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July 15, 2016 7:53 PM

Plastic consumed by cattle: SC asks Centre to setup committee

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to constitute a committee for implementing environment protection laws and consider prohibiting the use, sale and disposal of plastic bags which are consumed by stray cattle making them suffer and die a painful death.<br/><br/>A bench of Justic...

July 15, 2016 7:52 PM

Centre raises assistance for construction of community toilets

The Centre has raised assistance for construction of community toilets from 27,000 rupees to 39,200 rupees per seat under Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas. Assistance of 39,200 rupees for construction of public toilets per seat has also been made for which there was no provision earlier.<br/&...

July 15, 2016 7:47 PM

Escort vehicle in President's convoy falls into gorge, 5 injured

The President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee's motorcade was today involved in an accident when one of the escort vehicles skidded off the road and fell into a gorge, injuring five people. <br/><br/>The convoy was on its way to Bagdogra airport in northern West Bengal. Both Mr. Mukherjee and ...

July 15, 2016 7:42 PM

Congress condemns Pakistan's attempt to internationalize J&K issue

Congress today condemned Pakistan's attempt to internationalize Jammu and Kashmir issue. <br/><br/>Talking to media in New Delhi, Party spokesperson Manish Tewari alleged that India's policy towards Pakistan is not in the right direction. Mr Tewari said, the government must com...

July 15, 2016 7:42 PM

Over 14 lakh LPG connections released under PMUY

Over fourteen lakh LPG connections have been released to the women of BPL families under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the scheme is currently under operation in 487 districts of 17 states. <br/><br/>The scheme, launched...

July 15, 2016 7:40 PM

Social activist Mahasweta Devi continues to be in critical condition

Social activist and writer, Mahasweta Devi continues to be in critical condition and on life support. A doctor at the hospital, where she has been undergoing treatment, said, a dialysis was performed last night. <br/><br/>The major problem is said to be that her kidneys are not functioni...

July 15, 2016 7:40 PM

Literacy rate among Divyangs increases by over 5%

The literacy rate among Divyangs in the country has increased by over five per cent. According to 2011 Census released by the Registrar General of India today on Divyang population, out of the total divyang population of 2.68 crore in 2011, one crore 46 lakh are literates, amounting to 54.47 per cen...

July 15, 2016 6:03 PM

74 schemes of 17 Ministries & Departments brought under DBT

As many as 74 schemes of 17 Ministries and Departments have been brought under Direct Benefit Transfer, DBT. <br/><br/>Addressing the members of Consultative Committee of his Ministry in New Delhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that DBT is a very important scheme as it transfers the...

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