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April 6, 2017 7:45 AM

Nitin Gadkari keen to achieve 40 km a day road construction target

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said, efforts are being made to further improve the road construction target to 40 kms a day from the current 23 kms per day. Addressing a national conference on the steel sector in New Delhi, the Minister said, 8,144 kms of roads were constructed last fisc...

April 6, 2017 7:21 AM

PM Narendra Modi greets Assam govt on launch of Gunotsav

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the Assam government for starting Gunotsav, a programme to improve quality of school education in the state. <br/><br/>In a tweet, Mr Modi expressed confidence that the effort will improve education standards across the state. He said, Gunotsav is...

April 6, 2017 6:56 AM

Over seven lakh houses constructed under JNNURM

A total number of over seven lakh houses have been constructed so far under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal mission an Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna mission including subsumed projects of Rajiv Awas Yojna for urban poor and slum dwellers in all Metropolitan cities and Delhi.<br/><br/&gt...

April 5, 2017 9:37 PM

Cabinet approves signing of ASA between India and Georgia

The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of the Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Georgia.The agreement will help establish air connectivity between the two countries. The agreement has the potential to spur greater trade, investment, tourism and cultural exchange between the two coun...

April 5, 2017 9:22 PM

Supreme Court rejects Karnataka govt's review plea in Jaya's DA case

The Supreme Court today dismissed the Karnataka government's plea seeking review of its verdict by which it had abated the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case against late J Jayalalithaa.<br/><br/>The Karnataka government had moved the apex court against its February 14 ju...

April 5, 2017 9:21 PM

Cabinet approves setting up of independent RDA in New Delhi

Union Cabinet today approved setting up of an independent Rail Development Authority (RDA) - Regulatory Mechanism in New Delhi. The RDA will have broad function of tariff determination, ensuring fair play and level playing field for all stakeholders investments. <br/><br/>It will also wo...

April 5, 2017 9:15 PM

Rajya Sabha witnesses noisy scenes over EVM issue

The Rajya Sabha today witnessed noisy scenes, with the Congress-led opposition accusing the NDA government of indulging in rigging of the recently held Assembly elections through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). <br/><br/>Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Congress leader Digvijaya Si...

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