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June 26, 2016 1:51 PM

DG CRPF to visit J&K to take stock of situation in Pampore terror attack

In Jammu and Kashmir, after one of the deadliest militant attack on the CRPF convoy on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Pampore area of Pulwama district yesterday, the senior officials of the Home Ministry and the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force are arriving in Srinagar th...

June 26, 2016 12:48 PM

India plans to launch Venus planet mission by 2020

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Joint Director Pandyan said, India is planning to launch its Venus planet mission by 2020. He was speaking to reporters last night on the sidelines of a function near Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. He also said, ISRO is planning to launch Chandrayaan II in 2018.<br/><...

June 26, 2016 9:05 AM

India needs USD 1.5 trillion for infrastructure: Jaitley

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said India needs over 1.5 trillion US Dollars in investment in the next 10 years to bridge infrastructure gap as the government intends to connect seven hundred thousand villages with roads by 2019 as part of a massive modernisation plan. Addressing a seminar ...

June 26, 2016 8:40 AM

President to present National Awards on drug prevention

President Pranab Mukherjee will present the National Awards for Outstanding Services in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance Drugs Abuse in New Delhi today. This Award will be given on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking today. The Ministry of ...

June 26, 2016 8:22 AM

New Sonepat-Jind railway line to be dedicated to nation today

Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu will dedicate to the nation an 81-km long new railway line between Sonepat and Jind and will flag off a passenger train between these two stations from Chandigarh today. A spokesman of the Haryana Government yesterday said that Mr Prabhu will also launch a numbe...

June 26, 2016 7:57 AM

India preparing projects worth $2-3 bn for funding by AIIB: FM

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that India is preparing a basket of projects worth two to three billion US dollars for funding by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Addressing the Board of Governors Session of the Annual General Meeting at the AIIB headquarters in Beijing ...

June 26, 2016 7:45 AM

Launch of AIR&apos;s new channel "Akashvani Maitree" postponed

The launch of All India Radio's new channel "Akashvani Maitree", which was scheduled in Kolkata on Tuesday, has been postponed due to "unforeseen reasons," Prasar Bharati officials said today.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>The channel aims at providing a common...

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