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July 1, 2016 1:04 PM

Uttarkhand CM calls on Thaawarchand Gehlot

Uttarkhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today called on Thaawarachand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment in New Delhi. Mr Rawat appraised the various social sector programmes being run with the support of the Union Government in his state. <br/><br/>He raised some o...

July 1, 2016 10:31 AM

Airforce conducts mock drill at Pathankot

Apprehending terror attacks through use of remote controlled paramotors, drones and gliders Indian Air Force authorities arranged for a drone mock drill over Pathankot airbase to check reactions of residents around. Day before Indian Airforce authorities had distributed telephone numbers to people i...

July 1, 2016 8:27 AM

Two Indians kidnapped in Nigeria by Boko Haram militants

Two Indian nationals are said to have been kidnapped in Nigeria by militants owing allegiance to the terror group Boko Haram. One of the two men abducted is a 44-year-old engineer from Visakhapatnam, Mangipudi Sai Srinivas, and the other has been identified as Anish Sharma, his colleague. <br/&gt...

July 1, 2016 8:16 AM

India supplies 60 modern passenger coaches to Bangladesh Railway

India has supplied 60 modern passenger coaches to Bangladesh Railway, Railway Ministry said in New Delhi. An intercity train with these coaches was flagged off at Dhaka yesterday by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in presence of High Commissioner of India Harsh Vardhan Shringla.<br/>&l...

July 1, 2016 8:16 AM

6% of GDP to be invested in education: Govt

Limiting no detention policy till class five, raising investment in education sector to at least 6 per cent of GDP and encouraging top foreign varsities to come to India are among the highlights of a draft New Education Policy put forth by HRD ministry in public domain. The draft of New Education Po...

July 1, 2016 7:59 AM

NHRC notice to CRB over boy thrown out of running train

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Chairman Railway Board over reports of a boy being thrown out of a running train by a TTE in Odisha. Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports, the commission has sought a report within six weeks. <br/><br/>The media report ...

July 1, 2016 7:59 AM

Agri varsities to alter courses based on ICARs panel report

Agricultural universities have been asked to change curriculum of the graduation courses from this academic year to make more job-oriented. Agriculture Ministry has said, Centre has approved the recommendations of 5th Dean&apos;s Committee for the upliftment of agriculture education throughout the c...

July 1, 2016 7:54 AM

No proposal to serve eggs in school canteens: Govt

Centre has clarified that the Ministry of Women and Child Development has not given any approval regarding serving of eggs in the school canteens. <br/><br/>The Ministry clarification came in the wake of certain newspaper item, which stated that the Ministry has approved the proposal to ...

July 1, 2016 7:48 AM

First batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims leave for holy cave shrine from Jammu

The first batch of 1282 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left for the holy cave shrine from Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu this morning amid tight security. The Yatra was flagged off by Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister, Nirmal Singh at 5 AM. Police said, the first batch of pilgrims include 900 men, 225 women...

July 1, 2016 7:39 AM

PM chairs meeting of Union Council of Ministers in New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers at Parliament House in New Delhi yesterday evening. AIR correspondent reports that the meeting is learnt to have reviewed the government's decisions in the recent past. <br/><br/>During the meeting, the...

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