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Photo: AI Image/IANSExperts call for new urban transport policy as India’s vehicle fleet crosses 413 mn
New Delhi: With India’s vehicle fleet crossing 413 million amid rapid urbanisation, experts on Monday called for a renewed urban transport framework as the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP) launched a review of the country’s 2006 National Urban Transport Policy. India’s registered vehicle fleet increased from approximately 90 million vehicles in 2006 to more…
Photo: TGCINDIA bloc candidates to file nomination papers today
The ruling INDIA bloc in Jharkhand is set to showcase its unity as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( JMM) and the Congress official candidates will file nominations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha biennial elections together on Monday. They will file nominations at 11 am under the leadership of Chief Minister Hemant Soren. JMM nominee Baidyanath…
Photo: IANSSupply cost of domestic LPG cylinder rises to over Rs 1,600 amid West Asia crisis
Supply cost of domestic LPG cylinder rises to over Rs 1,600 amid West Asia crisis New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The cost of supplying a 14.2 kg cylinder has risen to over Rs 1,600 amid the West Asia crisis and the under-recovery now being absorbed on each domestic cylinder is about Rs 700, the government…
Photo: X/@PiyushGoyalJharkhand makes global debut in fruit exports, first mango consignment sent to UK
New Delhi: In a boost to agricultural exports from Jharkhand, the first commercial consignment of fresh mangoes from the state was flagged off for the United Kingdom under an initiative supported by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Sunday. The export flag-off ceremony…
Photo: IANSCBSE Class 12 Exam Re-Evaluation and Verification Process Ends Today
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday issued a reminder to Class 12 students seeking verification and re-evaluation of their answer sheets, saying that the application portal will close at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. The deadline was previously set for June 6 but was later extended by a day. The decision…
Photo: IANS/Kuntal ChakrabartyMessi Event Fallout: Police Issue Fresh Notice to Former Bengal Minister
Kolkata: The Bidhannagar (South) Police Station in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday sent a fresh notice of interrogation to the former West Bengal Sports Minister, Aroop Biswas, for questioning over an FIR filed against him for vandalism at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake during Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour on December 13…
Photo: IANSIndia-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor seen as path to prosperous future
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS): The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), a proposed multinational infrastructure initiative aimed at upgrading connectivity between the three regions through integrated trade, energy and digital networks, is envisioned partially as a counterweight to China’s international infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to an article. Announced at the…
