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Rs 2000 notes worth Rs 5,884 crore still in circulation, says RBI

Mumbai, Oct. 1 -- The high-value Rs 2000 notes worth Rs 5,884 crore are still in circulation, according to official data released on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had announced the withd... Read More


Downpour dampens Dussehra

New Delhi/Jaipur, Oct. 1 -- The Ravana effigies, crafted with so much care, were set to go up in flames on Dussehra. But the skies opened up instead, leaving hundreds of artisans scrambling to salvage... Read More


Zubeen Garg's manager, festival organiser arrested, says Police

Guwahati, Oct. 1 -- Zubeen Garg's manager Siddhartha Sharma and festival chief organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta were arrested from Delhi on Wednesday morning in connection with the singer's death in Singap... Read More


Union Cabinet approves 57 new Kendriya Vidyalayas, including 19 in poll-bound Bihar

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved opening of 57 new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) which would benefit over 86,000 students, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Out of the 57 ... Read More


HP: 1988-batch Sanjay Gupta gets Chief Secretary charge

Shimla, Oct. 1 -- Barely twenty hours after he was moved out of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) to the HP State Pollution Control Board as its Chairman, the 1988-batch IAS officer... Read More


Delhi govt to release ex-gratia for families of COVID-19 duty victims

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Delhi Government has announced that it will provide an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 crore to the families of government employees who lost their lives while serving during the Co... Read More


Capital plans to shift overhead wires underground in markets

NEW DELHI, Oct. 1 -- The Delhi government is planning to target key marketplaces in the next phase of its project of shifting overhead power cables underground, with an aim to improve aesthetics, offi... Read More


2 new biomedical waste treatment facilities to be set up soon: Minister

NEW DELHI, Oct. 1 -- The Delhi government will establish two new Common Biomedical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities (CBWTFs) to address rising waste volumes and reduce pressure on existing plan... Read More


Delhi govt unveils new schemes for senior citizens

NEW DELHI, Oct. 1 -- On the International Day of Older Persons, Delhi's Social Welfare Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh said the government is committed to ensuring dignity, security and wellbeing for s... Read More


Delhi begins review of organisations for Internal Complaints Committees

NEW DELHI, Oct. 1 -- Delhi government is conducting a survey of all public and private organisations to compile data on the formation of internal complaints committees (ICCs) to ensure that the Sexual... Read More