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April 10, 2025 7:58 PM April 10, 2025 7:58 PM

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Delhi govt distributes Ayushman Bharat health cards to beneficiaries

Union Health Minister J P Nadda and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta today launched the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana for the national capital. On the occasion, they distributed Ayushman health cards to the residents of the city. The scheme provides free health cover of five lakh ...

April 10, 2025 11:00 AM April 10, 2025 11:00 AM

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J&K Assembly Speaker forms House Committee to probe Jal Jeevan Mission irregularities

In Jammu and Kashmir, Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather has formed a House Committee to investigate the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the region. The committee was formed following repeated demands from several members on the floor of the House. In...

April 10, 2025 10:56 AM April 10, 2025 10:56 AM

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J&K reserves 4 surgeries for public hospitals under Ayushman Bharat

Jammu and Kashmir government has reserved four key surgical procedures exclusively for public hospitals, aiming to enhance transparency, reduce unnecessary medical interventions and curb malpractice under the Ayushman Bharat/PM-JAY scheme. Responding to a query raised by MLA Tanvir Sadiq, the Minist...

April 10, 2025 7:54 AM April 10, 2025 7:54 AM

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BJP begins 3-day ‘Gaon Chalo, Basti Chalo’ campaign in Telangana slums & villages

In Telangana, BJP will be taking up a three-day people contact campaign in slums and villages as part of its Foundation Day celebrations starting today. The ‘Gaon Chalo, Basti Chalo’ campaign aims at propagating the party’s programmes among people. Party state General Secretary K. Venkateshwarlu inf...

April 10, 2025 7:39 AM April 10, 2025 7:39 AM

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IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in Northeast, South; heatwave to persist in Northwest

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Sikkim today. Similar conditions are expected over Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. According to IMD, Uttrakhand, Jharkhand, Himacha...

April 10, 2025 8:30 AM April 10, 2025 8:30 AM

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Ladakh celebrates Apricot Blossom Festival 2025 to boost eco-tourism

Ladakh is set to celebrate a series of events with regard to the Apricot Blossom Festival, 2025, in different apricot-grown belts of both Leh and Kargil regions from today to promote tourism in the Union Territory. Inspired by the Cherry Flower blossom festival of Meghalaya in the northeast, Ladakh ...

April 9, 2025 9:36 PM April 9, 2025 9:36 PM

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Centre Committed to Northeast’s Development, Says MoS Home Nityanand Rai in Mizoram

In Mizoram, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that the Narendra Modi government is committed to the development of the North East Region. Speaking at a public gathering in Siaha District Headquarters today, the minister emphasised that the government at the centre under Pri...