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PM Modi To Distribute Over 51k Appointment Letters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits today as part of the Rozgar Mela drive. The Prime Minister will address all the recruits through video-conferencing and give away the letters.
According to a statement release by the Centre, recruitments are taking place across central government departments as well as some states and Union Territories. The Rozgar Mela is being organised at 37 locations across the country.
The recruits who have been selected will join departments like posts, railways, home affairs, revenue, higher education, school education and literacy, health and family welfare among others, reported PTI.
Amit Shah On 3-Day Madhya Pradesh Visit
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a 3-day visit to poll-bound Madhya Pradesh from today. According to the party release, the Home Minister will visit Chhindwara, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Rewa, Chhatarpur, Shahdol, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior districts. He will address divisional meetings, public gatherings and take part in different functions, the press statement further said.
Assembly elections in Madhya are scheduled for November 17.
Badrinath, Kedarnath Temples To Close At 4 PM Today
Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines, along with all temples under the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee will close at 4 pm today due to lunar eclipse. The lunar eclipse will start at 01:04 pm on October 28 and the 'Sutak' (inauspicious time) period will begin nine hours before that, said the Temple Committee chairman Ajendra Ajay to PTI.
The Badrinath and Kedarnath temples will open in the 'brahma muhurta' after the morning purification puja on Sunday, he further said.
Shri Narasingh Temple in Joshimath, Second Kedar Madmaheshwar, Third Kedar Tungnath, Shri Omkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath and Yoga Badri Pandukeshwar are the other shrines that will be closed.
Breaking News LIVE: Drone, Heroin Packet, UAV Unearthed Near Punjab's Tarn Taran Border
The Border Security Force on Saturday found a drone and a packet of heroin in a field near the international border in Punjab's Tarn Taran district, an official said. The contraband was found in a joint operation between BSF and Punjab Police, launched on the basis of specific information in the outskirts of Wan village. (PTI Input)
STORY | Drone, heroin packet found near IB in Punjab's Tarn Taran
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 28, 2023
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Breaking News LIVE: Goa CM Pramod Sawant, Wife Seek Blessings At Devi Bhagvati Temple In Pernem
Goa's Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant, accompanied by his wife, visited the Devi Bhagvati temple in Pernem.
#WATCH | Goa CM Pramod Sawant and his wife offered prayers at Devi Bhagvati temple in Pernem pic.twitter.com/mOL0KKfamj
— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2023
Breaking News LIVE: Massive Fire Engulfs Dibrugarh, 6-7 Houses Ablaze With Reports Of Cylinder Explosions
A massive fire has broken out in Dibrugarh, creating a chaotic scene, as several houses have been engulfed in flames.
#WATCH | On Dibrugarh fire, Ujjwal Phukan, Vice President, Dibrugarh Municipality says, "So far we have not received any information on the number of casualties or anything, the only information that we have so far is that 6-7 houses have caught fire...we heard that 2 cylinders… https://t.co/4Tm0YUgnxU pic.twitter.com/pAFRDcBet9
— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2023
Breaking News LIVE: BJP Delhi Secretary Accuses AAP Of 'U-Turn' On Pollution Issue, Questions Inaction Despite Punjab Governance
Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi Secretary Bansuri Swaraj accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of engaging in political 'U-turns', particularly in their approach to addressing the critical issue of pollution in the national capital.
#WATCH | Delhi: BJP Delhi Secretary Bansuri Swaraj says, "AAP has mastered in u-turn; now take the example of pollution. On November 18, 2020, there was a tweet from Atishi saying that through data, she knows that pollution in Delhi is due to stubble burning, which happens in… pic.twitter.com/ZM7aPKvShG
— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2023
Breaking News LIVE: Mamata Demands Tagore's Name Restoration On UNESCO Plaque For Santiniketan
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed strong discontent over the exclusion of Visva-Bharati founder Rabindranath Tagore's name from the UNESCO plaque commemorating Santiniketan's heritage status.
Visva-Bharati founder Tagore’s name missing in plaque on UNESCO heritage status to Santiniketan, Centre must remove it: Mamata
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 28, 2023
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