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July 28, 2016 9:02 PM

Parliament passes Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill

Parliament has passed the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today. The bill provides for establishment of funds at the Centre and State levels for compensatory afforestation. The states will get 42 thousand crore rupees for afforestation and related activit...

July 28, 2016 9:01 PM

77 TN fishermen released from Sri Lankan jail return home

The seventy seven fishermen from Tamil Nadu released from Sri Lankan jail returned home on Thursday evening. The fishermen were released by Sri Lankan courts as goodwill gesture. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalithaa had written several letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and secure ...

July 28, 2016 7:48 PM

Eminent litterateur Mahasweta Devi passes away

Eminent author and social activist Mahasweta Devi passed away on Thursday afternoon in a Kolkata Nuring Home after a multi-organ failure. She was 91. Her writings focused on the marginalised communities in the country and served as the voice of the oppressed.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Nare...

July 28, 2016 7:48 PM

Entire cable network to be digitized by Dec 2016: Venkaiah Naidu

Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu informed the Rajya Sabha today that the entire cable network in the country will be digitized by December this year. To be done in a phased manner, this measure is expected to curb the transmission of unpermitted TV channels, he stated.<br/&...

July 28, 2016 7:47 PM

Entire cable network to be digitized by Dec 2016: Venkaiah Naidu

Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu informed the Rajya Sabha today that the entire cable network in the country will be digitized by December this year. To be done in a phased manner, this measure is expected to curb the transmission of unpermitted TV channels, he stated.<br/&...

July 28, 2016 7:44 PM

Noted Tabla maestro Lachu Maharaj passes away

Noted Tabla maestro Lachu Maharaj passed away in Varanasi late last night. 73 years old table maestro Lakshmi Narayan Singh "lachu Maharaj" was renowned internationally and belonged to Banaras gharana. <br/><br/>According to his family sources, he was admitted to local hospital...

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