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September 21, 2016 7:57 PM

Justice G C Gupta sworn-in as Chief Justice of Calcutta HC

Justice G C Gupta was today administered oath as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court by the West Bengal governor Mr. Kesari Nath Tripathi. The West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee attended the swearing-in along with state Finance Minister Mr. Amit Mitra. <br/><br/>In his felic...

September 21, 2016 7:50 PM

India has lot to offer in terms of tourism: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said, India has a lot to offer in terms of tourism. Speaking at the inaugural of Incredible India Toursim Investors' Summit in Delhi, Mr Jaitley said India boasts of a traditional system of medicine which attracts many foreign tourists every year. He also sai...

September 21, 2016 7:37 PM

Centre sanctions additional 10,000 SPOs in J&K

The Centre has sanctioned the engagement of additional ten thousand Special Police Officers (SPOs) in the Police Department of Jammu and Kashmir. Home Ministry in a statement said, the additional police officers will be utilized especially for the security related requirements. It said, the orders h...

September 21, 2016 7:18 PM

Tamil Nadu CM inaugurates 2nd stretch of Metro rail service in Chennai

In Chennai, the second stretch of the Metro rail service has been inaugurated by Tamil Nadu chief minister J.Jayalalithaa in presence of Union Urban Development and Information & Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu. The 8.6 kilometer long service connecting Chennai Airport with Little Mount com...

September 21, 2016 7:16 PM

Centre holds meeting with CMs of AP, Telangana to resolve Krishna water issue

The Centre today held a meeting with the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to resolve various issues with regard to sharing of Krishna river water by the two states. Union Minister for Water Resources, Uma Bharti who is Chairperson of the Apex Council discussed the issue with Andhra Pr...

September 21, 2016 7:09 PM

&apos;Cabinet approves merging of Rail budget with Union Budget

The Cabinet today approved merger of Rail budget with Union Budget. At its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, it also decided to advanced presentation of the annual Budget to get all the legislative approvals for the annual spending and tax proposals before the beginning o...

September 21, 2016 6:57 PM

India successfully test-fires once again surface-to-air "Barak-8" missile

India today successfully test-fired once again the most advanced surface-to-air "Barak-8" missile from defence base in the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off the Odisha coast. <br/><br/>The missile developed jointly with Israel was test fired at 14.02 hours this afternoon f...

September 21, 2016 6:56 PM

Centre issues notification on Japanese Encephalitis

Centre has issued a notification on Japanese Encephalitis to ensure necessary monitoring, prevention and control of the disease. The Japanese encephalitis is a disease spread through mosquito bites. Health Ministry in a release said, the notification has been sent to the heads of State health depart...

September 21, 2016 5:41 PM

PM's Race Course Road will now be known as Lok Kalyan Marg

Race Course road in the national capital, where Prime Minister's residence is situated, will now be known as Lok Kalyan Marg. New Delhi Municipal Council today approved a proposal to rename the Race Course road during its meeting. <br/><br/>Talking to media, Delhi Chief Minister and...

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