February 11, 2025 5:52 PM

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At Least 55 Killed in Militia Attack on Villages, Displaced Camp in Congo

In Congo, at least 55 civilians were killed in an attack by militia fighters on a cluster of villages and a camp for displaced people in the Ituri province. Media reports said armed men from the Cooperative for the Development of Congo, or CODECO militia, attacked the Djaiba group of villages, which...

February 11, 2025 5:43 PM

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Govt Distributes Over 2.35 Crore Property Cards Under SVAMITVA Scheme

The government has said that over two crores thirty-five lakh property cards have been distributed across one lakh fifty-nine thousand villages under the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme so far. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Mi...

February 11, 2025 5:41 PM

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Over 2.96 Lakh People Treated by CAPF Doctors in 2,160 Villages: Govt

The government today said that over two lakh 96 thousand persons in two thousand 160 villages have been provided treatment by 383 CAPF doctors. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, said that the doctors of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) conduct...

February 11, 2025 4:33 PM

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Lok Sabha resumes discussion on General Budget 2025-26

The Lok Sabha today resumed the discussion on the General Budget 2025-26. Participating in the discussion, Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party said that the fruits of welfare schemes are not reaching the people at the ground level. He accused the government of having no roadmap for the Viksit Bhar...

February 11, 2025 4:30 PM

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Maldivian Parliamentary Delegation Meets Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

A parliamentary delegation from Maldives met the Speaker of Lok Sabha, Om Birla, at the Parliament today. The visiting delegation is led by Speaker of the People’s Majlis of Maldives Abdul Raheem Abdulla. During the meeting, Mr. Birla said that India and the Maldives have centuries-old cultural, eco...

February 11, 2025 3:34 PM

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India’s Power Demand Rises 2.2% in Warmest January in 125 Years

The third-warmest January in 125 years and industrial activity lifted demand for electricity by 2.2 percent to 138 billion units in the first month of 2025.   In January, peak power demand is estimated to have risen 14 GW on-year to 237 GW. On the other hand, power generation rose an estimated ...

February 11, 2025 4:03 PM

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FAO Launches $95M Climate Resilient Agriculture Project in Somalia

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched a seven-year project with Somalia that aims to enhance climate adaptation and resilience for vulnerable communities in the country. The 95 million dollar "Climate Resilient Agriculture in Somalia" project, dubbed "...