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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11, 2024 Kalanaur: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini during the nomination filing rally of BJP candidate Renu Dabla, in Kalanaur, Rohtak, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Photo: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of various development projects in Maharashtra worth over Rs 7600 crore on Wednesday through video conference, as per a statement from the Prime Minister's Office. According to the Prime Minister's Office, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of the upgradation of Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur with a total estimated project cost of around Rs 7000 crore. It will serve as a catalyst for growth across multiple sectors, including manufacturing, aviation, tourism, logistics, and healthcare, benefiting Nagpur city and the wider Vidarbha region, the statement added. In line with his commitment to ensuring affordable and accessible healthcare for all, the Prime Minister will launch the operationalization of 10 Government Medical Colleges in Maharashtra located at Mumbai, Nashik, Jalna, Amravati, Gadchiroli, Buldhana, Washim, Bhandara, Hingoli and Ambernath (Thane). While enhancing the undergraduate and postgraduate seats, the colleges will also offer specialised tertiary healthcare to the people, the release mentioned.
The West Bengal government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the alleged rape-murder of a 10-year-old girl in the South 24 Parganas district's Kultuli area, an official said. The SIT will be led by Baruipur SP Palash Chandra Dhali, he said. "We want to assure the locals of our commitment to ensuring justice and punishing those responsible for this crime," the official said on Tuesday.
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive to kids and harms their mental health. The lawsuits stem from a national investigation into TikTok, which was launched in March 2022 by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from many states, including New York, California, Kentucky and New Jersey.
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National Games in Uttarakhand from Jan 28 next year: IOA
The 38th edition of the National Games will be held in Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14 next year, the Indian Olympic Association announced on Wednesday, saying that the schedule is subject to approval from its General Assembly later this month.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurates Indian Institute of Skills and Vidya Samiksha Kendra
PM Modi lays foundation stone of upgradation of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur via video conference.
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Indian Army soldier abducted by terrorists found dead in Jammu and Kashmir
An Indian Army soldier was found dead with gunshot wounds after being abducted by terrorists in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. Two soldiers from the 161 unit of the Territorial Army were kidnapped from a forest area in Anantnag during a joint anti-terror operation conducted by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday. However, one soldier escaped despite sustaining two bullet wounds. Read here for more details.
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PM Modi virtually lays foundation stone development projects of more than Rs 7,600 crore in Maharashtra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurates 10 government medical colleges in Maharashtra.
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Congress must think hard about its defeat in Haryana: Omar Abdullah
National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Wednesday said the Congress will have to introspect deep to find reasons for its defeat in Haryana, where the BJP is set to return for a third consecutive term. The NC and Congress fought the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls as allies. "I had already said we were only wasting our time with these exit polls. But no one would have thought that the exit polls would be so wrong. Had it been 20 in place of 18 or 22 in place of 20, (we could have understood). But what happened was that 30 became 60 and 60 became 30," the NC leader said.
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Saini meets PM Modi after BJP's win in Haryana
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday ahead of his likely swearing-in as the head of the BJP government in the state following the party's remarkable win in the assembly polls. The BJP had indicated during the elections that Saini, who replaced Manohar Lal Khattar in March and hails from the Other Backward Classes, will be its choice for the top post if it wins.
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CM Atishi not being allotted Flagstaff Road residence, BJP trying to usurp bungalow: AAP MP
Days after Delhi Chief Minister Atishi moved to bungalow number 6 on Flagstaff Road in Civil Lines, the AAP on Wednesday alleged it is yet to be allotted to her and accused the BJP of trying to "usurp" the bungalow. Atishi shifted to the bungalow on Monday after her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal vacated it and moved to a new address in Lutyens' Delhi.
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Karnataka Cong MLA booked for rape, kidnapping and criminal intimidation
An FIR has been registered against Congress MLA and former minister Vinay Kulkarni on allegations of rape, kidnapping and criminal intimidation, police said on Wednesday. The case was booked following a complaint by a 34-year-old social worker at Sanjay Nagar police station, accusing the Dharwad MLA of making phone and video calls to her, they said.
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BJP, Cong, SP obstacles to Bahujan Samaj's pursuit of self-esteem: Mayawati
BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday said the BJP, Congress and SP are obstacles to the Bahujan Samaj's pursuit of self-esteem and her party is struggling to make them the 'ruling class'. She also took to X to paid tributes to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram on his 18th death anniversary.
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Asia's largest imaging Cherenkov telescope inaugurated in Ladakh
The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) observatory, the largest imaging Cherenkov telescope in Asia, has been inaugurated at Hanle in Ladakh, giving a boost to scientific research. Located at an altitude of 4,300 metres, it is also the highest of its kind telescope in the world, a statement said here on Tuesday. It was inaugurated on October 4 by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) secretary Ajit Kumar Mohanty.
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Haryana elections: Uchana Kalan sees lowest margin of 32 votes, gap of 98,000 votes in Ferozepur Jhirka
The Uchana Kalan seat in Haryana saw one of the fiercest electoral encounters with BJP's Devender Chatar Bhuj Attri defeating Congress candidate Brijendra Singh by just 32 votes. According to poll results declared Tuesday, the margin of 32 votes was the lowest margin among the 90 assembly segments where polling took place on October 5.
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India, US prioritise to support each others' hydrogen missions: USISPF
As the two largest democracies in the world, the US and India are uniquely positioned to lead the global charge in addressing climate change through innovative clean energy solutions where hydrogen is a key element, US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) said on Tuesday on the occasion of Hydrogen Day.
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UCC draft committee puts final seal, will submit report to CM Dhami
Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Rules Committee Chairman Shatrughan Singh, told news agency ANI that the committee has put its final seal on the UCC Rules and in the coming week or ten days, the committee will hand it over to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
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PM Modi to lay foundation stones of projects worth Rs 7,600 cr in Maharashtra
PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of the upgradation of Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur with a total estimated project cost of around Rs 7,000 crore.
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First Published: Oct 09 2024 | 9:16 AM IST
