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October 24, 2016 7:07 AM

Govt looks to reduce time for environment clearances: Dave

Union Environment and Forest Minister Anil Madhav Dave has said that the government is looking to reduce the time by half to 50-60 days for granting forest and environment clearances to industrial projects. Speaking at the Global Investors Summit in Indore, Mr Dave said, earlier it used to take 300 ...

October 24, 2016 7:02 AM

PM Modi to launch gas pipeline project in Varanasi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi where he will launch a number of projects including a 1,500-km-long gas pipeline costing Ra 51,000 crore. On his eighth visit to the city since becoming Prime Minister, Mr Modi will launch "Urja Ganga", the g...

October 23, 2016 9:52 PM

Rajnath Singh on 3-day visit to Bahrain

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today left for Manama on a three-day visit to Bahrain. During his visit Mr Singh, will meet Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and will discuss various bilateral issues w...

October 23, 2016 9:39 PM

CJ of Calcutta HC writes to CJI seeking appointment of 3 retired judges

In a bid to reduce the huge backlog of cases, the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court has written to the Chief Justice of India seeking appointment of three retired judges besides proposing the name of a judge who is due to retire in February next year.<br/><br/>Chief Justice Girish Gup...

October 23, 2016 9:21 PM

Five crore LPG connections to BPL families in 3 years: Petroleum Minister

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) aims at providing five crore LPG connections to Below Poverty Line households in the country within three years. The Minister yesterday in Amethi said, the ambitious project, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a...

October 23, 2016 9:21 PM

Rich tributes paid to martyred BSF Jawan Gurnam Singh

Rich tributes were paid to martyred BSF Jawan Gurnam Singh at his wreath-laying ceremony at BSF Jammu-Frontier Headquarter in Palora, Jammu this morning. The jawan, who was critically injured in Pakistani firing in Hiranagar sector along the International Border on Friday, had succumbed to his injur...

October 23, 2016 9:06 PM

President addresses students of Bapugkv

As part of his visit to Gujarat, the President Pranav Mukherjee today addressed the students and faculties of Bapu Gujarat Knowledge village and Samarpan College at Vasan village near Gandhinagar. He said education should not be considered in terms of dividend one can get out of it, but the contribu...

October 23, 2016 8:56 PM

DGAD recommends 5-20% anti-dumping duty on jute

Commerce Ministry arm DGAD has recommended anti-dumping duty of 5-20 per cent on jute and jute products to protect the domestic industry. The recommendations of the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) would require Finance Ministry&apos;s nod before the anti-dumping duty is ...

October 23, 2016 8:48 PM

MP accumulate investments proposals

The Last and the second day of Global Investors Summit echoed appreciation for development of Madhya Pradesh in the last 11 years. Union Information and Broadcasting and Urban development Minister Venkaiyah Naidu said that achievement of continuous power, drinking water and good roads have made Madh...

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