The initiative will cover 96 lakh families in a phased manner and beneficiaries can avail health services in over 200 hospital chains in India, said Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.
BJD's move came three days after a delegation of its MPs met Home Minister Amit Shah & submitted a memorandum seeking legislation to raise quota for OBCs in the state.
In his letter, the Odisha CM wrote that vaccine procurement cannot be a battle among the states and urged them to come together in the spirit of cooperative federalism.
PM Modi advised concerned agencies to ensure normal life is restored in the affected areas. He will also conduct an aerial survey of the affected parts of Odisha and Bengal.
With an eye on forming next govt in Odisha, BJP draws up roadmap that includes talking up Modi govt's achievements at the Centre, pointing out issues in CM Naveen Patnaik's govt.
The 74-year-old BJD supremo went to the Vidhan Sabha dispensary to receive the Covaxin jab and appealed to all eligible people to come forward and get vaccinated.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the new Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess in the Budget, but clarified it will not increase the prices of commodities.
The criminal justice system’s support for parental control over adolescent autonomy not only promotes regressive ideologies but also lethal methods such as so-called ‘honour killing.’
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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