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The power infrastructure and the farm sector have also suffered a considerable damage, Chief Secretary A K Tripathy said. However officials said the telecom infrastructure is largely intact.

The operation was launched based on a specific input about the presence of around 20 ultras led by hardcore naxal Mallesh, commander of platoon no. 16 of Maoists.

This is the second such letter written by Soren requesting permission to run chartered flights.

There is a post-default curing period of 90 days for the rating to move from default to speculative grade and generally 365 days for default to move to investment grade.

A total of 249 positive cases were reported from Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, taking the tally to 5175 positive patients. The state has also reported 127 deaths so far due to novel coronavirus.

In an interactive session organised by industry body PHD Chamber, Ahmad said the economies of India and some neighbouring countries remain largely informal unlike the developed countries of the US and that in Europe.

The direction came after 'Amphan' hit coastal districts like Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore and parts of the northern district of Mayurbhanj.

The order stated that railway zones have been seeking necessary guidelines from the Board for opening of catering units at stations.

An MHA Joint Secretary said the lockdown has been extended till May 31 in public interest for which fresh directives have been issued keeping only a limited number of activities prohibited.

Sitharaman said that if the money under devolution was linked to conditions it would have been against the constitutional federalism and its spirit, but that is not the case.

India’s worst cumulative mortality rate of 3.43% was recorded on May 6. Only two countries – Russia and Turkey have lower comparative numbers – again – the same two nations from where multiple sources have suggested under-reporting in the count of the dec...

The first phase of the airport would be spread over 1,334 hectare and cost Rs 4,588 crore. The project is being managed and operated by the Noida International Airport (NIAL), a special agency floated by the government, according to officials.

In a video circulated on social media, the prisoner claimed that he 'followed orders from officials' so that he too could make calls while lodged inside the jail.

Several measures have been taken by the Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) management in view of the cyclone, said its plant head Ashok Ghosh.

The head constable, who tested positive for the virus on Monday, died at Himmatnagar civil hospital in Sabarkantha district on Tuesday, said Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha.

Chief Wildlife Warden Ravi Kant Sinha said a control room has been set up at Gosaba area in the district by the forest department to monitor the situation in the mangrove jungles 24x7.