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October 4, 2016 8:47 PM

Aadhaar card must for LPG subsidy after November

Government has made Aadhaar mandatory for availing LPG gas subsidies after November. Official sources said Petroleum Ministry has asked Oil marketing companies to facilitate enrollments of Aadhaar of the consumers to avail the subsidy.<br/> <br/>Currently, the government gives 12 cylinde...

October 4, 2016 8:41 PM

President presents Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships, awards for 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee today presented Sangeet Natak Akademi&apos;s Fellowships and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the year 2015 at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Akademi&apos;s Fellowships (Akademi Ratna) was presented to Bharatnatyam dancer and dance scholar C V Chandrasekhar. He received...

October 4, 2016 8:18 PM

Prakash Javadekar inaugurates first academic session of MGCU

Union Human Resources Minister Prakash Javadekar today inaugurated the first academic session of Mahatma Gandhi Central University at Motihari in East Champaran district of Bihar. Addressing function Mr. Javadekar said the Central University would realise the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi in 1917 during ...

October 4, 2016 7:45 PM

Delhi Health Minister appears before IT dept in tax evasion probe

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Tuesday appeared before the IT department after being summoned in connection with a tax evasion probe against certain Kolkata-based firms. Mr Jain was last week summoned by the IT department which directed him to appear before the Investigating Officer of the ...

October 4, 2016 7:44 PM

CBSE directs schools to disclose fee structure

Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) has made it mandatory for school managements to disclose their fee structure and other facilities in the public domain. As per the circular, CBSE has asked the schools to submit a report to the board by 31st of this month. <br/><br/>All school...

October 4, 2016 7:40 PM

RBI announces interest cut of 25 basis points

RBI today announced an interest cut of 25 basis points; a move that may lead to banks lowering EMIs for housing, car loan and corporate borrowers. Today&apos;s policy decision was not only RBI Governor Urjit Patel&apos;s maiden policy announcement but was also the first to be announced by the newly ...

October 4, 2016 7:37 PM

Surgical strike conducted by Indian Army cannot be questioned: Congress

Congress has categorically stated that the surgical strike conducted by the Indian Army cannot be questioned. Party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, however, said the government needs to call the Pakistani bluff and false propaganda by using all information and evidence at its disposal. Mr Surj...

October 4, 2016 6:12 PM

Nitin Gadkari launches Indian Bridge Management System in New Delhi

Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today launched the Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) in New Delhi. IBMS is being developed to create an inventory of all bridges in the country and rate their structural condition so that timely repair and rehabilitation work can be carried ...

October 4, 2016 6:12 PM

Five Indian fishermen arrested for alleged poaching in Sri lankan waters

Five Indian fishermen were arrested today for alleged poaching in Sri lankan waters, north of Delft island. A statement issued by the Sri Lankan navy said an Indian fishing trawler was also seized and was handed to fisheries department in northern town of Jaffna along with the fishermen, who will be...

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