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Rashtriya Ekta Diwas: Maharashtra Governor, CM flag off 'Run for Unity'

Mumbai, Oct 31(ANI): Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flagged off 'Run for Unity' to mark 144th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31. 'Run For Unity' is organised by the Centre across the country to mark birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Also known as the 'Iron Man of India', Sardar Patel united 562 princely states in the country. The country observes his birth anniversary, October 31, as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.

RK Mathur swear-in as 1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh

Leh (Ladakh), Oct 31 (ANI): Radha Krishna Mathur takes oath as the first Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh on October 31. The announcement of abrogation of the Jammu and Kashmir's special status and its bifurcation was made on August 05. The state of Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two parts- Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh..

Rashtriya Ekta Diwas: Amit Shah flags off 'Run For Unity' in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off 'Run For Unity' at national stadium in New Delhi on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. 'Run For Unity' is organised by the Centre across the country to mark birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Also known as the 'Iron Man of India', Sardar Patel united 562 princely states in the country. The country observes his birth anniversary, October 31, as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. In 2014, the government declared his birthday, October 31, as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day).

Sonia, Manmohan Singh pay tribute to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary

New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): Congress leaders paid tribute to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on October 31. Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh, former VP Hamid Ansari paid floral tribute to late Indira Gandhi. Today marks her 35th death anniversary of the late PM. She was assassinated on October 31, 1984. She was shot dead by one of her bodyguards. She served as Prime Minister of India from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984.

Dharmendra Pradhan participates in 'Run For Unity' in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Oct 31 (ANI): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan participated in 'Run For Unity' in Odisha's Bhubaneswar. 'Run For Unity' is organised by the Centre across the country to mark birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Also known as the 'Iron Man of India', Sardar Patel united 562 princely states in the country. The country observes his birth anniversary, October 31, as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.

President Kovind, HM Shah pay tribute to Sardar Patel on birth anniversary

New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind, Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was given the mammoth task of the political integration of India and is responsible for unifying 562 princely states in the country. This earned him the title of 'Iron Man of India'. In 2014, the government declared his birthday, October 31, as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day).

Blackbucks to be shifted to Etawah Safari Park from Akbar's Tomb in Agra

Agra (UP), Oct 31 (ANI): Around 75-80 blackbucks living near Akbar's Tomb in Agra will be shifted to Etawah Lion Safari Park. According to forest officials, area surrounding Akbar's Tomb is not natural habitat for blackbucks. Population of blackbucks has also decreased over years due to disease outbreak in the region.

IRS officers are going to be guardians of our economic frontiers: President Kovind

New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): President of India, Ram Nath Kovind met group of probationers of 69th batch of Indian Revenue Service at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. "Boundaries of nations are opening to great economic cooperation. On the other hand, economic challenges are also making boundaries more crucial. IRS officers are going to be the guardians of our economic frontiers," said President Kovind while addressing the probationers.

Hyderabad professor provides free education, food and shelter to underprivileged children

Hyderabad (Telangana), Oct 31 (ANI): A professor in Hyderabad is offering free education, food and shelter to more than 200 children from weaker section of the society. He has been providing resources to students since last 10 years. Professor, Jahangir, speaking to ANI said, "Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. In this growing world, where education is deemed as business, I believe that weaker sections have more necessity of the right to quality education." Prof Dr Syed Jahangir teaches different languages to children.

Railways to offer surplus land to state govts for faster economic growth: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on October 30 stated that Indian Railways is willing to offer surplus land to the state governments for setting up industries in order to help the economy grow faster. "Railways has huge amount of land and we are willing to offer it to governments for faster economic growth," said Piyush Goyal. Piyush Goyal attended a conference organised by the commerce ministry and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on October 30 in Delhi.

'Nagar Kirtan' en-route Nankana Sahib reaches Amritsar

Amritsar (Punjab), Oct 31 (ANI): Group of Sikh devotees from India, a part of Nagar Kirtan that started off from Delhi to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan reached Punjab's Amritsar. The Nagar Kirtan is led by Paramjit Singh Sarna, former president of DSGMC. The procession will be welcomed by Pakistan on the special occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.

