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February 13, 2018 8:24 AM

NHAI to launch ranking system of toll plazas

National Highways Auority of India (NHAI) is going to launch a ranking system of the toll plazas. <br/><br/>NHAI Chairman Deepak Kumar said every quarter, the three best toll plazas will be identified and their names will be published on the NHAI website. <br/><br/>Mr Kumar s...

February 13, 2018 7:56 AM

Maha Shivratri being celebrated today in several parts of country

Maha Shivratri is being celebrated all over the country today. Devotees worship Lord Shiva, the destroyer of evil, on the occasion. <br/><br/>This year, Maha Shivratri celebrations will extend till Wednesday.<br/><br/><br/>In Uttar Pradesh Mahashivratri is being celebra...

February 13, 2018 6:42 AM

2.45 lakh people got assistance under DAY-NULM till Dec 2017

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that over 2(point)45 lakh beneficiaries have been assisted till December last year under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NULAM) for setting up individual and group micro enterprises. <br/><br...

February 13, 2018 5:53 AM

Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviews security situation in J&K

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. <br/><br/>Sources said, during an hour-long meeting with top officials in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Singh was given a detailed presentation about the situation in the state, particularly about the a...

February 13, 2018 5:31 AM

2.45 lakh people got assistance under DAY-NULM till Dec 2017

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said that over 2.45 lakh beneficiaries have been assisted till December last year under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NULAM) for setting up individual and group micro enterprises. <br/><br/>A...

February 13, 2018 5:08 AM

Nitin Gadkari proposes ropeway network for transport

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has pitched for a vast network of ropeways across the country and said the cost effective implementation of such a project will prove to be a game changer for the transport system. <br/><br/>He was addressing a two-day workshop on the "Development of Rop...

February 13, 2018 1:39 AM

NIA takes over probe into LeT terrorist's escape from Srinagar

The National Investigation Agency today took over the probe into Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Mohammed Naveed Jhatt's escape from the SMHS hospital in Srinagar. <br/>&apos;<br/>The NIA spokesperson said a case has been registered in to Jhatt's escape from SMHS hospital in Srinagar...

February 13, 2018 1:38 AM

Pakistan cannot get Kashmir by sponsoring terrorism: Farooq Abdullah

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah today said that Pakistan cannot get Kashmir by sponsoring terrorism. <br/><br/>The National Conference leader told reporters in Jammu today that Pakistan should re-think on sponsoring terrorism and get a way out of it. <br/>&l...

February 13, 2018 12:29 AM

Maharashtra records highest growth in mangrove cover in India

Maharashtra has reported the highest growth in mangrove cover, of 82 square kilometres, in the last two years in the country. <br/><br/>'The State of Forest Report 2017' published by the Forest Survey of India in Mumbai today said the state's mangrove cover increased from ...

February 13, 2018 12:29 AM

Sushma Swaraj holds talks with her Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held talks with her Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov on strategic bilateral issues in New Delhi today.<br/>&apos; <br/>External affairs ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet that the two foreign ministers exchanged views on expandi...

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