UP CM conducts aerial survey of Kanwar Yatra route

Lucknow/Bijnor: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday conducted an aerial survey of the Kanwar Yatra route and issued necessary instructions to officials concerned, according to an official statement. Kanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage undertaken on foot by devotees of Lord Shiva who fetch water from the Ganga river and offer it to…

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Hindi-Marathi row: Mashelkar Committee report to be tabled in assembly, says Samant

Mumbai: Maharashtra minister for Marathi language Uday Samant on Monday said the government will table in the assembly the Mashelkar Committee report recommending Hindi as a mandatory third language from Class 1 in state schools. Speaking in the assembly on the debate on supplementary demands of the Marathi language department, Samant said the Mashelkar Committee…

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EAM Jaishankar meets counterparts from Russia, Iran, Mexico on sidelines of BRICS Summit

Rio de Janeiro: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met his counterparts from Russia, Iran and Mexico and discussed bilateral cooperation and global issues. Jaishankar met these leaders on Sunday on the sidelines of the 17th BRICS Summit here in Brazil. Jaishankar, during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, discussed bilateral cooperation, West…

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Uttarakhand weather: IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for five districts, CM conducts aerial survey

Dehradun: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a four-day alert for heavy rainfall in five districts of Uttarakhand. The alert comes amid ongoing efforts to deal with the impact of recent downpours that have triggered landslides and damaged key infrastructure in the state. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an aerial survey of the…

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