The North News Chandigarh, February 5 Punjab Local Government Minister Sanjeev Arora on Wednesday said the state government has rolled out administrative, financial and structural reforms in ULBs to ensure time-bound decision-making, transparency and uninterrupted execution of development works. Reviewing the functioning of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) here, Arora said prolonged pendency of resolutions and […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 5 Former poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bihar Assembly Elections, 2025 and seeking fresh polls in the state. The matter is likely to come up for hearing on Friday before a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India and Sri Lanka are connected by “deep civilisational and spiritual bonds” as he thanked President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for inaugurating the exposition of the holy Devnimori relics of Lord Buddha in Colombo. The first-ever international exposition of these sacred relics, […]
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New Delhi, February 5 The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list for hearing in March a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or distributes “irrational freebies” before polls. Lawyer-petitioner Ashwini Updhyaya told a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the notices […]
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Jammu, February 5 Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Chaudhary on Tuesday said that the Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated several measures to improve cash flow, address financial stress and strengthen the economic resilience of industrial units, MSMEs, artisans, weavers and farmers in the Union Territory. Replying to a question by legislator Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra in the […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 4 Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha J P Nadda on Wednesday said India is making rapid strides towards achieving the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat’ and the Narendra Modi-led government has ushered in an era of “reform, perform and transform” from “policy paralysis” and “scam-ridden” governance earlier. […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 4 Scores of lawyers and litigants thronged the hallowed precincts of the CJI’s courtroom on Wednesday to witness the rare occasion of a chief minister, Mamata Banerjee in this case, putting forwards arguments before an apex court bench. Banerjee did so on Wednesday in a case filed in connection […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 4 Rajya Sabha Congress member Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Wednesday raised concerns on the misuse of deepfakes and artificial intelligence in spreading misinformation and facilitating crimes, calling for changes in laws to curb cybercrimes. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Upper House, the Bihar-based MP said, “Today, […]
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The North News Lucknow, February 4 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Housing and Urban Planning Department to implement a new ‘One-Time Settlement Scheme’ for the speedy resolution of long-pending residential and commercial allotment cases. Chairing a departmental review meeting, the chief minister said delays in settlement of dues and disputes not […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 4 Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday cited former Army chief MM Naravane’s unpublished “memoir” to claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not fulfil his responsibility during the India-China conflict in 2020 and passed the buck on to Naravane. Addressing reporters in the premises of Parliament House […]
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