Ahead of UP polls, CM Yogi announces hike in monthly allowance of village

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• Dec 15, 2021 05:21 PM IST

  Ahead of UP polls, CM Yogi announces increase in monthly allowance of village pradhans

  Ahead of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has announced increase in the monthly allowance of village pradhans and other panchayat representatives, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday.

• Dec 15, 2021 04:55 PM IST

  PM Modi to address ongoing summit on natural & zero-budget farming in Gujarat tomorrow

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday address the ongoing summit on natural and zero-budget farming being held in Gujarat, news agency ANI quoted Bharatiya Janata Party general secreatry Arun Singh as saying.

• Dec 15, 2021 04:26 PM IST

  Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine can be used as a booster, reports AFP

  The European Union regulator has said that Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine can be used as a booster shot, reported news agency AFP.

• Dec 15, 2021 04:24 PM IST

  Uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen critical tackle the pandemic: Rajesh Bhushan

  Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan today held a virtual meeting with States/UTs to review preparedness regarding medical oxygen.

  “Uninterrupted supply of medical oxygen in sufficient quantity is of critical importance to tackle the pandemic,” Bhushan said.

• Dec 15, 2021 03:14 PM IST

  Semi conductor chips will be designed, manufactured in India: Ashwini Vaishnaw

  Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that semi conductor chips will be designed, manufactured and developed in India. “Cabinet has approved budget for that,” people familair with the matter quoted Ashwini Vaishnaw as saying. Also read

• Dec 15, 2021 03:12 PM IST

  Cabinet has sanctioned ambitious project to establish complete ecosystem of semiconductors: Anurag Thakur

  Union minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said the Cabinet has sanctioned an ambitious project to establish a complete ecosystem of semiconductors and display manufacturing. 

  He added, “ ₹76,000 crores will be spent on this project in 6 years.”

• Dec 15, 2021 03:09 PM IST

  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal holds Tiranga Yatra in Jalandhar

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday held a Tiranga Yatra in Jalandhar, ahead of the upcoming Punjab assembly election slated for 2022. 

• Dec 15, 2021 02:44 PM IST

  West Bengal reports 1st case of Omicron variant

  West Bengal has reported its first case of Omicron after a 7-year-old boy tested positive for the new coronavirus variant, PTI reported on Wednciting the state’s health department.

• Dec 15, 2021 02:32 PM IST

  Omicron to be dominant…