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August 17, 2016 8:37 AM

Gujarat govt. to implement 7th Pay Commission recommendations from 1st of January

Gujarat government has approved the implementation of the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission, raising salaries of over 8.5 lakh state employees and pensioners. The hike will cost 8,513 crore rupees annually to the exchequer. The Cabinet gave its approval to a propo...

August 17, 2016 8:36 AM

President, VP, PM greets people on Parsi New Year, Navroz

President, Vice President and Prime Minister have greeted people on the occasion of Parsi New Year, Navroz. In his message, President Pranab Mukherjee said, the Parsi community of India has played a major role in the building of the nation and contributed immensely to developmen...

August 17, 2016 7:39 AM

Gujarat govt to implement 7th Pay Commission recommendations from 1st of January this year

Gujarat government has formally cleared proposal of implementing recommendations of 7th Pay Commission, raising salaries of over 8.5 lakh state employees and pensioners. The hike will cost more than eight thousand five hundred crore rupees extra financial burden annually to the ...

August 17, 2016 7:36 AM

Gujarat govt clears proposal of implementing recommendations of 7th Pay Commission

August 17, 2016 7:16 AM

BCCI moves Apex Court seeking review of Lodha committee reforms in cricketing body

The BCCI has moved Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict in which it had accepted most of the recommendations of the RM Lodha panel on reforms in the cricketing body. The Board of Control for Cricket in India filed a review petition terming the court's last month&#03...

August 17, 2016 7:15 AM

Govt allows Online Authentication using Aadhaar for new mobile connections

Forget the bulky paperwork, you can now apply, validate and activate new pre-paid and post-paid mobile connections using your Aadhaar card and fingerprint at the point of sale. The government yesterday issued e-KYC guidelines to make the online process of application and authent...

August 16, 2016 9:51 PM

PM expresses happiness that BJP MPs ventured out to various parts of India to join Tiranga Yatra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed happiness that BJP MPs have ventured out to various parts of India to join the Tiranga Yatra. Congratulating them, Mr Modi said, the MPs have shared excellent images of the Tiranga Yatras from all over India, on Narendra Modi App and over the next few days,...

August 16, 2016 9:28 PM

Some congress leaders seen "offering support" to Pakistan: BJP

The BJP today targeted Congress over its leader Salman Khurshid's statement in which he attacked the Prime Minister for raking up Balochistan issue in his Independence Day address. The party alleged that some of opposition party leaders are seen offering support to Pakistan on the issue. <br...

August 16, 2016 9:10 PM

FM Arun Jaitley unlikely to attend SAARC conference in Pakistan

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is unlikely to attend the SAARC Finance Ministers' conference in Pakistan. Our correspondent quoting government sources reports that Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das may represent India at the two-day event to be hosted in Islamabad from 25th of thi...

August 16, 2016 8:53 PM

Home Ministry orders security audit of nearly 100 civil airports

Union Home Ministry has ordered security audit of nearly 100 civil airports. It has also decided to bring all such facilities under CISF cover gradually. It has planned random checking of incoming air travellers at the entrance of airports. Standard Operating Procedures for random checking of incomi...

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