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COVID: 'Recovery rate 93% in Maharashtra, but lockdown still extended'
News | May 28, 2021, 06:07 PM ISTTalking on the current COVID crisis, Maharashtra Health Minister, Rajesh Tope said, "The recovery rate in the state has reached to 93 per cent.
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Cabinet approves standardised E-bidding process for natural gas
News | Oct 07, 2020, 07:50 PM ISTTo make natural gas pricing mechanism transparent, Cabinet on October 07 approved a standardised E-bidding process, informed Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan.
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Lebanese Cabinet resigns days after Beirut blast that killed over 200
World | Aug 10, 2020, 08:23 PM ISTLebanese health minister says the Cabinet has resigned over Beirut’s deadly explosion last week.
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Madhya Pradesh Cabinet remembers Lalji Tandon
News | Jul 21, 2020, 05:00 PM ISTMadhya Pradesh Cabinet on July 21 remembered late state governor Lalji Tandon and paid their last respects to him.
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Cabinet approves development of Affordable Rental Housing Complexes for migrants, to spend Rs 600 cr
India | Jul 08, 2020, 06:12 PM ISTAs part of the scheme, existing vacant government funded housing complexes will be converted in Affordable Rental Housing Complexes through Concession Agreements for 25 years.
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Good news for 95 lakh milk producers, govt approves Rs 4,458 crore for dairy sector
India | Feb 19, 2020, 04:44 PM ISTIn a boost for farmers, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 4,458 crore scheme for the dairy sector. The move will benefit as many as 95 lakh farmers.
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Cabinet approves raising of upper limit for permitting abortions to 24 weeks
India | Jan 29, 2020, 04:33 PM ISTThe Bill will be introduced in the ensuing session of Parliament. While addressing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the upper limit for permitting abortions has been extended from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks.
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Andhra cabinet approves draft bill to abolish legislative council
India | Jan 27, 2020, 12:41 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved a draft bill to abolish the Legislative Council. The decision was taken in the cabinet meeting held today.
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's ministry expanded with induction of two new ministers
India | Jan 18, 2020, 10:37 AM ISTSanjay Kishan and Jogen Mohan were on Saturday sworn in as ministers in Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's ministry. Governor Jagdish Mukhi administered the oath of office and secrecy to the two new ministers at a simple ceremony in the Darbar Hall of the Raj Bhawan.
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Maharashtra cabinet expansion: List of newly inducted ministers
India | Dec 30, 2019, 03:52 PM IST35 MLAs were inducted in Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra on Monday. Ajit Pawar has been once again made deputy chief minister while Aaditya Thackeray also took as minister for the first time.
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Uddhav Thackeray set to expand Maharashtra Cabinet on Monday
India | Dec 30, 2019, 12:00 AM ISTUddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra Government is all set to expand its cabinet. The list of ministers who will be newly inducted in the government was to be announced on Sunday.
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Himachal Pradesh govt decides to sell Yamuna Water
India | Dec 03, 2019, 07:58 AM ISTThe state government would earn Rs 21 crore per annum from this decision. In a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, the state Cabinet gave its consent to sign the memorandum of understanding (MoU) to sell the water of Yamuna from the state's share at Tajewala corridor, the spokesperson said.
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Meet Anita Anand, first Hindu woman lawmaker in Canada's Cabinet
World | Nov 21, 2019, 06:19 PM ISTFor the first time, a Hindu woman lawmaker has been inducted into a Canadian Cabinet as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his "strong and skilled" team of 37 ministers which also includes three Sikh MPs.
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New Sri Lanka Prime Minister, Cabinet appointment likely to be delayed
World | Nov 19, 2019, 11:51 AM ISTThe appointment of a new Sri Lankan Prime Minister and Cabinet was likely to be delayed due to a pending a top level meeting between newly-elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Cabinet approves cadre review of ITBP
India | Oct 23, 2019, 04:56 PM ISTThe decision for the cadre review of Group 'A' General Duty (Executive) cadre and Non-General Duty cadre of ITBP was taken by the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Uttarakhand Cabinet meetings to be paperless soon
India | Aug 28, 2019, 08:36 PM ISTThe e-cabinet system will become fully operational in two months in Uttarakhand and no paper will be used during Cabinet meetings after that, state government spokesman and minister Madan Kausik said on Wednesday.
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Cabinet approves setting up of ISRO's technical liaison unit in Moscow
India | Jul 31, 2019, 11:02 PM ISTThe step comes amid the India Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) cooperation with Russia on the Gaganyaan project--India's human space mission programme. An average annual expenditure of about Rs 1.5 crore per annum is anticipated to be incurred at ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) towards salary, office expenses, rent and taxes.
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Cabinet clears changes to Aadhaar Amendment Bill for use of biometric ID in state schemes
India | Jul 24, 2019, 06:46 PM ISTThe Cabinet on Wednesday approved official changes to Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019 that incorporates a clause to allow the use of Aadhaar data for state schemes and subsidies.
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Cabinet approves bill to scrap 58 redundant laws
India | Jul 17, 2019, 06:14 PM ISTIn its effort to weed out archaic and dead statutes, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to scrap 58 laws which have lost their relevance.
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Cabinet likely to consider transgender bill on Wednesday
India | Jul 09, 2019, 11:24 PM ISTPassage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, which aims at empowering the community by defining and protecting their rights, is one of the priorities of the Social Justice and Empowerment ministry in the first 100 days agenda of the second term of the Narendra Modi government, an official source said.