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February 15, 2017 8:14 PM

Indian Panorama Film Festival begins in Port Blair today

The Indian Panorama Film Festival being organised jointly by Andaman and Nicobar administration and Directorate of Film Festivals, Government of India, began in Port Blair today on a colourful note.<br/><br/>Inaugurating the festival, Chief Secretary of the Union Territory Anindo Majumda...

February 15, 2017 8:14 PM

Digi-Dhan Mela was organised at Jagdalpur to promote cashless transactions

In Chhattisgarh, a Digi-Dhan Mela was organised today at Jagdalpur, the divisional headquarters of Bastar, to promote cashless transactions.<br/>Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot inaugurated the Mela. It was fourth in a series of such fairs organised in the ...

February 15, 2017 8:14 PM

Remove Modi, Naidu pics from PMAY website: EC tells govt

Election Commission has directed the government to remove the pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet colleague M Venkaiah Naidu from the website of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna. The commission ruled that it is a violation of model code of conduct.<br/><br/> The poll panel&...

February 15, 2017 8:13 PM

Cabinet approves merger of five subsidiary banks with SBI

Cabinet today approved merger of five subsidiary banks with State Bank of India. Briefing reporters in New Delhi today, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the merger is likely to result in recurring saving, which is estimated at more than one thousand crore rupees in first year. He said, SBI will a...

February 15, 2017 7:01 PM

HC asks govt about steps to rehabilitate 'Victoria' owners

The Bombay High Court today directed Maharashtra government to file an affidavit on the steps it has taken towards framing a comprehensive policy for rehabilitation of owners and coachmen of 'Victoria' horse carriages, which have been banned from plying in the city. A division bench of Jus...

February 15, 2017 7:00 PM

PM pays tributes to soldiers martyred in north Kashmir

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today led the nation in paying tribute to the four army soldiers who were martyred during anti terrorist operations in Bandipora and Handwara of Jammu and Kashmir. Major Satish Dahiya, Rifleman Ravi Kumar, Paratrooper Dharmender Kumar and Gunner Astosh Kumar were martyre...

February 15, 2017 2:20 PM

Sasikala to surrender before court in Parappana Agraharam in Bengaluru

Following the confirmation of jail term in the disproportionate assets case by the Supreme Court, the AIADMK ad hoc General Secretary VK Sasikala is expected to surrender before the court in the Parappana Agraharam in Bengaluru. She was convicted along with two of her close relatives in the nineteen...

February 15, 2017 2:16 PM

Centre to convert 1.5 lakh health sub centres into Wellness Centres

The Centre has decided to convert 1.5 lakh health sub centres into Wellness Centres. Interacting with media in New Delhi , Health Minister J P Nadda said, screening of diseases like diabetes and breast, oral and cervix cancer will be done in the centres. <br/><br/>He said, the centres wi...

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