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February 1, 2017 7:59 PM

EC issues notice to Manohar Parrikar for his alleged remarks

Election Commission today issued notice to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for his alleged remarks asking people to accept money form others but vote for the BJP. <br/><br/>Terming his remarks as prima facie violation of model code of conduct, the Commission asked Mr. Parrikar to expla...

February 1, 2017 7:49 PM

Budget has provisions to improve the quality of life: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the Budget has various provisions to improve the quality of life and enhancing the opportunity for earning in rural areas. He said, there are significant provisions for spending on rural infrastructure including road, irrigation, housing and toilet. <br...

February 1, 2017 7:40 PM

Budget to promote clean, capable India: Venkaiah Naidu

Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that Budget will promote clean and capable India with a development strategy. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Naidu said, the budget will boost infrastructure, Railways and Digital Economy. <br/><br/>He also thanked ...

February 1, 2017 7:36 PM

Army Chief Bipin Rawat reviews security situation in J&K

Army chief General Bipin Rawat visited the Srinagar based Army's 15 Corps commonly called Chinar Corps and took stock of the overall security situation. <br/><br/>The Army Chief who arrived in Srinagar yesterday late afternoon, was briefed by the Corps Commander Lt Gen JS Sandhu on ...

February 1, 2017 7:22 PM

EC issues notice to Manohar Parrikar for his alleged remarks

Election Commission today issued notice to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for his alleged remarks asking people to accept money form others but vote for the BJP. Election Commission today issued notice to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for his alleged remarks asking people to accept money form...

February 1, 2017 6:32 PM

Band display at National Police Memorial every Saturday

A band display as well as retreat ceremony will be conducted every Saturday at the National Police Memorial in New Delhi to pay homage and respect to the martyrs. <br/><br/>Home Ministry said, the first-ever ceremony will be conducted by Border Security Force on 11th of this month. It sa...

February 1, 2017 6:30 PM

Allocation for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme doubled to Rs 200 cr in Budget

The allocation for the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme has been doubled to 200 crore rupees in the budget. Women and Child Development Ministry said, 500 crore rupees have been allocated for setting up Mahila Shakti Kendras at village level in the Anganwadi Centres. <br/><br/>This will pr...

February 1, 2017 6:06 PM

Growth of agriculture, rural sectors are main priority: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said growth of agriculture and rural sectors are the main priority of the government. He said, the government is allocating more resources for these sectors. <br/><br/>Addressing media in New Delhi post budget presentation, Mr. Jaitley said many steps in the...

February 1, 2017 6:05 PM

Industry bodies hails General Budget as growth oriented, progressive

Industry bodies have hailed the General Budget as growth oriented and progressive. Director General of CII Chandrajit Banerjee said the budget continues to focus on important measures initiated by the government and is focused on both consumption and investment demand. <br/><br/>Mr. Bane...

February 1, 2017 4:01 PM

Budget is women, poor-friendly: Amit Shah

BJP Party President Amit Shah has said, the general budget is women and poor-friendly and give boost to development and job creation. <br/><br/>Talking to media in New Delhi, Mr Shah said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has fulfilled his promise made in 2014 to bring in transparency in pol...

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