Air India set to connect Amritsar with London Stansted Airport

Amritsar (Punjab), Oct 31 (ANI): Air India is set to connect Amritsar in Punjab with London Stansted Airport with a thrice-a-week service from October 31 to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. Commencing from Mumbai, the flight will connect Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar to Stansted Airport in London to facilitate Sikh pilgrims aspiring to visit Punjab on the occasion of Guru Purab. Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh also attended the launch ceremony.

Indians are least active, second-most sleep-deprived, reveals Fitbit study

New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): Indians are the least active and second-most sleep deprived according to a study conducted by fitness device maker Fitbit. Based on Fitbit sleep data insights from across 18 countries, Indians have an average nightly sleep of 7 hours 1 minute, after Japanese who get an average sleep of 6 hours 47 minutes. Indians are also the least active with a walking average of just 6533 steps daily, the official release notes. The most active country is Hong Kong with an average of 10133 steps daily while Ireland ranks last in the list of sleep deprivation with people sleeping an average of 7 hours and 57 minutes.

'Maharashtra ki kundali to hum hi banayenge': Sanjay Raut

Mumbai, Oct 30 (ANI): Few time back, Congress said that they haven't received any proposal from Shiv Sena and if they get one, Congress will definitely reciprocate to it. Speaking on it, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said, "Be it Congress or NCP, they will keep on talking like this till the government is formed. They will keep blowing these kinds of things in the air. We should understand these kinds of things in politics. But even today, the alliance of BJP and Shiv Sena is going on. We believe that what was decided was about the alliance or the sharing of power, as CM said that 'Mahayuti' will form the government. We even want that 'Mahayuti' should form the government. And it will be made the way it was decided. " Raut further said on 'forming the Maharashtra government. He said, "Maharashtra ki kundali to hum hi banayenge. Kundali mein kaunsa greh kahan rakhna hai aur kaunse taare zameen pe utaarne hain, kis taare ko chamak dena hai, itni taakat aaj bhi Shiv Sena ke paas hai."

FIR to be lodged against 115 farmers for burning stubble in Haryana despite ban

Fatehabad (Haryana), Oct 30 (ANI): Despite Haryana government's ban, the incidents of stubble burning has come in the light in many parts of the state. Over 115 cases of stubble burning have been reported so far. An FIR has also been filed against the defaulters. While speaking to media person, Agriculture Department Official said, "Applications have been filed at concerned police stations to register cases against around 115 farmers."

PM Modi greets staff of PMO during Diwali Milan programme

New Delhi, Oct 30 (ANI): Diwali Milan was organised for all the officers and staff of Prime Minister's Office at Lok Kalyan Marg on October 30. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended Diwali greetings to everyone.

Pralhad Joshi meets beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat in Karnataka's Hubli

Hubli (Karnataka), Oct 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi met beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat health scheme in Karnataka's Hubli on October 30. He talked to the beneficiaries of the scheme and also asked them to share their experiences. While talking about it, he said, "Ayushmaan Bharat is an ambitious programme of PM Narendra Modi ji. People who have benefitted are requested to share their experiences. If there is any difficulty then we will address it. Our intention is to benefit more people out of this".

Road accident cases will reduce if people follow new Motor Vehicles Act rule: VK Singh

New Delhi, Oct 30 (ANI): Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, VK Singh attended ASSOCHAM 5th International Conference ROADTECH in Delhi on October 30. While speaking to media persons, he said, "If people follow the new Motor Vehicles Act rule and aware towards the safety then the road accident cases will reduce".

European MPs may be invited to attend Parliament, speak in favour of govt: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Oct 30 (ANI): While being taken to Tihar Jail, Congress leader P Chidambaram spoke on the delegation of European Union (EU) MPs which visited Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. He said, "European MPs may be invited to attend Parliament and speak in favour of the government. Who knows? It may happen." The delegation of European Union MPs visited Kashmir to assess the situation in the state. After visiting the state, they backed Centre's move on Article 370.

Manoj Tiwari terms Kejriwal's free bus rides for women as temptation before election

New Delhi, Oct 30 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Delhi president Manoj Tiwari on October 30 slammed the state CM Arvind Kejriwal's free bus rides to women. He said that the free bus rides for women is just a temptation before election. He also said that the Centre has passed various schemes for Delhi but Kejriwal stopped them.