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December 6, 2017 11:18 PM

Govt enhances monetary allowances for Gallantry Award winners

Government has enhanced the monetary allowances for the Gallantry Award winners. <br/><br/>The enhancement is for the recipients of post-independence Gallantry Award, pre-independence Gallantry Award and the monetary allowance attached to Jangi Inam, a pre-independence Gallantry Award. T...

December 6, 2017 9:29 PM

Centre to reward states, districts achieving 90 pc full immunization coverage

Centre will reward the states and districts achieving 90 percent full immunization coverage. Reviewing the progress of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) in New Delhi with Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries of 24 states, Union Helath Minister J P Nadda highlighted the state-specific issu...

December 6, 2017 8:54 PM

Nation remembers Dr B R Ambedkar on his 62nd death anniversary today

The nation is remembering Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his death anniversary today. The Father of the Indian Constitution died on this day in 1956.The day is observed every year as Mahaparinirvan Diwas.<br/><br/>President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Nar...

December 6, 2017 7:43 PM

Air pollution: NGT seeks fresh action plan from Delhi government

National Green Tribunal, NGT, today slammed Delhi government and the neighbouring states over their action plan on ways to deal with severe air pollution in the national capital. <br/><br/>The green panel directed them to file a detailed document to tackle the problem by tomorrow.<br/...

December 6, 2017 7:28 PM

Ryan school murder: SC reserves verdict on plea against bail to trustees

The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Monday on a plea of the father of a student, who was found dead in a Gurugram school, seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to three trustees of the Ryan International Group. <br/><br/>A bench of Justices R K Agrawal...

December 6, 2017 6:23 PM

3 Pakistanis among 8 LeT operatives awarded life imprisonment

Eight members of terror organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba including three Pakistanis were today awarded life imprisonment by a local court in Jaipur. <br/><br/>The LeT members were arrested in 2010 and 2011 by Rajasthan ATS. <br/><br/>The accused were convicted last week. The Addi...

December 6, 2017 6:00 PM

Tarun Tejpal rape case: SC directs Goa court to start examining witnesses

The Supreme Court today asked a Goa court to start examining witnesses in an alleged rape case against Tarun Tejpal, the founder of Tehelka magazine. <br/><br/>The court said, there would be no stay of trial in the 2013 rape case.<br/><br/>The apex court asked the Bombay High...

December 6, 2017 2:04 PM

Cyclone Ockhi weakens into low-pressure area

Cyclone Ockhi has weakened from a deep depression to a low-pressure area and defused in the Arabian Sea late last night. <br/><br/>Principal Secretary of Revenue department in Government of Gujarat Pankaj Kumar has said that state is now out of danger and weather will improve from tomorr...

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