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SHIMLA: Prime Minister Narendra would launch regional connectivity scheme ‘UDAN’ on April 27 from Shimla Airport at Jubbarhatti, 22 km from here. Modi will land at Jubbarhatti airport and after launching UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme, will reach the historic Ridge Maidan where he would address a BJP ...

Petrol pumps will be closed on Sundays in eight states, starting May 14. These are Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Haryana. The move is an effort by owners’ association to comply with a call by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his “Mann ki Baat” programme ...

Mumbai: Amidst demands of farm loan waiver in Maharashtra, the State government has announced ‘Advanced Farming – Enriched Farmer’ scheme, with an aim to increase farmers’ income by cutting production cost and increasing the output. The scheme will be launched in the upcoming kharif season. Under the initiative, the government ...

The Telangana government has completed the final round of a loan waiver scheme to the farmers in the state. The total quantum of loans waived now stands at `16,374 crore, benefiting over 35 lakh farmers. The loan waiver was one of the main poll promises of the ruling Telangana Rashtra ...

Nagpur: With an aim to reward BHIM App users, prime minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced two schemes under the BHIM App on the occasion of the 126th birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in Nagpur in Maharashtra. Modi had launched the Bharat Interface For Money (BHIM) App in December ...

Ahmedabad: State govt removes cap on installation of solar plant at 50 per cent of sanctioned load; now, households with single phase power connection can also install solar power plant; green energy initiative to get big boost In a bid to promote clean energy generation, the state government has decided ...

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has blocked a statewide pension programme with more than five million beneficiaries pending an inquiry but ordered hikes in the payout under other schemes. At a midnight meeting with senior officials, the CM ordered the Samajwadi Pension Yojana — the ambitious pension scheme ...

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries of India plans to launch a Rs 6000 crore Sampada scheme for production and development of agro processing cluster, with an aim to reduce food wastage and ensure farmers get remunerative prices. The scheme will integrate current and new schemes from mega food parks ...

Here is a list of things CM ordered: 1.Farm loans worth Rs 36,359 crore waived . 2.Crackdown ordered on illegal slaughter houses and meat shops. 3.Ban on cow smuggling, police officers told to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards those involved in such trade. 4.Ministers told to stop using red ...

With an aim to free India from cataract by 2022, the government has approved a Rs 756 crore scheme to treat over 700 lakh such patients in the next five years. “Big relief to cataract patients : Modi govt approves scheme of Rs 756 crore for the treatment of 786 ...