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August 14, 2014 2:05 PM

Cane farmers must get FRP as production has risen: Food Min

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today discussed the issue of sugarcane arrears with representatives of state governments, sugarcane farmers and sugar mills.The Minister expressed concern over the fact that many sugar mills are not giving Fair and Remunerative Price-FRP to sugarcane farmers. He said t...

August 14, 2014 1:44 PM

PM to dedicate Maha-K'taka transmission line to nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate a 765 kilovolt Raichur-Solapur transmission line in Maharashtra to the nation tomorrow. The line connects Raichur in Karnataka with Solapur in Maharashtra. An official release issued in New Delhi said the interconnectivity of the two lines will achieve a pa...

August 14, 2014 1:41 PM

Govt to spend Rs 62,000 cr on 4-laning of NHs

Government will spend around Rs 62,000 crores on the four-laning works of National Highways across the country. Road,Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed in the Lok Sabha during question hour today that in future, four-laning works will be taken up on Public, Private Partnership mo...

August 14, 2014 1:30 PM

PM to dedicate Maha-K'taka transmission line to nation tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate a 765 kilovolt Raichur-Solapur transmission line in Maharashtra to the nation tomorrow. The line connects Raichur in Karnataka with Solapur in Maharashtra. An official release issued in New Delhi said the interconnectivity of the two lines will achieve a pa...

August 14, 2014 1:18 PM

Discussion on Apprentice (Amendment) Bill underway in LS

The Lok Sabha has taken up discussion on Apprentice (Amendment) Bill, 2014. Moving the bill, Labour and Employment Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that it will help increase the number of apprentices in the country. However, Mallikarjun Kharge of the Congress and Saugat Roy of the Trinamool Congr...

August 14, 2014 1:11 PM

Insurance Law Amendment Bill to be referred to RS panel

The government has decided to refer the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill 2008 to the Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha. This was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while moving a motion in this regard in the House today.He said the committee will look into specific legislation and suggest c...

August 14, 2014 1:08 PM

Inflation dips to 5-month low of 5.19% in July

Inflation has dipped to a five-month low of 5.19 per cent in July mainly on account of decline in prices of some food articles, vegetables and protein rich items. It was at 5.43 per cent last month and 5.84 per cent in July last year.Inflation in the overall food articles basket, which account for 1...

August 14, 2014 9:09 AM

Centre sets deadline for examining SEZ proposals

The Centre has prescribed a time limit for disposal of various activities related to special economic zones to ensure smooth functioning of SEZs and ease of doing business in the country.An official release said, time limit for examination of the proposals for setting up of SEZs is 15 days, while ex...

August 14, 2014 8:59 AM

Petrol price to be lowered in I-Day relief

Government-owned oil marketing companies have decided to reduce the price of petrol between 1 rupee, 89 paise and 2 rupees, 38 paise per litre. The reduced price will come into effect midnight tonight. Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan disclosed this in a tweet yesterday. At present, Petrol cost...

August 14, 2014 8:41 AM

Centre sets deadline for examining proposals for setting up SEZs

The Centre has prescribed a time limit for disposal of various activities related to special economic zones to ensure smooth functioning of SEZs and ease of doing business in the country.An official release said, time limit for examination of the proposals for setting up of SEZs is 15 days, while ex...

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