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August 11, 2016 1:14 PM

Rajya Sabha face repeated adjournments today

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned thrice till 1230 hrs as Samajwadi Party members trooped into the well of the House complaining that the Centre has not released funds on time to Uttar Pradesh for execution of several projects, including roads. The issue was raised by its leader Ram Gopal Yadav as soon ...

August 11, 2016 1:10 PM

BSP attacks UP govt over Bahraich incident

BSP has attacked Uttar Pradesh government over Bahraich incident where a ten-month old baby died because the injection was allegedly delayed in a hospital as the parents refused to pay bribe to staff.<br/><br/> Talking to reporters outside Parliament today, party Chief Mayawati demanded ...

August 11, 2016 1:08 PM

Congress demands PM's statement in Lok Sabha over dalit atrocities

Congress has demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi&apos;s statement in the Lok Sabha over dalit atrocities in different parts of the country. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, party leader Rajiv Shukla said, despite Mr. Modi&apos;s remarks against such incidents, they still continued in sever...

August 11, 2016 1:06 PM

Govt committed for development, safety of dalits: Naidu

The government has said, it is committed for the development, safety and security of dalits in the country. Talking to media outside Parliament, Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu said, the Centre has taken several initiatives for their empowerment. <br/><br/>He critici...

August 11, 2016 1:04 PM

Govt to organize week-long Bharat Parv as part of I-Day celebrations

The Government will organize weeklong Bharat Parv, the Festival of India, as part of the Independence day celebrations from tomorrow. The aim of the festival, organised by Tourism Ministry, is to inculcate and celebrate patriotic mood among people across the nation. The festival's venue will be...

August 11, 2016 8:26 AM

Lok Sabha to take up discussion on atrocities on Dalits today

The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up a discussion on the atrocities on Dalits today. <br/><br/>Earlier in the House, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and others had raised the issue and sought the chair's intervention to allow early debate. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth K...

August 11, 2016 8:18 AM

Racket transferring money to Hong Kong firm busted: CBI

The CBI claimed to have busted a racket of Indian Overseas Bank officials and businessmen who allegedly managed to siphon off 321 crore rupees of public money to a Hong Kong-based company.<br/><br/> The CBI said in a statement yesterday said it registered a case against 11 people includi...

August 11, 2016 8:12 AM

President pitches for innovation clubs and tinkering labs in schools

President Pranab Mukherjee has pitched for setting up of innovation clubs and tinkering labs in schools in order to develop a sustainable and innovative society. Addressing students, faculty members of higher educational institutions from Rashtrapati Bhavan through video conferencing yesterday, Mr M...

August 11, 2016 8:09 AM

Centre discusses steps to save onion growers from price slump

Centre has reviewed the price situation of onion and discussed about the possibility of buying more onions from farmers to protect their interest. The issue related to fall in onion prices in Maharasthra was discussed in a meeting convened by Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi yesterday. ...

August 11, 2016 8:09 AM

Centre asks States to mark 'Selfie Danger Zone' of tourist site

The Centre has issued an advisory to State Governments to mark 'Selfie Danger Zone' at accident-prone locations of tourist sites. The Tourism Ministry directed that proper signages may be put up marking all such areas, besides posting volunteers or tourist police at such sites. <br/>...

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