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March 16, 2016 2:02 PM
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today ruled out any proposal to privatise the railways. In reply to questions in the Lok Sabha, he said foreign direct investment or FDI has been permitted only in specified areas to attract capital. This does not entail privatization of the railways in any way. <br...
March 16, 2016 2:01 PM
The online application process for Kailash Mansarover Yatra has begun today. The Yatra is planned during 12 June to 9 September through Lipulekh and Nathu La. An official release said the route via Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand is estimated to cost about 1.6 lakh rupees per person. It will be conduct...
March 16, 2016 2:00 PM
Over 1500 shops and stalls have been earmarked for allotment to SCs and STs at railway stations across the country. Out of these, 532 stalls have already been awarded. <br/><br/>The Catering Policy 2010 of Railways provides for 25 percent reservation in allotment of minor static catering...
March 16, 2016 1:50 PM
Trinamool Congress and the CPIM clashed in Rajya Sabha over the issue of sting operation by a news portal, alleging some MPs took bribe from a fictitious company. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Derek O'Brein of the Trinamool Congress said, the very credibility of the news organisation is q...
March 16, 2016 1:50 PM
BJP has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over sting operation against TMC MPs and Ministers while reminding her of Tehelka sting operation when she had left the NDA. In 2001, Ms. Banerjee had rocked the then Atal Bihari Vajpayee government by resigning as Railwa...
March 16, 2016 1:40 PM
Electrification of Ghaziabad-Meerut-Saharanpur of 161 route kilometre has been completed. Electric trains can now run seamlessly from Delhi, Ghaziabad, Khurja towards Haridwar, Ambala, Jammu, and Amritsar with reduction in journey time between 30 to 60 minutes.<br/><br/>Sectional traffic...
March 16, 2016 1:19 PM
Centre plans to scrap the existing sedition law. Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Rajya Sabha, his ministry has referred the issue to Law Commission and once, its report is available, a final decision will be taken. Intervening during question hour, he agreed to opposition suggestion to convene an a...
March 16, 2016 1:17 PM
Indian passengers boarding international flights on the domestic leg are not required to file customs baggage declaration form. Central Board of Excise and Customs, CBEC has asked all Chief Commissioners of Customs to strictly implement the decision.<br/><br/>The decision was taken durin...
March 16, 2016 1:15 PM
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today referred the issue of sting operation by a news portal allegedly showing Trinamool Congress leaders, including some MPs, accepting bribes in return for favours to a fictitious company to Ethics Committee of the House. The Committee is headed by senior BJP lead...
March 16, 2016 1:14 PM
President Pranab Mukherjee will formally inaugurate the fifth edition of the India Aviation 2016, the biggest aviation show, in Hyderabad this afternoon. Union Civil Aviation Ministry and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) are jointly organising the five-day biennial ...
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