Odisha CM announces 25% hike for govt contractual staff, to benefit 33,000 employees

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a 25 per cent hike in remuneration for all outsourced and contractual employees of the state government.

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COVID-19: Delhi reports 41 new cases, zero deaths

Delhi reported 41 cases of coronavirus on Wednesday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.39 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 25,091. No fatality has been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.

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OPINION | Byelection results have nothing to do with Modi’s popularity or price rise

Byelections usually act as straws in the wind before a state assembly election or Lok Sabha elections take place. On Tuesday, results for 3 Lok Sabha seats and 29 assembly seats across India came as a mixed bag for both BJP and the Congress. Nevertheless, the results could be pointers for political developments that are going to take place in the coming months.   Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress made a clean sweep of all four assembly seats in Bengal, while Assam BJP led by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma scored emphatic wins for his alliance on all the five assembly seats. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan showed that he still continues to have a grip over Madhya Pradesh voters, winning the Khandwa Lok Sabha seat and two assembly seats. In Rajasthan, chief minister Ashok Gehlot led from the front and the Congress won both assembly seats. In Karnataka, BJP won one and lost the other assembly seat.   The most crucial results came from Bihar, where the ruling Janata Dal (United) led by chief minister Nitish Kumar won both the assembly seats in tough contests, despite campaigning by RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is presently out of jail. Shiv Sena opened its account for the first time outside Maharashtra winning the Dadra Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha seat.   For a political observer, it is not important which party won how many seats, but it is significant which party won which seat. Lalu Prasad Yadav had hoped that he could make life hell for Nitish Kumar, had he won both the assembly seats, but he came a cropper. Mamata Banerjee won seats by big margins in Bengal, which the BJP had won six months ago during the state assembly polls. 

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Delhi govt preparing 'Delhi Bazaar' web portal to help businessmen promote their products: CM

A 'Delhi Bazaar' web portal is being prepared for traders and industrialists to help them display their products and sell them not only domestically, but also abroad, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Wednesday on the eve of Diwali.

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Pakistan disallows airspace for Srinagar-Sharjah flights

The Pakistan government on Wednesday said that the airspace will not be allowed for flights from Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar to Sharjah.

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Good news! Indian Railways to operate special trains for Diwali, Chhath Puja | Check list here

Diwali-Chhath Puja Special Trains: Ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja celebrations, Indian Railways have announced the operation of several special trains. 

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Diwali 2021: 'Deepotsav' preparations in full swing at holy city Ayodhya | LIVE

Ahead of Diwali, preparations are in the final stage for the grand 'Deepotsav' (festival of lamps) at Ram ki Paidi ghats in Ayodhya on Wednesday evening. An attempt will be made to create a record by lighting 9 lakh 'diyas' (earthen lamps) all over Ayodhya City.

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