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The finance department has sent a proposal to the state government, seeking approval to table a paperless budget this time in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Representational Photo:DC)

Education budget downsized by 20 per cent in TS

The state has seen a consistent decline in education budget allocation ever since its formation in 2014

9 Feb 2021 8:46 AM IST

Modi will lay the foundation stone of the second Catalytic Dewaxing Unit, at the Haldia Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation, built at Rs 1019 crores to help augment the lubricant production. (Photo:PTI)

End your protests and we will sit together and talk, Modi tells...

Modi added that the earlier framework did not work favourably and alleged the Opposition parties kept silent on the core...

9 Feb 2021 2:16 AM IST

Military aircraft, including MI 17, have conducted six sorties to transport rescued people from the site. PTI

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 26 bodies recovered, 171 missing

Modi said several institutions of the Central government are part of the rescue mission and state bodies are also...

9 Feb 2021 1:51 AM IST

The incident took place near the Chak Faquira border post (border pillar no 64) in the Samba sector around 9:45 am, they said. (Representational Image)

Pakistani intruder killed by BSF along International Border in Jammu

The spot where the body was found is around 40 metres from the International Border on the Indian side, the officials...

8 Feb 2021 12:57 PM IST

Chinnamma, as she is fondly addressed by her followers, was greeted by a large gathering of people who waved both the AIADMK and AMMK flags as she crossed into Tamil Nadu at Athipallai border. (PTI)

Sasikala returns to Tamil Nadu after four years to grand reception

Her return to Tamil Nadu is being keenly watched as it comes at a time when the assembly elections in the state are...

8 Feb 2021 11:27 AM IST

Rescue operations underway after a glacier broke off in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Sunday, February 7, 2021. (PTI)

Toll climbs to 14 in Uttarakhand glacier burst, 143 still missing

The efforts are focussed at the moment on rescuing 30-35 people trapped in a 250-metre long tunnel at Tapovan, said...

8 Feb 2021 10:37 AM IST

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that he is hopeful of completing Air Indias privatization process within 2020. (PTI Photo)

Govt targets 1,000 routes under UDAN scheme: Puri

Fifty-six airports have already been upgraded and over 700 routes awarded

7 Feb 2021 6:08 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee releases a book during 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on January 23, 2021. (PTI/Ashok Bhaumik)

Mamata likely to skip PM Modi's event in Bengal

Prime Minister Modi is set to inaugurate four projects in Haldia in oil, gas, and infrastructure sectors

7 Feb 2021 10:48 AM IST

A young Muslim wears a face mask to protect against coronavirus as Muslims gather to pray at Minhaj-ul-Quran Mosque, at the start of Eid al-Adha, in London. AP Photo

Indians may again miss out on Haj pilgrimage

With continuing fears of the pandemic, Saudi authorities have banned arrivals from 20 nations till May 17, including...

7 Feb 2021 4:15 AM IST

Farmers shout slogans blocking a highway during a roadblock-protest, part of their continuing demonstration against the central governments recent agricultural reforms, on the outskirts of Amritsar on February 6, 2021. (AFP)

'Chakka jam': Farmers in Punjab, Haryana block roads

The police have stepped up security and made all arrangements for traffic diversion, said officials

6 Feb 2021 1:03 PM IST

A medic collects a nasal sample from a resident via Rapid Antigen kit for COVID-19 test, at Borivali in Mumbai. PTI photo

One in five Indians above 10 years of age had COVID-19, says ICMR sero...

Union Health Ministry officials said India's COVID-19 cumulative positivity rate is 5.42 per cent and declining

5 Feb 2021 12:56 PM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample from a person for testing for Covid-19 at a health centre in Hyderabad. (DC Image/SSR)

Don't lower guard: Karnataka Health officials after 49 nursing...

Out of the 104 samples tested, 49 BSc nursing students, who had come for examinations after months-long break, tested...

4 Feb 2021 12:20 PM IST