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December 23, 2016 5:53 PM

Textiles Ministry to set up Bunkar Mitra-Handloom Helpline Centre

Textiles Ministry has decided to establish a Bunkar Mitra-Handloom Helpline Centre where professional queries of weavers will be answered by the experts in the field. <br/><br/>This helpline will function from 10.00 AM to 6 PM and initially it will be provided in 7 languages. These are H...

December 23, 2016 5:41 PM

Niti Aayog launches performance index to improve health outcomes

Government think tank Niti Aayog today launched a performance index on health services to nudge states to improve health outcomes. <br/><br/>In a statement, the Aayog said, this initiative is envisioned to bring about the much required improvements in the social sector outcomes, which ha...

December 23, 2016 5:31 PM

Govt hopes to pass new Consumer Protection Bill in Budget session

The government today expressed hope that new Consumer Protection Bill 2015, will be passed in the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament which aims at imposing harsh penalties on endorsement of misleading advertisement. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Consumer Affairs Mini...

December 23, 2016 5:30 PM

Govt mulling awareness campaign for encouraging open schooling

The government is planning a nation-wide awareness campaign to encourage those who had left school midway to complete at least their secondary education through open schooling. <br/><br/>Speaking at an event organised by the National Institute of Open Schooling, Human Resource and Develo...

December 23, 2016 5:01 PM

Madras HC disqualifies 11 members of Tamil Nadu Public Service commission

The Madras high Court has struck down the appointment of 11 members to the State Public Service Commission and their nomination has been challenged in the court in a batch of petitions saying due process of selection have not been followed. <br/><br/>It was alleged that most of the nomin...

December 23, 2016 4:36 PM

Rajnath asks Nagaland, Manipur CMs to ensure NH-2 remains open

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has written letters to the Chief Ministers of Nagaland and Manipur to ensure that National Highway-2 remains open and both the State governments take necessary step in this regard.<br/><br/> He also expressed unhappiness that despite the Centre's fu...

December 23, 2016 4:22 PM

CBI summons Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat in sting CD case

Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on 26th of December in connection with a sting operation case. Mr. Rawat was allegedly shown offering bribe to rebel Congress MLAs in a sting video to save his government. This is the second time Mr. Rawat has been ...

December 23, 2016 4:21 PM

CBI summons Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat in sting CD case

Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on 26th of December in connection with a sting operation case. Mr. Rawat was allegedly shown offering bribe to rebel Congress MLAs in a sting video to save his government. Earlier, he was questioned twice by the CBI...

December 23, 2016 4:16 PM

Govt announces new rules to ease process of getting passport

Government announced new passport rules today in order to streamline, liberalize and ease the process of issue of passport. Briefing media in New Delhi this evening, Minister of State for External Affairs, Gen V K Singh, said birth certificate is no longer mandatory for getting passport. He said dat...

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