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July 5, 2016 8:31 AM

Centre to allot Rs 400 cr for developing airports in UP

The Centre has said that it will provide an assistance of 400 crore rupees for developing airports at Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur and Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. <br/><br/>An official release said, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma told media that efforts are underway to oper...

July 5, 2016 8:30 AM

Veteran communist leader Romesh Chandra passes away

Veteran communist leader and former World Peace Council president Romesh Chandra passed away in Mumbai on Monday. He was 94.<br/><br/>Chandra had taken part in freedom struggle as a student leader and later joined CPI and went on to become its national executive.<br/><br/>Cha...

July 5, 2016 8:18 AM

Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after B R Ambedkar

The central government has given its nod for renaming Mhow railway station in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh after BR Ambedkar as the Dalit icon was born there. Union Home Ministry has requested the Madhya Pradesh government to issue a Gazette notification in this regard.<br/>Social Justice...

July 5, 2016 7:47 AM

Centre to allot Rs 400 cr for developing airports in UP

The Centre has said that it will provide an assistance of 400 crore rupees for developing airports at Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur and Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. <br/><br/>An official release said, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma told media that efforts are underway to oper...

July 4, 2016 8:47 PM

BRICS meeting on 'Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency' begins in Vizag

BRICS Working Group Meeting on "Energy Savings and Energy Efficiency" in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh began this morning. The Union Ministry of Power is hosting the Working group meeting. Energy cooperation through joint research and technology projects is among the main objectives of t...

July 4, 2016 8:44 PM

National resources to be allotted only through auction mode: FM Arun Jaitley

Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley today said that despite global slowdown trend, Indian economy is one among the fastest growing economy. Referring to the Brexit, he said India is slowly emerging as an economic power which can withstand any global trends. He said India is one of the few economies ...

July 4, 2016 8:36 PM

New act for speedy implementation of Namami Gange program: Uma Bharti

Minister for Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has said that a new act will be formulated for speedy implementation of Namami Gange programme. Chairing the 6th meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority in New Delhi today, Ms Bharti said, five Ganga basin states have agreed ...

July 4, 2016 8:34 PM

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 5 TN fishermen

Sri Lankan Navy arrested five fishermen from Rameswaram Tamil Nadu and detained their country fishing boat today. The fishermen were fishing near Mannar when Sri Lankan Navy apprehended them. Earlier Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging t...

July 4, 2016 8:30 PM

Govt using technology to overcome challenges of sanitation: Secy Iyer

Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer has said that Government is trying to overcome the challenges of sanitation in the country through technology, local participation of state governments and local bodies. <br/><br/>Speaking at the Talkathon programme organized by t...

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