Newdelhi:7/4/24:In just 20 days, since the announcement of elections and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) becoming operational, the Suvidha platform received an impressive 73,379 permission requests from political parties and candidates, of which 44,626 requests (60%) had been approved. Nearly 11,200 requests had been rejected which is 15% of the total requests received and 10,819 applications were cancelled as ...

Newdelhi:6/4/234:Ahead of the polling in the ongoing General Elections 2024, Election Commission of India (ECI) has accelerated efforts to enhance voter turnout in Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) with a history of low poll participation in previous General Elections. In a day-long ‘Conference on Low Voter Turnout’ held today at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi, Municipal Commissioners from major cities and select District ...

New Delhi: 4/4/24:Debasish Samantaray Subhasish Khuntia and Ashwini Vaishnav were sworn in as Rajya Sabha members from Odisha today, said reports. In the present Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha 2024, all three candidates had been elected unopposed on February 20, 2024. The Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha to fill the seats of members retiring in April 2024 was scheduled to ...

Bhubaneswar: 4/4/24:The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday reviewed the heat wave situation and preparedness measures of the 10 heat-prone States including Odisha. The Additional SRC along with ED, OSDMA, and other officers attended the meeting and made a presentation on the heat wave scenario in the State. They have presented the measures taken by the State Government to ...

Newdelhi:4/4/24:The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has facilitated taxpayers to file their Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for the Assessment Year 2024-25 (relevant to Financial Year 2023-24) from 1st April 2024 onwards. The ITR functionalities i.e. ITR-1, ITR-2, and ITR-4, commonly used by taxpayers are available on the e-filing portal from 1st April 2024 onwards for taxpayers to file their ...

Pipavav:4/4/24:Indian Coast Guard Station Pipavav evacuated one critically injured patient aged – 37 yrs, from an Indian Fishing Boat named Pushkar Raj, 50 Km from the coast in Gulf of Khambat on 03 Apr 2024. On receipt of information, ICG Interceptor Boat C-409 on deployment was diverted by Maritime Rescue Sub Centre, Pipavav. Interceptor Boat on reaching scene of action, ...

Mumbai:4/4/2 4: The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu launched India’s first home-grown gene therapy for cancer at IIT Bombay today (April 4, 2024). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that launching India’s first gene therapy is a breakthrough in our battle against cancer. As this line of treatment, named “CAR-T cell therapy”, is accessible and affordable, it provides ...

Newdelhi:3/4/24:The Election Commission of India today convened a crucial meeting with all States/UTs to review and assess the law and order situation, prevention of illicit activities, seizures, and strict vigil across inter-state and international borders in the ongoing General Elections to Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies 2024 for a free, fair, peaceful and inducement free elections. The purpose of ...

Newdelhi:1/4/23:Ms Sheyphali B. Sharan has today assumed charge as the Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau upon the superannuation of Shri Manish Desai yesterday. Ms. Sharan is an officer of the 1990 batch of Indian Information Service. During an illustrious career spanning over three decades, she has held cadre portfolios largely looking after media publicity work as a Press Information ...

Newdelhi:31/3/24:The Closing Ceremony of the Bilateral Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Amphibious Exercise between India and the US, Tiger Triumph 2024 was held onboard USS Somerset on 30 Mar 2024. The exercise signifies the robust strategic partnership between the two countries and was aimed towards sharing best practices and Standard Operating Procedures in undertaking multinational HADR operations. The ...