Vadodara, Dec 27 (IANS) The Soni family from Gujarat's Vadodara, having struck with life-threatening cancer sometime ago, are all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) as the medical assistance under the scheme has turned to be 'lifesaver' for them.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) An attempt to use forged electricity bills and forged Aadhaar cards by four residents of Okhla Assembly constituency for new voter registration and change in address was detected by election department officials who later got an FIR registered, an official said on Thursday.
Bettiah (Bihar), Dec 26 (IANS) Archana Kushwaha is now running her own factory in Bihar’s Bettiah with the help of the state government. The factory provides employment to at least 25 people. The company is manufacturing sarees, lehengas, and suits.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday participated in the Veer Baal Diwas programme here at Bharat Mandapam, during which he lauded the 17 children who were conferred with the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Award in the fields of bravery, innovation, science and technology, sports and arts, and also interacted with them.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Amid the raining poll promises of ‘free revadis’ and financial assistance under the proposed Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevni Yojana, a section of people in New Delhi constituency continue to face problems of water scarcity, accumulating filth and poor drainage facility.
Fatehgarh Sahib, Dec 26 (IANS) Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday paid obeisance at Gurdwara Sri Fatehgarh Sahib here to commemorate the martyrdom of the two youngest sons of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh, and his mother Mata Gujri.
Ahmedabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Gildar Singh Dawar, a native of Madhya Pradesh, faced a life-threatening situation when he was detected with blood cancer (leukemia) in 2017 and has been undergoing expensive treatment since then, only to find big relief in 2022 when he enrolled himself as one of the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
Bengaluru, Dec 26 (IANS) Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi in her message to the Extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting organised on the occasion of centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi taking over as the President of the grand old party in Karnataka's Belagavi asserted that the legacy of the Father of the Nation is "under threat from those in power in Delhi".
Poonch, Dec 26 (IANS) A training camp organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child Education in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, saw dozens of Anganwadi workers getting trained for successful implementation of ‘Poshan bhi, Padhai bhi’ scheme in their respective towns and villages.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Kiran Bedi, BJP leader and former Lt Governor of Puducherry, on Thursday said that the citizens of Delhi are yearning for a better quality of life and improved social amenities, adding this is, however, not possible unless an ‘effective and trustworthy’ government works 'holistically and wholeheartedly' to fulfill their needs and dreams.
