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PM Modi To Inaugurate 'Indian Urban Housing Conclave' In Rajkot
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch state and Central government projects worth Rs 7,710 crore during his visit to Rajkot Wednesday.
PM Modi, who will start his Gujarat tour from October 19, will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development works worth Rs 4309 crore in Rajkot, Rs 2738 crore in Morbi and Rs 663 crore in other districts.
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the event would provide a platform to all stakeholders to demonstrate their technologies as well as deliberate upon various options of technologies, materials and processes for large-scale adoption.
It said the event would create an enabling eco-system for further adoption by public and private agencies, research and development and technical institutions, construction agencies, developers, contractors, start-ups and other stakeholders. More than 200 technology providers are expected to showcase their products.
"The conclave also aims to showcase best practices adopted by states/UTs in the successful implementation of PMAY-U along with the achievements of other urban missions of MoHUA and their roadmap/action plan for driving the economic growth and improving the quality of life of people across the country," the statement stated.
Kharge Vs Tharoor: Congress To Get First Non-Gandhi President In 24 Years
The Congress will get its first non-Gandhi president in 24 years on Wednesday after more than 9,500 votes cast to choose between senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are counted to cap the election contest, the sixth in its 137-year-old history.
The counting of the votes cast on Monday will begin at 10 am on Wednesday at the AICC headquarters here.
While Kharge is considered the firm favourite with his perceived proximity to the Gandhis and a large number of senior leaders backing him, Tharoor has pitched himself as the candidate of change.
The process of bringing all the ballot boxes from the 68 polling booths set up across the country by the party will be completed by Tuesday. The sealed boxes will be kept in a "strong room" at the party headquarter.
Breaking News LIVE: Cholera Vaccine Supply Shortage Forces Shift To One-Dose Regimen, Says WHO
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it will temporarily suspend the standard two-dose vaccination regimen for cholera, replacing it with a single dose due to vaccine shortages and rising outbreaks worldwide, as reported by news agency Reuters.
Breaking News LIVE: JeM Chief Among 12 Chargesheeted In Terror Attack Case Ahead Of PM’s Jammu Visit, Says Report
Five Pakistani terrorists, including the chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit, were among 12 people chargesheeted in a case related to a terror attack in April ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba after the abrogation of Article 370, an official said on Wednesday.
Breaking News LIVE: EU's Parliament Awards Top Human Rights Prize To People Of Ukraine For Their Resistance To Russia's Invasion
The "brave people" of Ukraine defending their country against Russia's relentless invasion have been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union's highest tribute to human rights defenders, as reported by AP.
Breaking News LIVE: 3 Workers Killed In AC Compressor Blast At RCF Plant In Maharashtra's Raigad
Three workers were today killed and as many injured in a boiler blast at the Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers (RCF) plant in suburban Chembur, as reported by news agency PTI.
Breaking News LIVE: Aramane Giridhar Named Defence Secretary, Sanjay Malhotra New Revenue Secy
Road Transport and Highways Secretary Aramane Giridhar has been named the new defence secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Wednesday. He will take over as secretary of the Department of Defence after the retirement of Ajay Kumar on October 31, a personnel ministry order said.
Secretary in the Department of Financial Services Sanjay Malhotra will be the new revenue secretary.
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