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July 20, 2017 9:04 PM

Supreme Court expresses concern over disappearance of wetlands

The Supreme Court today expressed concern over vanishing of wetlands in the country. <br/><br/>It asked the Centre to explain about the huge amount of money spent on various works related to preservation of the water bodies. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said...

July 20, 2017 8:46 PM

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day over issue of farmers&apos; plight

The Lok Sabha was today adjourned for the day following Opposition uproar over the issue of farmers&apos; plight. As soon as the House met for the day, the Opposition led by Congress and Left raised the issue of the agrarian crisis in the country and trooped into the well shouting slogans. <br/&g...

July 20, 2017 8:44 PM

Sri Lankan signs bill to probe into disappearances of people

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has signed the bill for Office of Missing Persons (OMP) today paving way for its implementation. <br/><br/>Mr. Sirisena in a tweet message said that the bill marks another step forward in Sri Lanka&apos;s path to sustained peace. The bill was lon...

July 20, 2017 8:38 PM

Swachh Bharat Mission expected to be achieved by 2019: MoS Ramesh Chandappa

The Government today said that Swachh Bharat Mission has picked up great momentum and the target of the mission is expected to be achieved by 2nd of October 2019. <br/><br/>Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Chandappa J...

July 20, 2017 8:02 PM

Supreme Court expresses concern over disappearance of wetlands

The Supreme Court today expressed concern over vanishing of wetlands in the country. <br/><br/>It asked the Centre to explain about the huge amount of money spent on various works related to preservation of the water bodies. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said...

July 20, 2017 7:30 PM

Govt committed to act against those involved in lynching: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in the Rajya Sabha today that the government is committed to act against those involved in lynching and acts of violence in the name of cow vigilantism in the country. <br/><br/>Responding to a short duration discussion on incidents of lynching and atro...

July 20, 2017 7:29 PM

DGMO Lt Gen AK Bhatt speaks to his Pakistani counterpart

Director General of Military Operations, DGMO Lt Gen A K Bhatt spoke to his Pakistani counterpart this evening and informed him of unprovoked and coordinated ceasefire violations onto Indian civilians along the Line of Control by Pakistani troops. <br/><br/>He said Pakistani soldiers del...

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