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March 11, 2016 2:26 PM

ED quizzes former official of Kingfisher Airlines in money laundering case

The former Chief Financial Officer of now defunct Kingfisher Airlines today appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Mumbai in connection with the money laundering case. The ED had on Thursday summoned A Raghunathan, former CFO, along with former Chairman and Managing Director of t...

March 11, 2016 2:23 PM

91,000 FPSs automated till now: Paswan

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said, 91,000 fair price shops (FPSs) have been automated till now. He said, all the 5.35 lakh FPSs will be automated by March 2019. Paswan told Rajya Sabha, direct transfer of food subsidy to beneficiaries linked to Aadhar Card...

March 11, 2016 2:21 PM

National Commission for Ex-Servicemen Bill drafted

The National Commission for Ex-Servicemen Bill has been drafted. This is in pursuance of the President&apos;s address to Parliament on 9th June, 2014 in which the government&apos;s decision to appoint a Veterans Commission was announced. <br/><br/>Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderj...

March 11, 2016 2:20 PM

President awards scholars of Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic & Persian

President Pranab Mukherjee today awarded Certificates of Honour to eminent scholars of Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic and Persian for the year 2015 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Fifteen scholars were awarded for Sanskrit, two for Arabic, three for Persian and one for Pali/Prakrit. Mr Mukherjee also gave a...

March 11, 2016 2:17 PM

Cong members locked in a war of words in RS over SYL issue

Congress members from Punjab and Haryana were locked in a war of words in Rajya Sabha over the issue of implementation of Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal. Dr. M.S. Gill of the Congress raised the issue during Zero Hour, demanding an amicable resolution of the decades-old water sharing dispute between the t...

March 11, 2016 2:14 PM

About Rs 370 cr mobilized under Swachh Bharat Kosh till Jan 31

About 370 crore rupees was mobilized under the Swachh Bharat Kosh till 31st January this year. Giving this information in the Lok Sabha today, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the corporates contributed over 365 crore rupees. <br/><br/>Individual donors gave 6 lakh rupees for the count...

March 11, 2016 2:12 PM

Jaitley moves Aadhaar Bill, 2016 in LS for consideration, passing

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today moved the Aadhaar (Target Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passing. The Bill is aimed at giving statutory backing for transferring government subsidies and benefits to targeted peop...

March 11, 2016 2:11 PM

Jaya urges PM to secure release of 68 Tamil fishermen from Lankan jail

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has written a letter today to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the immediate release of 68 fishermen from the state lodged in Lankan jail. She requested the PM to direct external affairs ministry officials to take diplomatic measures to ensure the release of...

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