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PUNJAB Japanese township to come up in rajpura Punjab’s Rajpura will soon be an industrial hub with the State Government deciding to give 1000 acres of land in the industrial town for setting up a Japanese township. The State Government had offered sites at Rajpura (in Patiala) for electronic park with a Japanese … Read more 10.03.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN State tops in issuing ID cards to divyangs Rajasthan has topped the country in issuing Universal ID and Disability (UDID) cards, a single document of identification and verification for differentlyabled persons, with a total of 2,22,422 cards made so far. In the latest status report of the department of empowerment of persons … Read more 30.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Railway introduce a semi high speed train on Delhi Jaipur route to reduce travel time to 90 mins The Railway Ministry is planning to introduce a semi-high speed train on the Delhi-Jaipur route which would operate at the speed of 200 kmph and cover the distance within 90 minutes. Currently, existing tracks on routes can support … Read more 10.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
PUNJAB MoU for e-governance of civic bodies signed State Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu today signed an MoU with e-Governance Foundation (e-Gov) of Nandan Nilekani for the management of electronic governance of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) throughout Punjab. Under the MoU, 67 services would be provided online within a span of one … Read more 02.03.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN 62 lakh poor kids get admissions under RTE Act Rajasthangranted admission to 2.62 lakh students of Economically Weaker Sections (EWC) under Right to Education Act in 33,091 private schools across the state through lottery. The lottery was for academic session 2018-19. With this, Rajasthan has the highest number of admissions under the Act. The … Read more 17.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
PUNJAB Centre wants state to stop free power sop Having chided the Punjab Government repeatedly for giving Rs 7,700-crore free power to farmers, the Centre wants the state to end the freebie for all agricultural consumers and instead transfer the subsidy into the beneficiaries’ bank accounts. This was conveyed to a delegation of … Read more 01.03.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
PUNJAB Narcotics seizure up 300% in 5 yrs Seizure of narcotic drugs like opium, heroin and cannabis in the country increased by more than 300 per cent in the last five years with 2017 witnessing an all-time high recovery of over 3.6 lakh kg of narcotics, according to a latest NCB report. … Read more 28.03.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
PUNJAB House panel for review of policy for pvt varsities As the Cabinet sub-committee on setting up a regulatory authority for private and government educational institutions is yet to submit its report, the Vidhan Sabha’s Committee on Subordinate Legislation has advocated review of the policy under which approval is granted to private universities. … Read more 31.03.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
PUNJAB Rs 129 crore released for social schemes The government has released a grant of Rs 129 crore for the payment of the old age pension and other social security schemes to the beneficiaries for the month of January, said Social Security and Women and Child Welfare Minister Razia Sultana in a press release. … Read more 07.03.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Soon, university for specially abled A government-run university for specially abled persons will start functioning in Rajasthan soon to provide them with education and skills. The university will come up at Jamdoli on the outskirts of Jaipur from the next academic session. The aim is to provide education to the differently … Read more 28.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs