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Kolkata: Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s three days official tour to Andaman and Nicobar, beginning April 6, is likely to be circled around maritime security and other development-related issues. Concerned over maritime security and threats from the neighbouring countries, the local administration has sent a proposal to the Union Defence MinistryRead More
New Delhi, Apr 5 Employees suffering injury in industrial accident will now get compensation of up to Rs 1 lakh, with Parliament today clearing a bill in this regard. The Employees Compensation (Amendment) bill 2016 also has a provision for hefty penalty in case of any violation by the employers.Read More
New Delhi, Apr 5 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday questioned the Election Commission’s insistence on the use of EVMs and said the whole country wanted that paper ballots should be used in elections. “All political parties (barring the BJP) and the people of India want paper ballot. ThenRead More
New Delhi, Apr 5 No data leakage has happened in the Aadhaar system, the government today said, days after cricketeer M S Dhoni’s personal data was leaked. Minister of State for Electronics & IT and Law and Justice P P Chaudhary said in the Lok Sabha that there was noRead More
Lucknow, April 4 The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday cleared a Rs 36,359-crore proposal allowing waiver of loans for marginal and small farmers of the state. Briefing the press after the meeting, Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said that with this, the promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi andRead More
New Delhi, April 4 Amid a row over the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, India on Tuesday asked China not to interfere in its internal affairs, saying it respects the “One-China” policy and expects Beijing to reciprocate. Making a statement on the visit of the Dalai Lama to ArunachalRead More
Jaipur, April 4 The spiritual head of Ajmer dargah has said the government should put a ban on the slaughter of all bovine animals as well as the sale of beef to promote communal harmony in the country. Dargah Deewan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan said on Monday that Muslims shouldRead More
New Delhi, April 4 Several states are looking at measures like de-notifying highways while others are thinking of moving court to seek exemptions, amidst concerns of the hospitality sector and fears of revenue losses following an apex court order banning liquor sale along highways. Union Road, Transport and Highways MinistryRead More
Jabalpur, April 4 Referring to factionalism in his party, the AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said that nobody can save Congressmen if they fail to change themselves. “If Congressmen don’t improve now, then nobody can save them,” Singh told reporters when asked about overall ‘groupism’ in the party.Read More
Guwahati: Union Minister of Roads, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari today said the Centre will dredge the Brahmaputra river from Sadia in Upper Assam to increase navigational channels up to Chittagong port in Bangladesh. “Once this project materialises, it will change the entire economic corridor of Assam,” Gadkari said duringRead More
