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March 8, 2016 8:24 PM

World Cultural Festival: NGT questions Centre over clearances

The National Green Tribunal, NGT, today questioned the Centre as to why no environmental clearance is required for erecting structures in Yamuna flood plains for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living World Culture Festival. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Swantanter Kumar asked Ministry of Env...

March 8, 2016 8:24 PM

Govt orders SFIO probe against 196 companies

Government has ordered Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) probe for alleged fraud against 196 companies during last three years. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley said the SFIO probe was ordered with respect to 42 companies in the current fin...

March 8, 2016 8:12 PM

Parliament passes Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015

Parliament has passed the Bureau of Indian Standards Bill- 2015 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today. It extends the ambit of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to include services, processes and products while ensuring production of world class goods. The Bill also proposes to make BIS a natio...

March 8, 2016 8:11 PM

Govt not to bring appointments of SC, HC judges under RTI: Gowda

Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today said that government will not bring the appointments of Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts under the ambit of RTI. He also said the revised draft memorandum of procedure , to guide appointments to the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts, is in the final s...

March 8, 2016 8:02 PM

Kashmir issue should not be pre-condition for Indo-Pak talks: UK

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond today said, the Kashmir issue should not be a pre-condition for holding talks between India and Pakistan. He said this during a joint press conference with Pakistan Prime Minister's advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz in Islamabad. The British Foreign...

March 8, 2016 7:41 PM

BJP welcomes roll back of proposal to tax EPF withdrawal

BJP today welcomed the roll back of the proposal to tax EPF withdrawal. Party Secretary Shrikant Sharma took a jibe at Congress after some of its leaders sought to take credit for the government's decision. He said Congress can claim credit for the passage of GST and other bills if it agrees to...

March 8, 2016 7:28 PM

Int'l Women's Day: President presents Nari Shakti awards to 15 women

President Pranab Mukherjee today presented 15 women and 5 organisations with Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2015 on the occasion of International Women's Day at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The award is given to eminent women and institutions for their distinguished service to the cause of women, spe...

March 8, 2016 7:04 PM

3-day Krishi Unnati Mela being organised in Delhi

A three day Krishi Unnati Mela is being organised in New Delhi from 19th of this month to exhibit the latest agriculture and allied technologies to farmers. Announcing this, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said all round development of agriculture and empowerment of farmers are the priorities...

March 8, 2016 6:05 PM

More than 4 lakh Jobs to be generated under PMEGP during 2016-17: Govt

Government has said that more than four lakh Jobs will be generated under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) during 2016-17. Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Mr Kalraj Mishra informed,that a sum of one thousand 139 crore rupees will be utilized during the ne...

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