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Taking all efforts to extradite fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya: Centre to SC

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New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is taking all efforts to extradite fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines from United Kingdom, but the process is being delayed to some legal issues involved in the matter. … Read more Taking all efforts to extradite fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya: Centre to SC

Minor glitches in Co-WIN but drive completed successfully, says government | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: The Centre said on Saturday that the vaccination drive conducted across 3,352 session sites covering all states and Union territories saw minor glitches in the cloud-based internet technology platform Co-WIN. The problems related to issues such as delay in uploading of beneficiary lists at some session sites, whereas some who were vaccinated on … Read more Minor glitches in Co-WIN but drive completed successfully, says government | India News – Times of India

Covid-19 vaccination drive: CoWIN app troubles on day one

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Officials involved in the Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday faced difficulties in operating the Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN) application, developed by the Centre to monitor and track the vaccination. In Delhi, CoWin was not working at various sites, people aware of the matter told ET Magazine. The details of the beneficiaries could not be … Read more Covid-19 vaccination drive: CoWIN app troubles on day one

Postal Department includes Tamil in its recruitment exam

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The move came after Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan had raised the issue After objections raised by Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan, the Department of Posts has included Tamil for its examination for recruitment for the post of accountant. “This is a historical announcement that the Department of Posts is conducting its recruitment examination in a regional … Read more Postal Department includes Tamil in its recruitment exam

AAP govt. to provide free COVID vaccination if Centre doesn’t: CM

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The Delhi government will provide free COVID-19 vaccination to residents of the Capital if the Centre fails to do so, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. His comment came following a visit to the family of Dr. Hitesh Gupta, employed with the Delhi government, who lost his life after contracting the virus in the … Read more AAP govt. to provide free COVID vaccination if Centre doesn’t: CM

Bird flu confirmed in 7 states; test results of Delhi, Maharashtra samples awaited

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New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday said bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in seven states — Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh, while test results are still awaited for Delhi and Maharashtra samples. No samples have been confirmed positive in wild birds from Balod district, Chhattisgarh which were tested … Read more Bird flu confirmed in 7 states; test results of Delhi, Maharashtra samples awaited

Telecom tower damage: HC issues notice to Punjab, Centre on Reliance Jio plea – Times of India

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CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday issued notices to the Punjab government and the Centre on a plea filed by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, seeking action against “miscreants” damaging its telecom infrastsructure and forcibly closing its stores in the state. During the ongoing agitation by farmers against three new farm laws enacted … Read more Telecom tower damage: HC issues notice to Punjab, Centre on Reliance Jio plea – Times of India

Centre releases 10th installment to states to meet GST compensation shortfall

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The Centre has released the tenth instalment of Rs 6,000 crore to states as back-to-back loan to meet the goods and services tax (GST) compensation shortfall, taking the total amount released so far through the special borrowing window to Rs 60,000 crore, the finance ministry said on Monday. Of this, an amount of Rs 5,516.60 … Read more Centre releases 10th installment to states to meet GST compensation shortfall

‘New Year will begin only after govt. repeals all three farm laws’

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For Jaipal Singh, a farmer from Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, ushering in the New Year is a faraway dream. The 25-year-old, who has been camping at the Singhu border for over a month now, said his New Year will begin once the Centre accepts the farmers’ core demand of repealing the three farm laws. “Our New … Read more ‘New Year will begin only after govt. repeals all three farm laws’

Dry run for Covid-19 vaccination in all states, UTs on January 2 | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: A dry run for Covid-19 vaccination will be conducted by all state and union territory administrations on January 2 to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges, the Centre said on Thursday. The activity is proposed to be conducted in all state capitals in at least 3 session … Read more Dry run for Covid-19 vaccination in all states, UTs on January 2 | India News – Times of India