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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said voter identity cards will now be delivered to electors within 15 days, virtually halving the time taken. Till now, it took a little over a month for the Elector Photo Identity…
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NEW DELHI: The government has decided to make mandatory the use of Indian Standard Time for all legal, commercial, digital and administrative activities, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday. This…
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NEW DELHI: In a bid to ease toll payments on National Highways, the government will from August 15 bring a Rs 3,000 FASTag-based annual pass that would allow up to 200 trips on the highways in one year on a single charge. The annual…
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NEW DELHI: The women and child development ministry has directed all states and Union territories to implement mandatory face recognition system for take-home ration distribution and child attendance monitoring at Anganwadi centres. …
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STATE TIMES NEWS MUMBAI/KOLKATA: Troubles mounted for Air India as the beleaguered airline cancelled seven more international flights on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cancellations to 83 since the devastating Ahmedabad crash,…
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JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir leaders are deeply concerned over the escalating crisis in Iran-and with good reason. Hundreds of students, the majority of them enrolled in medical programs, are currently awaiting evacuation from Tehran, which is…
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STATE TIMES NEWS WOKHA: Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and MoS in the Prime Minister Office, Dept. of Space and Atomic Energy chaired a high-level joint…
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NEW DELHI: Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will pay a two-day official visit to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Wednesday, during which he is scheduled to meet Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, official sources said. Shekhawat…
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NEW DELHI: The CBI has urged banks to speed up the decision-making process on mandatory sanction needed from them for investigating and prosecuting their officials who are under suspicion in fraud cases referred to it. The issue was…
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NEW DELHI: The Union Home Ministry has been tasked with "coordinating activities for further progression" of ex-Agniveers after their term with the armed forces ends, according to a government notification. The Centre amended the…
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