A central scheme, which was aimed at providing health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh to 5.4 lakh identified economically weak families of Uttarakhand, will now include over 20 lakh families in Uttarakhand. A memorandum of understanding in this regard has been signed between Uttarakhand state government and national health agency (NHA) to provide this health insurance cover under Ayushman ...

Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has been found guilty of causing injuries to a person in a 30-year-old road rage case and fined Rs. 1,000 by the Supreme Court today. The cricketer-turned-politician won’t go to jail and will retain his portfolio in the Punjab government. Navjot Singh Sidhu had appealed in the top court challenging the Punjab and Haryana HC ...

The BJP today looked on course to emerging as the single largest party in the Karnataka Assembly as it led in 102 constituencies, according to trends available for 195 of the state’s 222 seats polling for which was held on May 12, officials said. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was trailing by over 11,000 votes in Chamundeshwari, and leading by a slender ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In view of the weather department forecast that rain and hailstorm in parts of Uttarakhand, the police on Monday asked all its district heads to stay alert and prepared. ADGP (Law and Order) Ashok Kumar asked SPs and senior SPs of all districts to be prepared in view of the MeT department warning and deploy adequate force ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In view of upcoming India-Bangladesh T 20 match slated for the first week of June, BCCI officials visited Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun to review the facilities available at the stadium. BCCI officials had a close look at the playing field and other allied facilities at the stadium in Dehradun. They also oversaw other logistical ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Terming witnesses an integral part of administration of justice, Uttarakhand High Court today told the state government to frame rules within six months to punish people who “induce” a witness to give false statement in court. It also said that witnesses should be paid allowance for travelling and lodging by the state government from the state exchequer. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday replaced Union Minister for information and broadcasting Smriti Irani with her deputy Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Besides her, PM has also allocated the senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley ‘s portfolios to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. Jaitley underwent a kidney transplant at AIIMS on Monday. Rathore emerged as a gainer, Irani (who earlier ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Over four years after Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a hotel suite here, the Delhi Police on Monday charged the senior Indian National Congress leader with abetting her suicide, claiming there was enough evidence to proceed against him Tharoor, 62, dismissed as “preposterous” the nearly 3,000-page charge sheet filed before a city court ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Information and Broadcasting Ministry was in news for making some controversial decision when Smiti Irani was at the helm of affairs. The most prominent among them included the controversy over “guidelines to regulate fake news”, which caused widespread outrage among media organizations and were withdrawn after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention. Her ministry was at the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Monday declared the results for Classes 10 and 12, with girls once again outshining boys.Class 10 results recorded a pass percentage of 98.5 per cent, while 96.21 per cent of the students passed Class 12 exam, said Gerry Arathoon, CEO of the Council. Tamanna Dahiya of class ...