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January 15, 2017 8:34 PM

PM-led panel to meet tomorrow to select CBI chief

A three-member committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet tomorrow to select the CBI Director. The post is lying vacant for over a month following retirement of Anil Sinha. At present, Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana is the interim Director of the investigating agency. <b...

January 15, 2017 8:05 PM

Commerce Ministry launches 'SEZ India' app

Commerce Ministry has launched a Mobile app named "SEZ India" under its broader e-Governance initiative. It will help the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Units and Developers to find information easily and track their transactions on Online System. Now they can file all their transactions digi...

January 15, 2017 7:44 PM

Island tourism festival concludes

The ten days long Island tourism festival concluded today. Main function was organised at Island Toursim Festival ground, Port Blair where Chief Secretary of Andaman & Nicobar administration Anindo Mazumdar was the chief guest.

January 15, 2017 7:41 PM

Former Punjab CM Surjit Singh Barnala cremated with full state honours

Former Punjab Chief Minister Surjit Singh Barnala was today cremated with full state honours at Barnala town. His son and ex-MLA Gaganjit Singh and grandson Samarpratap Singh jointly lit the pyre.<br/> <br/>Police personnel fired shots in air and reversed their arms as a mark of respect ...

January 15, 2017 7:05 PM

69th Army Day being observed today

69th Army Day is being observed today Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar have greeted to all soldiers, veterans and their families on Army Day. Mr Modi said, people of the country salute the courage and invaluable service of the Indian Army. The Prime Minister said, A...

January 15, 2017 5:56 PM

Encounter between militants and security forces in Anantnag

An encounter broke out today between militants and security forces in south Kashmir&apos;s Anantnag district.&apos;A police official said that acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of unspecified number of militants in Awoora village in Pahalgam area of the district, security forc...

January 15, 2017 5:44 PM

Iraqi forces retake Mosul University from IS

Iraqi Special Forces have driven back Islamic State (IS) militants from the Mosul University campus. Lieutenant General Abdelwahab al-Saadi of the Counter-Terrorism Service told media that the forces had cleared the technical institute, dentistry, and antiquities departments of the university. The I...

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