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UMANG records over 11 crore registered users, 798 crore transactions in three years: IT Ministry

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) platform registered more than 11.66 crore users and witnessed about 798 crore transactions in the last three years, ... Read More


BB cancels Chief Economist Akhtar Hossain's contractual appointment

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Bangladesh Bank has cancelled the contractual appointment of its Chief Economist Prof Akhand Mohammad Akhtar Hossain. The decision was conveyed through an office order issued by Hum... Read More


Multi-layered security arrangements in place across Kashmir ahead of I-Day celebrations

Srinagar, Aug. 12 -- Multi-layered security arrangements have been being put in place across Kashmir ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15. The security agencies have heightened the... Read More


rRs.r26-crore Attari tourism project crawls, 10% funds utilised in 2 years

Chandigarh, Aug. 12 -- The Centre's Rs.25.91-crore plan to develop border tourism at Attari appears to be moving at a slow pace, with only Rs.2.59 crore-barely 10% of the sanctioned amount-authorised ... Read More


Ditch-cum-Bundh along international border: Project likely to affect agri land, cause flooding, farmers to Punjab governor

Ferozepur, Aug. 12 -- The row over the proposed 31-km Ditch-cum-Bund (DCB) project along the India-Pakistan border in Fazilka district reached Punjab Lok Bhavan on Wednesday, with governor Gulab Chand... Read More


Monsoon damages 143 km of National Highway stretches across 20 states; over 32,000 NH road deaths in 2026

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Himachal Pradesh saw the greatest extent of damage to National Highway (NH) and National Expressway (NE) stretches during this monsoon, while 77,234 road accidents occurred on na... Read More


Monsoon damages 143 km of National Highway stretches across 20 states; over 32000 NH road deaths in 2026

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Himachal Pradesh saw the highest extent of damage to National Highway (NH) and National Expressway (NE) stretches during this monsoon, while 77,234 road accidents occurred on nat... Read More


Supreme Court directions put spotlight on JDA tribunal's examination of resort land-use dispute

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Jaipur Development Authority Appellate Tribunal's recent order in a dispute involving an alleged illegal resort has come under scrutiny against the backdrop of the Supreme Co... Read More


Defer rent hike for Kasauli Cantonment shopkeepers: Kashyap urges defence minister

Shimla, Aug. 12 -- MP from the Shimla parliamentary constituency, Suresh Kashyap, on Tuesday raised the issue regarding the rent hike for shopkeepers in the Kasauli Cantonment market with Union defenc... Read More


Government expands citizen-centric digital public service delivery through Umang and DigiLocker

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- In line with the Prime Minister's vision to democratise technology and empower citizens, the government launched the Digital India programme in July 2015. Under the Digital India... Read More