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MHA issues SOPs for Maintaining Supply of Essential Goods during 21-day Nationwide Lockdown to fight COVID-19

Posted On: 26 MAR 2020 10:13PM by PIB Delhi Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for maintaining supply of essential goods today, in order to relieve hardships faced by people during 21-day nationwide lockdown to fight the Coronavirus outbreak. The Union Home Secretary, Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla wrote to all States/UTs and asked them to ensure the availability of essential goods to people during the period of the lockdown. For this, the SOPs suggest t...

27 Mar 2020
Cabinet approves extension of Productivity Linked Reward Scheme for the employees/workers of the Major Port Trust and Dock Labour Board for the period beyond 2017-18

Posted On: 29 JAN 2020 4:06PM by PIB Delhi The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to extend the existing Productivity Linked Reward (PLR) Scheme beyond 2017-18 until any change/amendment is made in the Scheme. The Scheme will annually benefit to 28,821 Major Port Trusts and Dock employees/workers and the yearly estimated outgo will be Rs.46 crore. Productivity Linked Reward will be calculated on the existing wage ceiling for calculation of...

29 Jan 2020
Prime Minister to interact with students for another exciting edition of “Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020” tomorrow

Posted On: 19 JAN 2020 6:18PM by PIB Delhi The third edition of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi's Town Hall interaction programme Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 with students from India and abroad to beat exam stress will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. Around 2000 students are participating from all over India in Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020. A lot of excitement and enthusiasm is being seen among the students to not only participate in the unique event but also to ...

20 Jan 2020
JNU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar meets Secretary MHRD Shri Amit Khare to apprise about current campus situation

Posted On: 08 JAN 2020 5:08PM by PIB Delhi Vice-Chancellor, JNU Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar along with Rector-II Prof. Satish Chandra Garkoti met Secretary, MHRD todaymorning and apprised that the situation in the campus is presentlypeaceful. They also informed that the Communication andInformation System has been repaired and is now functional. Thelast date for student registration for the Winter Semester 2020without fine has also been extended up to 12th January, 2020. As partof this regi...

9 Jan 2020
Union Government offers imported Onions to State Governments at Rs. 49 to 58 per kg

Posted On: 07 JAN 2020 7:02PM by PIB Delhi The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswanheld a press conference today to brief media about the overall availability and prices of Onions across the nation along with the imported quantities so far. Shri Paswan said that the Union Government has decided to offer Onions to State Governments at the landing price in Mumbai ranging from Rs. 49 to Rs. 58 per Kilogram. The Union Minister said that imports be...

7 Jan 2020
High Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister approves over Rs. 5,908 crore of additional Central assistance to 7 States

Posted On: 06 JAN 2020 5:51PM by PIB Delhi The High Level Committee (HLC), chaired by the Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri Amit Shah, met in New Delhi today to consider additional central assistance to seven states, which were affected by floods/ landslides/cloudburst during south west monsoon 2019. HLC approved additional central assistance of Rs. 5908.56 crore to seven States from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) - Rs. 616.63 crore to Assam, Rs. 284.93 crore to Himachal Pradesh...

7 Jan 2020
PM congratulates General Bipin Rawat on taking charge as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff

Posted On: 01 JAN 2020 2:30PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated General Bipin Rawat on taking charge as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff. “I am delighted that as we begin the new year and new decade, India gets its first Chief of Defence Staff in General Bipin Rawat. I congratulate him and wish him the very best for this responsibility. He is an outstanding officer who has served India with great zeal. As the first CDS takes charge, I pay homage to...

1 Jan 2020
Ministry of Tourism to open Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat Quiz Contest on MyGov platform from 1st January 2020

Posted On: 31 DEC 2019 7:28PM by PIB Delhi As a part of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ activities, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is conducting Quiz Competition from 1st January 2020 to 30th June 2020 on MyGov platform. In this quiz, contestants from each state will be quizzed on respective pairing state and winners will be taken on tour to their respective pairing state as reward. Link for the Quiz is https://quiz.mygov.in/quiz/ebsb/...

31 Dec 2019
Mobile Phone Security should be a National Priority: Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad

Posted On: 30 DEC 2019 6:28PM by PIB Delhi The Union Minister for Communications, Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the Mobile Security should be our National Priority because the mobile handset became an important tool for all online activities. He was addressing the gathering, here today, after launching a Web Portal called ‘Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR)’ for the customers of Delhi...

31 Dec 2019
PM condoles passing away of Sri Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji of the Sri Pejawara Matha

Posted On: 29 DEC 2019 1:05PM by PIB Delhi
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of Sri Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji of the Sri Pejawara Matha, Udupi. “Sri Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji of the Sri Pejawara Matha, Udupi will remain in the hearts and minds of lakhs of people for whom he was always a guiding light. A powerhouse of service and spirituality, he continuously worked for a more just and compassionate society. Om Shanti. I ...

29 Dec 2019

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