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April 14, 2016 1:30 PM

Govt to launch Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan today

Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan will be launched today on 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar to strengthen Panchayati Raj in villages and ensure social harmony. The eleven day campaign will also focus on generating nation wide efforts on promoting rural development and fostering farme...

April 14, 2016 12:38 PM

Govt reconstitutes IGNCA board; Ram Bahadur Rai appointed as Chairman

The Government today reconstituted the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, IGNCA, board. Culture Ministry in a release said that Ram Bahadur Rai has been appointed as the Chairman. The new board has 20-members. The IGNCA established in 1987 is an autonomous institution under the Culture Mini...

April 14, 2016 12:35 PM

Handwara firing: Kashmir remains tense, mobile internet suspended

In Kashmir, police continues to place restrictions in several parts of the valley for the second day today following tension in Handwara. Four people were killed by security forces in the area during protests since Tuesday. Mobile internet services have also been suspended in some areas.

April 14, 2016 12:12 PM

UN observes birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar for first time

For the first time, United Nations observed the birth anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar. It was organised by Permanent Mission of India to the UN in association with the Kalpana Saroj Foundation and Foundation For Human Horizon last night. The vision of Dr. Ambedkar to achieve social justice and equali...

April 14, 2016 8:06 AM

NIT students meet Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani

Students from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and HRD Minister Smriti Irani in New Delhi yesterday. The student discussed about the ongoing stir on the campus following clashes between local and outstation students and demanded assurance over security ...

April 14, 2016 7:49 AM

PM to inaugurate Maritime India Summit in Mumbai today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first ever Maritime India Summit 2016 in Mumbai this morning. The summit will showcase vast maritime investment opportunities in various sectors. The Prime minister will also unveil the National Maritime Perspective Plan with an aim to attract 12 lakh...

April 14, 2016 7:29 AM

PM Modi to launch National Agriculture Market portal to connect e-mandis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch National Agriculture Market portal to connect e-mandis in several States at a function in New Delhi today. Online inter-connectivity of e-mandis is aimed at ushering in much needed agri marketing reforms to enable farmers to get better price of their produce....

April 14, 2016 7:22 AM

IIT fee hike to be applicable from academic year 2016-17: HRD ministry

Human Resource Development Ministry has said that the revised IIT fee will be applicable for students taking admission starting from academic year 2016-17 onwards. The Ministry clarification came a day after IIT-Kharagpur students protested by shouting slogans at the campus against the fee hike. &lt...

April 14, 2016 7:19 AM

Rijiju to inaugurate national workshop on fire safety

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju will inaugurate the national workshop on an integrated approach to fire safety in New Delhi today on the occasion of the Fire Services Day. The day long workshop is being held to deliberate upon the integrated approaches to fire safety. The theme of this year&...

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