ISRO facilities can be used by private Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that private sector will be allowed to use Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facilities and other relevant assets to improve their capacities. Briefing about India’s achievement in the field of Space Technology during the first year of the 2nd term of the Modi Government, Dr Jitendra Singh stated that the Modi Government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ roadmap towards self-relied India, as spelt out by Finance Minister, envisages the…
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Shramik Special Trains which were exclusively started for the stranded migrant labourer in the country during the lockdown is committed to stay and continue its service for the migrants. Indian Railways confirmed the news that it will continue providing comfortable and safe movement of migrants through Shramik Special Trains as required by States . So far, more than 4347 Shramik Special services have been operated by Indian Railways to transport approximately 60 lakh persons to their destination states. Shramik trains are being run since 1st May 2020. Indian Railways has informed the State governments that it shall continue to provide…
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has extended support to the Telugu film industry and promised to provide land in Visakhapatnam region for carrying out shooting and production work. A delegation from the Telugu film industry consisting of Megastar Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna, SS Rajamouli, Dil Raju, Vijay Chander, Damodara Prasad, C Kalyan, PVP, and D Suresh Babu met the Chief Minister at his official residence on Tuesday, and thanked him for providing single-window permission for shootings in the state and also presented their views for the development of the Telugu film industry in the state. Responding to the industry’s need,…
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal’s office Tuesday rejected the AAP government’s criticism of his order overturning the decision to reserve some hospitals only for Delhiites, saying “we are all Indians and Delhi belongs to all”. In a statement, the LG office also said that rather than discriminating among patients, the goal of the government should be to plan and prepare for adequate infrastructure. On Monday, the LG overruled the AAP government’s order to reserve Delhi government-run and private hospitals in the national capital for Delhiites. “We are all Indians and Delhi belongs to all,” Baijal’s office said on Tuesday, responding…
fierce gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces in Sugoo Hendhama area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. Two terrorists have been killed in the encounter while others are expected to be trapped. Reports said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Sugoo Hendhama on Wednesday morning, which ensued in a gunbattle. As the joint team of security forces approached the suspected spot of hiding, the terrorists fired upon them. The fire was retaliated by the joint team, triggering off an encounter. A senior police officer confirmed that the exchange…
BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and his mother Madhavi Raje Scindia have tested positive for coronavirus and have been admitted to Max Hospital in south Delhi’s Saket. Jyotiraditya Scindia and his mother Madhavi Raje Scindia both have tested positive for coronavirus. The BJP leader have been admitted to Max Saket for the last 4 days after Jyotiraditya Scindia developed symptoms of coronavirus. While Jyotiraditya Scindia has showed symptoms of coronavirus, his mother remains asymptomatic. Both of them are now undergoing treatment at the private hospital in Delhi. Earlier, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra had also showed symptoms of coronavirus and was…
Veena, daughter of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is set to enter wedlock with Muhammad Riyas, the national president of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the youth wing of CPM, Mathrubhumi reported. The couple will get married in a low-key wedding ceremony to be held on June 15 in the presence of their close friends and relatives. Veena was recently in the eye of a storm after opposition Congress alleged that she had close ties to the management of a US company Sprinklr that won a deal from CPM government to record data of Coronavirus (Covid-19) patients. After…
Indian and Chinese troops have begun mutual disengagement in some areas of eastern Ladakh ahead of the next round of military talks scheduled tomorrow, government sources said on Tuesday. Top military talks are to be held in the ‘Hot Springs’ area of eastern Ladakh on Wednesday. Sources say ahead of that, a “significant” number of Chinese troops has withdrawn but there is no exact number. Except the fingers region in Pangong Tso, Chinese troops have started withdrawing 2 to 3 km, they say. Talks between the two armies are to be held this week at multiple locations including Patroling point…
President Donald Trump is constantly reassessing the best posture for the American military forces and its presence overseas, the White House has said, while clarifying that there is no announcement to make on the withdrawal of US troops in Germany. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany made the comments at a press conference on Monday while responding to media reports that Trump has decided to withdraw thousands of US troops from Germany, a NATO ally. We have no announcements at this time. I know there’s reporting out there, but, as of this moment, there are no announcements. The President is…
Centre’s Locust Warning Organization will press into service 25 drones and buy 60 more vehicle-mounted insecticide spraying machines to counter the attack of locust swarms in the near future, an official said on Tuesday. Authorities are worried that millions of locusts may enter India along with monsoon winds from the Arabian Sea to destroy kharif crops. “The locust swarms may attack in late June and early July. There is every possibility that locust swarms will come towards India from African countries along with monsoon winds rising from the Arabian Sea,” K L Gurjar, Deputy Director of the Faridabad-based Locust Warning…