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January 4, 2017 4:43 AM

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar to be sworn-in as CJI today

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar will be sworn-in as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) today. President Pranab Mukherjee will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Khehar at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan. Justice Khehar will be the 44th CJI and replace Justice TS Thakur whose tenure end...

January 4, 2017 12:25 AM

Railways to make special bogies for Divyangs

The Railways will make 3,000 special bogies for Divyangs by 2018 to make their travel comfortable and hassle-free. These bogies will have various facilities to ensure "divyangs" have smooth train travel. <br/><br/>Addressing media in Nagpur, Chief Commissioner for Persons with ...

January 4, 2017 12:03 AM

Swachh Bharat survey in 500 cities from tomorrow

In a bid to encourage competition to improve sanitation standards, the government will kick start a survey, Swachh Survekshan-2017, from tomorrow to rank 500 cities across the country on cleanliness.<br/>&apos;<br/>The survey will be conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI). The Swach...

January 3, 2017 10:09 PM

Secretaries present ideas for transformative change in governance to PM

Group of Secretaries today presented ideas on Transport and Communications sector to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sources said, as a follow-up to the Prime Minister's exhortation, Groups of Secretaries to the Government began the second round of presentations on ideas for transformative change...

January 3, 2017 9:49 PM

Maharashtra: Digi-Dhan Mela begins in Mumbai

The Digi-Dhan Mela began in Mumbai. The state government has organised a day-long Digi-Dhan Mela today at Fort Campus of Mumbai University where it will provide assistance and train people to use online platforms to conduct transactions. State Additional Secretary, D.K. Jain, inaugurated the day lon...

January 3, 2017 9:39 PM

T S Thakur asks judiciary to be ready for future challenges

Chief Justice T S Thakur has asked the judiciary to be ready for future challenges to ensure that the nation remains an inclusive society. In his farewell address in the apex court premises, he also expressed concern over the lack of judges amid growing pendency of cases. He said, there are about th...

January 3, 2017 9:38 PM

EC holds meet with Chief Electoral Officers to fine tune the arrangements

Election Commission today held a meeting with Chief Electoral Officers of poll-bound States to fine tune the arrangements. These States are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. Sources said, at the meeting in New Delhi, the assessment of the law and order situation, deployment of pol...

January 3, 2017 9:38 PM

Keep labour-intensive sectors out of GST ambit: Commerce Ministry

Commerce and Industry Ministry today asked the GST Council to grant ab-initio exemption to exporters from the GST and keep the labour-intensive sectors completely out of the tax net or put them in lowest slab. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters after attending the meeting of the council in N...

January 3, 2017 9:16 PM

GST Council discusses issues related to Integrated GST

The Goods and Services,GST Council discussed issues related to Integrated Goods and Services Tax. The meeting held in New Delhi was chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The Council has Ministers from States as members. It will meet again tomorrow to make consensus on key issues including dual c...

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