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How did man impersonating PMO official get Z-plus security, asks Tejashwi

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav asked the Narendra Modi-led Central govt how Kiran Patel, who impersonated a PMO official, obtained Z plus security and roamed in Jammu and Kashmir

Netanyahu, Modi discuss ways to bolster important ties: Israeli PMO

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, on Wednesday discussed ways to strengthen close and important relations between their countries and expressed their mutual desire to deepen cooperation in the fields of hi-tech, economy and security. This was the second phone call between the two leaders since Netanyahu returned to power in December last year. The phone call lasted for about 20 minutes, the Israeli PMO said. The two leaders discussed ways to strengthen the close and important relations between Israel and India, a statement from the PMO said. The two leaders expressed a mutual desire to deepen the cooperation between the countries in the fields of high-tech, economy and security, it added. In his call on January 11, Prime Minister Modi congratulated Netanyahu on being sworn in as the Prime Minister and emphasised the importance of continued cooperation between the two countries. Netanyahu, 73, was sworn-in as Israel's prime minist

PM Modi to distribute 71,000 appointment letters to new govt recruits today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute around 71,000 appointment letters to newly-inducted recruits in government departments and organisations, via video conferencing on Friday, said the PMO

PMO to take a final call if DCC should be disbanded, say officials

The Department of Telecommunications believes the Digital Communications Commission body serves no additional purpose since most approvals are often taken on an inter ministerial basis

Joshimath subsidence: PMO holds review meeting with Uttarakhand officials

Joshimath is the gateway to famous pilgrimage sites like Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib and the international skiing destination, Auli

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Centre appoints 3 Indian Foreign Service officers to different posts in PMO

Three Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers were on Thursday appointed to different posts in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Deepak Mittal, a 1998-batch IFS officer, has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the PMO, an order issued by the Personnel Ministry said. Vipin Kumar and Nidhi Tewari have been appointed as Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary respectively in the PMO. Kumar is a 2013-batch IFS officer and Tewari belongs to the 2014 batch. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in the tenure of Rudra Gaurav Shresth, Joint Secretary in the PMO, for a period of two months beyond February 9, 2023 or until three weeks after joining of Mittal as the OSD, whichever is earlier, it said.

Capital expenditure by CPSEs accelerates to 43% of FY23 target in H1

While CPSEs spent Rs 2.8 trillion in capex in the first half of FY23, they had invested Rs 2.19 trillion during the year-ago period, registering 27.85 growth per cent

Project cheetah: World's first inter-continental carnivore translocation

The cheetahs are being brought under Project Cheetah with an aim to reintroduce the big cat in India, after they were officially declared extinct in 1952

Delhi SEIAA panel gives nod to Executive Enclave which will house new PMO

The Delhi State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has granted environmental clearance to the proposal for the construction of the 'Executive Enclave' which will house the new Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet Secretariat. The Delhi State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) had last week recommended the SEIAA to give green nod to the project. The SEIAA discussed the project at a meeting on Wednesday and approved it. The Forest Department had on August 23 granted permission to the Central Public Works Department, the user agency, to transplant 487 of the 807 trees at the site under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994. CPWD officials said the proposal had been submitted for environmental clearance in December last year. The SEAC, which vets the proposals before they are sent to SEIAA for clearance, had earlier this month set up a sub-committee to examine the implementation of the Delhi government's policy for tree transplantation and review the site plan in order

Defence forces, RBI and PM office most trusted institutions: Survey

The Supreme Court of India came fourth and it was followed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

14 IAS officers from 12 state cadres currently on deputation in PMO: Centre

As many as 14 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from 12 state cadres are currently on deputation in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Rajya Sabha was informed

Day to express gratitude to all teachers: PM Modi greets on Guru Purnima

Modi also extended his wishes on the occasion of 'Ashadha Purnima', a sacred day especially for Buddhists

PM Modi to speak at first Arun Jaitley memorial lecture on Friday

The event will see a panel discussion involving OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and Arvind Panagariya, a professor at the Columbia University

PM Narendra Modi meets Queen of Denmark Margrethe II in Copenhagen

Prime Minister Modi felicitated the Queen on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of her reign, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Twitter

PM Modi departs for Germany as part of his three-day Europe visit

"PM @narendramodi emplanes for Berlin, where he will take part in various programmes aimed at strengthening India-Germany cooperation," PMO tweeted

Modi to confer Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Admin

The award has been instituted to recognize extraordinary and innovative work done by districts and other implementing units besides central and state organisations for the welfare of common citizens

Central Vista: Ahluwalia Contracts lowest bidder to build Executive Enclave

Ahluwalia Contracts India Limited on Tuesday emerged as the lowest bidder for the construction of Executive Enclave as part of the Central Vista project that will house the prime minister's office (PMO), cabinet secretariat, India House and the National Security Council Secretariat, official document showed. The company, headquartered in Delhi, quoted an amount of around Rs 1,119 crore, 3.50 per cent less than the Rs 1,160-crore cost estimated by the CPWD, which has been executing the Modi government's ambitious Central Vista Redevelopment project. Tata Projects Limited, which is constructing a new Parliament building, quoted Rs 1,154 crore. NCC Limited quoted a bid amount of around Rs 1,158 crore and Larsen & Toubro Limited around Rs 1,317 crore, the document showed. An official said the lowest bidder is usually awarded the contract and added the Board of Central Public Works Department (CPWD) will decide on awarding the tender in the next few days. The CPWD had estimated the ...

Aluminium industry body urges PMO to ensure coal supply on priority

The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) on Wednesday said that non-power industries, including aluminium companies, has been "plagued" by a protracted coal shortage for the past seven months

Manish Tewari to raise EC's 'informal meeting' with PMO in Lok Sabha

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Friday submitted a notice to move an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha on the "summoning" of Election Commission for a meeting in the Prime Minister's Office to discuss electoral reforms. In the notice, he raised questions on the autonomy of the poll panel, but the Lok Sabha was adjourned amid uproar over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. The former I&B minister said he will submit the notice to move the adjournment motion again on Monday. "Why was the Election Commission summoned summarily and whether it is a fact that the Commission took umbrage to the manner in which they were virtually compelled to attend the meeting in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO)," Tewari said, referring to the "informal meeting" of three election commissioners with officials in the PMO on electoral reforms. "What exactly are the implications with regard to the autonomy of the Election Commission?" the Lok Sabha member from Anandpur Sahib asked. The Opposition has slammed .