INDIA
31 DDC constituencies to go to polls in J&K on Sunday
Giving details, the SEC said that for the 14 DDC constituencies of Kashmir division going to the polls on Sunday, there are 124 candidates in the fray including 47 females. In Jammu division, there are 121 candidates for the 17 DDC constituencies in this phase, including 53 females.
Jagannath temple in Odisha to reopen before New Year
After a meeting of Chattisa Nijog (apex body of temple servitors), SJTA chief administrator Krishan Kumar said they are planning to reopen the temple for devotees soon with strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines.
Delhi BJP leaders protest outside AAP MLAs houses over corp fund
Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta, who led the demonstration in Burari and Patel Nagar assembly constituencies, said that for the last 5 days the corporation leaders have been sitting on a pavement outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence but he has still not come to meet them.
Our mission is to eradicate poverty: Gadkari
Gadkari said that MSME is the backbone of the Indian economy and eradication of poverty is the biggest mission for the government. While addressing the virtual session 'Role of MSME's in Aatmanirbhar Bharat', Gadkari said that the government is taking steps towards recognising and facilitating rural entrepreneurs.
Task force at various levels to implement NEP
The Union Education Ministry has welcomed this initiative taken by the educational institutions. A task force has also been formed in Central universities to implement the NEP. The report on forming this task force is in its final stage. It will work under the leadership of Professor R. C. Kuhad, Vice-Chancellor of Mahendragarh Central University.
Covid vaccine will be free in Kerala, daily cases continue to hover around 5,000
He said the day saw 5,949 people turn Covid positive after 59,690 samples was send for testing in the past 24 hours. Likewise, 5,268 people turned negative taking the total cured in the state to 6,01,861, while there were 60,029 active cases
Yuvraj distances himself from father's comments
In his speech, Yograj said that he supports sportspersons' decision to return awards in support of farmers. However, he later made derogatory remarks about Hindu women in televised interviews that have gone viral on Twitter.
Trying to create single window for compliances, ease of approval process: Goyal
On manufacturing, Goyal said that the government has identified 24 champion sectors that will add Rs 200 lakh crore in the next 10 years to the nation's manufacturing GDP and provide millions of jobs, besides creating the size and scale of manufacturing.
Farmers consider expanding protests to 'pan-India' scale
Addressing a press conference at Singhu border, Kisan Sangharsh Samiti President Kawalpreet Singh Pannu said: "We have decided to expand this movement pan India." The farm leader said that farmers will move from Rajasthan's Shajapur to Delhi borders blocking the Delhi-Jaipur route on Sunday and all District Collector offices would become the Centre of the protest on December 14.
Veteran leader Ghanshyam Tiwari makes 'ghar wapsi' to BJP
In the past, Tiwari has been a strong critic of former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje. In fact, he had left the BJP in 2018 owing to his differences with Raje and floated his own party, Bharat Vahini, which contested the Assembly polls held later that year. However, he could not even save his election deposit from the Sanganer constituency.
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