BJP plans awareness campaign on Article 370 in UP

Lucknow (IANS) In the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will carry out a massive campaign in the state to inform people about the benefits of the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A.

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NRC final list out, excludes over 19 lakh people

Guwahati (IANS) Over 19 lakh people in Assam have been left out of the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was released on Saturday morning.

Some 19,06,657 people have been excluded from the final list, which names…

10 killed in Maharashtra factory blast

Dhule (Maharashtra) (IANS) At least 10 persons have been reportedly killed and over 40 others injured in a massive blast at a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Saturday morning, an official said.

"The…

Assam woman commits suicide ahead of NRC list

Guwahati (IANS) A woman in Assam's Sonitpur district on Saturday committed suicide shortly before the state's final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list was released.

The incident took place at No 1 Dolabari village,…

575 J&K youths join Army after Art 370 revoked

Srinagar (IANS) As many as 575 local youths from Jammu and Kashmir joined the Indian Army in Srinagar on Saturday, less than a month after withdrawal of special status to the state.

The youths were inducted into the Jammu and…

AI, cloud computing, drones in focus of Modi govt for better e-governance

New Delhi (IANS) Emerging technology, like blockchain technology, Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, drones, cloud computing -- are all on the table of the Narendra Modi government as it pushes ahead to realise the goal of better e-governance…

CBI carrying out surprise checks at 150 govt departments

New Delhi (IANS) The CBI is conducting "surprise checks" at 150 government departments in association with the Vigilance Department, an agency official said on Friday.

The checks are being conducted since morning at the departments…

Roadmap to promote tourism in J&K, Ladakh soon

New Delhi (IANS) With an eye on developing manpower and promote exchanges between the tourist and the locals in the newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a special roadmap had been prepared, Union minister of Tourism and Culture…

Yechury reaches Kashmir, whisked away amid tight security

Srinagar (IANS) In the first visit by any opposition leader to Kashmir after the revocation of Article 370, CPM leader Sitaram Yechury on Thursday reached the valley to meet ailing party MLA Yousuf Tarigami.

Armed with the Supreme…

Centre studying draft report on single use plastics

Chennai (IANS) The Central government is studying the draft report of the expert committee set up to study the various utilities of single-use plastics (SUP), Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers D.V. Sadananda Gowda said on Thursday.