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April 18, 2016 7:25 PM

Congress criticises Guj govt for mishandling Patidar protest

The Congress has criticised the Gujarat government for mishandling the Patidar protest. Briefing media in New Delhi this evening, party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmad said, the state government must immediately find out ways to deal with situation. He alleged that the State Chief Minister showed no conc...

April 18, 2016 7:24 PM

Curfew reimposed in J&K's Handwara but internet services re-stored

In Jammu & Kashmir, the authorities have re-imposed curfew after violent clashes erupted in Handwara area of north Kashmir&apos;s Kupwara district today. Earlier, the three hour relaxation in curfew was announced from 8 in the morning. <br/><br/>Witnesses said locals took to roads in...

April 18, 2016 6:55 PM

Centre asks States to project demands of pulses for release from buffer stock

Centre has asked the states to project their demands of pulses for the release from buffer stock. Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry in a release said, government is keeping a close watch on the prices and availability of pulses. The Ministry said, government agencies have procured 50 thousand tonne...

April 18, 2016 6:16 PM

Kohinoor given to East India by Punjab rulers: Govt tells SC

Government today told the Supreme Court that Kohinoor diamond was neither forcibly taken nor stolen by British rulers but given to the East India Company by the rulers of Punjab. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar told a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur that it was given by the successors of Mah...

April 18, 2016 6:16 PM

No shortage of power in the country: Piyush Goyal

The government says there is no shortage of power in the country. Power Minister Piyush Goyal said in New Delhi that the country has surplus power of two thousand mega watt. Mr. Goyal asked States facing power crisis to purchase power from power exchange. The Minister said, India has set an ambitiou...

April 18, 2016 5:17 PM

Sushma Swaraj raises Masood Azhar issue with Chinese counterpart

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today strongly raised with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi the issue of China blocking its bid to have Jaish-e-Mohammed chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN. Ms.Swaraj took up the issue with Wang at a bi...

April 18, 2016 5:03 PM

Mother Dairy extends gesture towards ex-servicemen by honouring them at IPL

Mother Dairy, the home-grown milk and milk products major, extended their gesture towards ex-servicemen by honouring them at the prestigious Indian Premier League (IPL). It gave an unforgettable opportunity to one of its ex-servicemen booth operator, Naik Avdesh Kumar (Retired), to be a part of the ...

April 18, 2016 2:16 PM

Country facing severe shortage of doctors: Gadkari

Union Road Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari has said that the country is facing a severe shortage of doctors. Speaking at Nagpur yesterday, at the Maharashtra Medical Council award function, Mr. Gadkari also expressed disappointment with the fact that, government hospitals in the country are ignore...

April 18, 2016 1:54 PM

Inflation in negative zone for 17th month, at -0.85% in March

Wholesale price-based inflation remained in negative territory for the 17th month in a row, at minus 0.85 per cent in March this year. But prices of some food articles, mainly pulses, turned costlier. Wholesale inflation had stood at minus 0.91 per cent in February this year. <br/><br/>F...

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