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July 23, 2017 7:40 AM

IRCTC forms new policy to upgrade quality of food

Railway Ministry has said that Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) has formed a new catering policy by unbundling the current catering services on trains. This comes after the Comptroller and auditor general, CAG released a report, criticising the fo...

July 22, 2017 9:32 PM

Vijay Goel urges to open unit of Scouts & Guides, NSS, NCC in schools

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel has said, his ministry is writing to CBSE affiliated schools, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Navodaya Vidyalayas to give Pan India directive to open at least one unit of Scouts and Guides, NSS and NCC in their respective institutions. He said, by doi...

July 22, 2017 8:26 PM

Food unfit for human consumption being sold at railway stations: CAG

The Comptroller and Auditor General has questioned the quality of food sold at railway stations saying it is unfit for human consumption and the hygiene standards at railway catering units are below par. In its report tabled in Parliament on Friday, the CAG performance audit found unpurified tap wat...

July 22, 2017 8:24 PM

Centre withdraws vehicular access to Lalu Prasad & his wife inside Patna airport

Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, BCAS has withdrawn tarmac access to vehicles of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi at Patna airport. The order follows withdrawal of permission granted to them in 2009 by the Civil Aviation Ministry. Both leaders will have to ...

July 22, 2017 8:23 PM

J&K CM dismisses suggestion of any third party mediation on Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has dismissed suggestions that the US, China or any other country should mediate in Kashmir. Ms Mehbooba said in Srinagar, US and China should mind their own business. She remarked, wherever America intervened, the situation is there to see, whether in...

July 22, 2017 8:22 PM

J&K CM dismisses suggestions US, China should mediate in Kashmir

July 22, 2017 8:19 PM

Govt offers assistance to Indian women abused, abandoned by their overseas Indian spouses

External Affairs Ministry is implementing a scheme to provide financial assistance to Indian women abused /abandoned by their Overseas Indian spouses. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday, Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Krishna Raj said, this will he...

July 22, 2017 8:18 PM

CAG slams OFB for critical deficiency in availability of ammunition to army

The Comptroller and Auditor General, CAG has slammed the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for critical deficiency in availability of ammunition to the Army. In its report which was tabled in the Parliament yesterday, the CAG also criticised the OFB for inadequate quality of ammunit...

July 22, 2017 8:13 PM

Govt extends deadline for small businesses to opt for composition scheme under GST till August 16

Government has extended the deadline till 16th of next month for small businesses to opt for the composition scheme in the Goods and Services Tax regime. Earlier, the small businesses with turnover of up to 75 lakh rupees had time till Saturday to opt for the scheme. To opt for...

July 22, 2017 8:09 PM

Centre to provide Rs 20,000 cr to promote infrastructural development & research

The Central government will provide 20,000 crore rupees to promote infrastructural development and research stressing importance to the educational sector. This was stated by Human Resource Development Minister, Prakash Javadekar in Kolkata on Saturday. In a programme organised by the Indian chamber...

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