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November 30, 2016 8:02 PM

Cabinet approves Rs 2,000 cr for displaced families from PoK

Union Cabinet has approved two thousand crore rupees development package for onetime settlement of 36,384 displaced families from Pakistan occupied areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Chhamb. It follows announcement of Prime Minister's Development Package for Jammu and Kashmir in November last year....

November 30, 2016 7:24 PM

Cashless facility in Parliament House canteens inaugurated

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today inaugurated cashless facility in Parliament House canteens. Bill for food in all canteens within Parliament House premises can now be paid by credit or debit cards. <br/><br/>Staffers have been trained to handle card-swipe machines and they will be...

November 30, 2016 7:24 PM

Defence Minister holds meeting with Bangladesh PM's Security Adviser

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today had a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Security Adviser Tarrique Ahmed Siddique in Dhaka. Sources said the two discussed the security situation and probable expansion of bilateral defence co-operation and security ties between the tw...

November 30, 2016 7:15 PM

Centre forms committee to promote cashless society, digital economy

Centre has set up a 13 member committee on promotion of cashless society and digital economy. The committee headed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will identify best global practices for economy based on digital payment and examine possibility of adopting them in the country. <...

November 30, 2016 7:10 PM

SC orders status quo on Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal land

Supreme Court today ordered status quo on land acquired for the construction of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal's stretch in Punjab and appointed the Union Home Secretary, Punjab's Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police as receivers.<br/><br/>A bench of Justice Pinaki ...

November 30, 2016 7:09 PM

Centre forms committee to promote cashless society, digital economy

Centre has set up a 13 member committee on promotion of cashless society and digital economy. <br/><br/>The committee headed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will identify best global practices for economy based on digital payment and examine possibility of adopting the...

November 30, 2016 5:59 PM

RBI restricts withdrawals from Jan Dhan accounts up to Rs 10,000

The Reserve Bank has placed a limit of 10,000 rupees on monthly withdrawals from Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan bank accounts and who want to withdraw more than 10,000 a month, will have to furnish appropriate documents to prove why they need the money.<br/><br/>RBI, in a notification, said the...

November 30, 2016 5:56 PM

NGOs need to register with NITI Aayog for grant-in-aid: Govt

The government today said, it is now mandatory for all NGOs and voluntary organisations to register with NITI Aayog to receive grant-in-aid from Ministries ans departments of the central government. <br/><br/>Minister of State for Planning Rao Inderjit Singh said this in a written reply ...

November 30, 2016 5:15 PM

Over 340 railway stations provided with CCTV cameras: Govt

Railway Ministry has said, over 340 major railway stations have been provided with CCTV cameras for the security of passengers.<br/><br/>Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. He said, instructions were issued by Railway...

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