INDIA
Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum to reopen from January 5
It will be open on all days in a week, except Mondays and government holidays. The museum was closed to the public due to COVID-19 outbreak on March 13, 2020. The visitors can book their slots online on https://presidentofindia.nic.in or https://rashtrapatisachivalaya.gov.in/ or https://rbmuseum.gov.in/ after paying a nominal registration charge of Rs 50 per visitor.
Major reshuffle in Bihar as many IPS, IAS officers transferred
Bihar Chief Minister's Principal Secretary Chanchal Kumar has been given charge of GAD while K Senthil is the new Home Secretary. According to a notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) on Thursday evening, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Amir Subhani has been relieved as ACS of GAD and Minority Welfare Department.
‘Abhi Toh Suraj Uga Hai’: PM modi pens motivating poem to welcome New Year 2021
The Prime Minister also extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of the New Year.
"Wishing you a happy 2021!, May this year bring good health, joy and prosperity. May the spirit of hope and wellness prevail," he wrote on Twitter.
CM Nitish Kumar's son, cabinet ministers richer than him
In 2010, the Nitish government had made it mandatory for all cabinet ministers to disclose their asset details on the first day of every year. According to the details given by the ministers on the website of the Cabinet Secretariat department, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has Rs 35,885 in cash and nearly Rs 34,000 deposited in the bank while his son Nishant has Rs 28,297 in cash and Rs 1 crore in Fixed Deposit (FD) or deposits in various banks.
Cold wave sweeps Delhi on New Year’s Day; minimum temperature lowest in 15 years
Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the IMD’s regional forecasting centre, said “very dense” fog lowered visibility to “zero” metres at Safdarjung and Palam at 6 a.m.
Around 1 lakh vaccinators ready to administer Covid-19 vaccine in India
State governments, district officials and municipal commissioners have been asked to get ground staff, logistics and IT systems in place to carry out the drive that aims to cover 30 crore 'priority population' by July.
India’s first Mysterious monolith appears in Ahmedabad park
This is for the first time that a monolith which is a structure made of shiny steel sheets, has appeared in India. But the mystery did not last long in the city like other parts of the world as the information of it being installed by a private company was disclosed very soon. Installed by Symphony Forest Park on December 29, the monolith gained popularity on Thursday with people flocking to the garden.
Tata Trusts must introspect on greater scrutiny by government bodies: Cyrus Mistry
Mistry said the Tata Trusts are public charitable trusts, not a family investment firm, and the current trustees, who are fiduciaries, have been tasked with the noble goal of improving the lives of millions of Indians through philanthropy.
BSF foils cross-border infiltration attempt in Punjab
The suspicious movement was detected by Border Security Force's 181 Battalion near the fencing in the Abohar Sector. The troops promptly fired at the infiltrators who managed to run back to Pakistan by taking advantage of the inclement weather conditions, the BSF said.
Now Bird Flu plagues Rajasthan as it battles mutant Covid strain
Avian influenza is a viral disease that is contagious and can spread from one bird to other birds and animals. Many birds die due to this disease. It can also be transmitted to humans. All national parks and wildlife sanctuaries and other forest areas have been asked to take special precautions after the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases confirmed bird flu in the samples tested so far.
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