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September 29, 2017 2:09 PM

Gujarat to be first big state to use EVMs with VVPAT

Gujarat will be the first big state where the coming Assembly elections will be conducted with Electronic Voting Machine equipped with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). State Chief Electoral Officer and Principal Secretary Mr. B. B. Sawain announced this at a press conference in Gandhinaga...

September 29, 2017 2:09 PM

Govt finalising electoral bonds scheme: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the government is finalising electoral bonds scheme, which aims at cleaning up political funding. Mr Jaitley said this at a book release function in New Delhi yesterday. <br/><br/>He said, the government has already announced this in this year'...

September 29, 2017 1:34 PM

Railways orders inquiry into stampede Elphinstone Road station

Railways has ordered an inquiry into a stampede Elphinstone Road station in Mumbai. Speaking to media, DG Public Relation Railways Anil Saxena said the incident seems to have occurred because of chaos at the bridge because of sudden rain. <br/><br/>He said, 22 people have lost their live...

September 29, 2017 12:24 PM

Defence Minister Sitharaman reaches Srinagar on 2 day tour of J&K

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Srinagar on a two day tour of Jammu and Kashmir to review the preparedness of the armed forces and security in the hinterlands. AIR correspondent quoting defence spokesman said that Ms. Sitharaman will visit forward posts along Line of Control in north ...

September 29, 2017 11:06 AM

15 drown, scores missing as boat carrying Rohingya capsizes

Atleast 15 people drowned and scores are feared missing after a boat carrying Rohingya families capsized off Bangladesh yesterday.Local police inspector Moahmmed Kai-Kislu informed media that 15 bodies including atleast 10 children and four women had uptil now washed ashore, and there were apprehens...

September 29, 2017 10:36 AM

PM Modi appeals people to take part in 'Swachhata Samvad&apos; on Modi App

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the people to take part in 'Swachhata Samvad&apos; on the Narendra Modi App and share their views about aspects of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. <br/><br/>In a tweet message, Mr. Modi said that valuable feedback of the people will further streng...

September 29, 2017 9:03 AM

Defence Minister Sitharaman leaves for Jammu and Kashmir on 2 day visit

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left for Jammu and Kashmir on a two day visit. During her visit, Ms Sitharaman will review the preparedness of the soldiers on borders and security in the hinterland. This will be Sitharaman&apos;s first visit to the state after she assumed office as the Defen...

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