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    CAG warns Meghalaya
    North East

    CAG warns Meghalaya's borrowing trend could lead to debt trap

    Shillong, Mar 31: As Meghalaya aims to grow into a USD 10 billion economy in the next five years, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has warned that the state's borrowing trend increased by over 63 per cent in the past five years and could lead it into a debt trap. In a finance report...
    Injury-hit KKR, PBKS look to make positive start to IPL 2023
    Sports

    Injury-hit KKR, PBKS look to make positive start to IPL 2023

    Mohali, Mar 31: Plagued by injuries and unavailability of a few foreign players, both Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders would still look to put their best foot forward as they lock horns in their opening IPL encounter here on Saturday. These are the two franchises, which over the years have...
    Mosquito coil kills 6 after house catches fire in Delhi
    National

    Mosquito coil kills 6 after house catches fire in Delhi

    New Delhi, Mar 31: Six people, including a toddler, suffocated to death after an overturned mosquito coil sparked a blaze at a house in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park, police said on Friday. Three others were injured in the incident, they said. The police received information around 9 am that...
    COVID-19: India records 3,095 fresh cases
    National

    COVID-19: India records 3,095 fresh cases

    New Delhi, Mar 31: India witnessed a single-day rise of 3,095 fresh COVID-19 cases with the active caseload increasing to 15,208, according to Union Health ministry data updated on Friday. The toll has risen to 5,30,867 with five deaths -- one each reported by Goa and Gujarat and three reconciled...
    Assam tea gardens get Rs 63 crore govt assistance to tackle pandemic losses
    Guwahati

    Assam tea gardens get Rs 63 crore govt assistance to tackle pandemic losses

    Guwahati, Mar 31: The Assam government disbursed Rs 63.05 crore as a financial incentive to 370 tea gardens in the state to help them mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the tea industry was the backbone of the state's economy, making up nearly 90...
    PM meets The Elephant Whisperers team, hails Oscar-winning documentary
    Entertainment

    PM meets 'The Elephant Whisperers' team, hails Oscar-winning documentary

    New Delhi, Mar 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met the team associated with "The Elephant Whisperers", a documentary that became the maiden Indian production to win in the Documentary Short Subject category at the 95th Academy Awards and noted that its cinematic brilliance has drawn...
    India unveils space design lab for start-ups
    National

    India unveils space design lab for start-ups

    New Delhi, Mar 30: India has unveiled a state-of-the-art design lab in Ahmedabad to enable space sector start-ups to transform their innovative ideas into implementable models at a faster pace. The Space Systems Design Lab of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre...
    Drone deployed in Hoshiarpur village as police search for Amritpal Singh
    National

    Drone deployed in Hoshiarpur village as police search for Amritpal Singh

    Hoshiarpur, Mar 30: Police on Thursday deployed a drone in a village in Hoshiarpur district where some suspects had abandoned their car following a chase two days ago, as radical preacher Amritpal Singh remained untraceable. Cops deployed in and around Marnaian village were also checking vehicles...
    Bihar discovers deposits of critical minerals, preps for auctioning mining rights
    National

    Bihar discovers deposits of critical minerals, preps for auctioning mining...

    Patna, Mar 30: The Bihar government is preparing to auction mining rights for minerals such as limestone, vanadium-bearing magnetite ilmenite, magnetite and glauconite that have been discovered in various non-forest areas of the state, a senior official said on Thursday. Explorations near...
    Govt exempts import duty on drugs, food for special medical purposes for personal use to treat rare diseases
    National

    Govt exempts import duty on drugs, food for special medical purposes for...

    New Delhi, Mar 30: The government has exempted basic customs duty on all drugs and food for special medical purposes imported for personal use for treatment of rare diseases. The import duty waiver will come into effect from April 1. Also, the government has exempted Pembrolizumab...
    AFSPA to be extended in 8 Assam districts
    Guwahati

    AFSPA to be extended in 8 Assam districts

    Guwahati, Mar 30: The Assam government will extend the 'disturbed area' tag under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) for another six months in eight districts of the state from April 1. It will be extended for Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and...
    India witnesses 3,016 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in nearly six months
    National

    India witnesses 3,016 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in nearly six months

    New Delhi, Mar 30: India saw a single-day rise of 3,016 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in nearly six months, while the active cases increased to 13,509, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. A total of 3,375 cases were recorded on October 2 last year. The...
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