Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 20 The Himachal Pradesh government has imposed a complete ban on the use of mobile phones in schools to maintain discipline and improve the quality of education. The Directorate of Education has issued clear instructions to heads of all government and private schools across the state. Under […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 19 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday announced major reduction in prices of Verka’s Milk and products to benefit the common man. The Chief Minister said that Verka, a trusted brand of Milkfed, Punjab’s state-backed farmers’ cooperative, has announced significant price reductions across its popular range of milk […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received a birthday greeting call from his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with both leaders reaffirming their commitment to strengthen the India–Greece strategic partnership. The two prime ministers welcomed progress in areas including trade, investment, technology, shipping, defence, security, connectivity and people-to-people links. […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 19 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that farmers would start benefiting from lower GST rates on agricultural machinery from 22 September. Chouhan, who met representatives of leading farm machinery manufacturers in New Delhi, described farmers as the nation’s “grain providers” whose labour sustains India’s food […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 19 US President Donald Trump on Friday underlined his “very close” relationship with India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that he had personally wished Modi on his birthday. Speaking at a press conference, Trump said “I am very close to India, I am very close to the PM […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 19 A massive landslide occurred near St. Edward School in Himland of Shimla, on Friday morning, prompting the school administration to shut the institution for two days as a safety measure. Public Works Department (PWD) Executive Engineer Praveen Verma said a private building in the vicinity was […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 19 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has announced a special four-day session of the state legislative Assembly from September 26 to 29 to address the devastation caused by recent floods. The Chief Minister said the session will focus on amendments to rules on disaster damage and introduce new laws […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken with Nepal’s interim leader, Sushila Karki, to congratulate her on her appointment and reaffirm India’s support for the country during its political transition. In Thursday’s call, Prime Minister Modi extended condolences over the deaths in recent protests in Nepal and conveyed best […]
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The North News New Delhi, September 18 Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) on Thursday said that it will examine the implications of a new defence pact signed between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.The MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters that New Delhi had long been aware of the proposed agreement, which formalises an existing arrangement between the […]
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The North News Chandigarh, September 18 Punjab Police have busted two narcotics cartels with alleged cross-border links, seizing more than nine kilograms of heroin and arresting six men. Sharing details, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Thursday said that the preliminary investigations point to Harpreet, also known as Happy Jatt, a gangster from Jandiala Guru, as […]
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