 20 months, the state government said on Wednesday. New policies brought by the state government, amendments in the old ones besides employment and self-employment programmes underway have contributed to the GSDP growth, Secretary energy, housing and planning R Meenakshi Sundaram said at a press conference.
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First Published: Oct 02 2024 | 9:14 AM IST