Dehradun, Dec 9 (UNI) Centre will provide Rs 1700 crore to Uttarakhand for constructing 184 new roads in rural areas of the Himalayan state. union agriculture and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has agreed to the request made by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to construct 1228 kilometres of rural roads, mainly in the hill areas paralysed by the rain disaster in August.
New Delhi (UNI): The government intensified its crackdown on cough syrup manufacturers after 26 children died in Madhya Pradesh due to contaminated cough syrups. Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel on Tuesday informed the Parliament that over 700 manufacturers were audited, and central and state regulators have beefed up surveillance of the manufacturing facilities to ensure safety.
Jalgaon, Dec 1 (UNI) A retired police official in Jalgaon was duped of Rs 25,700 in an ATM card swapping scam, police said today.