As per officials, the shop was a long pending requirement for providing good quality medicines at cheap rates. Officials also said that the new shop will help the general public buy generic medicines at affordable prices.

Three months after its launch, however, residents of Chandigarh have beenleft in the lurch, with many complainig that the poised benefits for purchase of hybrid vehicles under FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric vehicles) II head of the policy, has not been trickling down to them.

The issue was raised in the Rajya Sabha on December 7. In a reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, General V K Singh (retd) said there are 4,161 electric vehicles registered in Chandigarh and six charging stations are operational.

Thakur, who has often been dubbed as the accidental CM in some political circles ever since he took up the top job in 2017, won with a thumping majority, leaving his nearest rival behind by more than 38,000 vote.

The extradition was facilitated by the competent authority of Linz (Austria) in coordination with Interpol authorities. According to the NIA, Bikramajit had formed a gang to carry out terror attacks in Punjab. He had been absconding in a case related to a bomb blast in a vacant plot in Tarn Taran district.

Bhupendra Patel, who is a builder by profession, was brought in as CM in September last year, replacing Vijay Rupani in an audacious move where the BJP also brought in a brand new ministry.

As many as 1,650 specially abled athletes from 23 districts are participating in the games such as football, badminton, headball, volleyball, etc.

Police said that prima facie, the fire started from incense sticks which he had lit in the morning at his shop. During the fire, the refrigerator in the shop also exploded as flames went out of control.

“A big conspiracy is happening to stop SP voters from polling by harassment and use of force. They are being taken into custody,” the SP claimed.

All eyes are on the Mainpuri contest, which is a matter of prestige for Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav since his wife is contesting from the constituency, held by her father-in-law and party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.

For Bhajanpreet Kaur and Simranjit Kaur – who secured merit rank in Class XII – it was a lifetime experience when they recently went to Goa from Amritsar via plane, thanks to their principal who kept his word and paid for their tickets.

Mann said that democracy thrived in India successfully because the armed forces played a key role in safeguarding its ethos. He said that they have also upheld unity, integrity and sovereignty of the nation.

This was the first time BSF had organised the parade in the holy city of Amritsar. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai took salute of the parade as the chief guest.

As per the bond policy, the MBBS students are supposed to sign a bond-cum-agreement to undertake that they will serve in the state-run government hospitals for at least five years after completing their course from government medical colleges.

Khattar said: “Our present education system is moving ahead according to the western education system. We want the general public to have proper knowledge about the Hindu and Vedic maths.”

The CM attended the Gita Vaishvik Path programme organised under the aegis of Kurukshetra Development Board and Education Department.

The remarks come a day after Abhishek Banerjee visited houses of villagers at Marisda in Purba Medinipur district on Sunday.

TMC govt has appointed administrator

The High Court has sought personal appearance of the SP, East, Circle Officer and the Agamkuan police station in-charge on December 8.

Former Congress leaders Raj Kumar Verka, Kewal Singh Dhillon, Fatehjang Bajwa, and Arvind Khanna who had joined the BJP in the recent past have been appointed as state vice-presidents.

Police said the vendor, Aslan, also suffered serious injuries on his left leg. Doctors in Kanpur  referred him to Lucknow for treatment. Aslan is undergoing treatment at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and doctors said his condition was stable.

“Whenever they have to lose an election, they make allegations and send poor Dimple to contest the poll to lose. This is what happened in Firozabad and then in Kannauj in the past,” said Adityanath,

He added that the traditional lands may get snatched away in the name of development, and the “simple, pure-hearted people” of our country will have no say when their homes get destroyed.

The Navy's Bengal area has four more capable patrol crafts in Kolkata, said Commodore Sahu at the press conference organised to talk about preparations for the celebration of the 51st Indian Navy Day on December 4.