dadra and nagar haveli

Modi Inaugurates New Airport Terminal, Hospital In Daman

Rs 2,970 Crore Projects Rolled Out For Daman; Lakshadweep Gets Rs 885 Crore Boost

The Union Territory of dadra and nagar haveli and Daman and Diu has launched SPARSH 2.0, a new housing initiative to boost affordable rental homes for workers and the economically weaker sections. Government agencies and PSUs are encouraged to build or convert complexes into low-cost rental units, aiming to enhance living conditions and support the 'Housing for All' mission.

A proposed All India Medical Service, envisioned to create a national cadre of doctors akin to IAS and IPS, remains under consideration by the Union health ministry. Despite years of consultations, the ministry is still awaiting responses from several states and Union Territories before proceeding with the plan.

India's first bullet train project, linking Mumbai and Ahmedabad, has reached a significant milestone with the successful launch of a viaduct over Ahmedabad's Kalupur flyover. This marks another engineering feat for the high-speed rail corridor, which is now in its advanced construction phase, promising faster travel between the two major cities.

Rs97Cr Facility To Open With Delhi, Mum Links

India's ambitious first bullet train project, launched in 2017, is now in its advanced construction phase, with viaducts and tunnels taking shape. Despite delays and cost escalations, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor is set to revolutionize travel, with the first operational section anticipated by mid-2027. This endeavor signifies India's leap into high-speed rail technology.

India's first bullet train, destined for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, has had its design unveiled by Indian Railways. This ambitious project, spanning 508 km, is progressing with station foundation work completed in Gujarat and ongoing construction in Maharashtra, including an undersea tunnel. The initiative aims to boost indigenous high-speed rail capabilities.

Fuel prices have surged across India, with petrol now exceeding Rs 110 per litre in several states and diesel nearing Rs 100 in many regions. This hike, averaging Rs 3 per litre, follows sustained pressure from elevated global crude oil prices, exacerbated by the West Asia crisis.

The BJP Gujarat unit on Wednesday claimed that the party had taken control of the local bodies even in the union territory of dadra and nagar haveli (DNH).

With conclusion of the 15-day self-enumeration window on Wednesday across Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Karnataka, Odisha, NDMC and cantonment areas of Delhi NCR, Mizoram, Sikkim and Lakshadweep, the census field operations, involving house-to-house visits by the enumerators, in the eight states/UTs will begin on Thursday. The HLO phase of the census forms an essential foundation for evidence-based planning and formulation of welfare and development programmes, a home ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

Stamp duty has been revised in a few categories with immediate effect following public representation by the administration of dadra and nagar haveli (DNH), a Union Territory.

The two tiny union territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli are at the bottom of the sex ratio in the latest national census with 618 and 775 females per 1000 males respectively.