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March 4, 2016 7:38 AM

CBSE asks schools to urge students to download PM's mobile app

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has asked schools to encourage students, teachers and parents to download the 'Narendra Modi mobile app' so that they can share their experiences with the Prime Minister. <br/><br/>The Board issued a notification after the Prime M...

March 4, 2016 7:37 AM

Two CRPF commandos killed, dozen hurt in anti-Naxal ops in C'garh

In Chhattisgarh, two CRPF personnel were killed and 14 others were injured in an encounter with Maoists in Sukma district last evening. A joint team of CRPF's exclusive jungle warfare unit CoBRA battalion and District Reserve Group- DRG was on a search operation in Kistaram area of Sukma distri...

March 4, 2016 7:20 AM

Coal scam: Court grants bail to former Secretary HC Gupta, others

Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta and four others were granted bail by a special court in Delhi yesterday in a coal scam case. The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Moira and Madhujore (North and South) coal blocks in West Bengal to Vikash Metal and Power Ltd's (VMPL). <b...

March 4, 2016 7:16 AM

CBI questions Odisha IGP in chit fund scam

CBI has questioned IGP (Central Range) RP Koche in connection with the chit fund scam in Odisha involving Seashore Group of Companies. Koche was questioned at an undisclosed location in the Bhubaneswar on Wednesday evening after his name was found in the diary of a broker Subhankar Nayak. <br/&gt...

March 4, 2016 7:15 AM

Over six lakh vacant posts in central government departments

Over six lakh posts in various central government ministries are vacant. This was informed by Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday. <br/><br/>He said, out of the total sanctioned posts of around 37 lakh, a total of six lakh 2,000 ...

March 4, 2016 7:13 AM

Open page on University websites to check SC/ST discrimination: UGC

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked varsities and colleges across the country to launch a special page on their websites for checking discrimination against SC/ST students. <br/><br/>The move comes amidst the debate on the issue of alleged discrimination in higher educationa...

March 4, 2016 7:10 AM

PM to launch Setubharatam project to make NHs free of Railway crossings

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today launch the Setubharatam project, which aims to make all national highways free of Railway crossings by 2019. Under the project, 208 places have been identified for construction of rail over-bridges or underpasses. Nearly Rs 10,200 crore will be spent on it.&lt...

March 4, 2016 7:00 AM

SC pulls up BCCI over reluctance to accept Lodha panel's recommendations

The Supreme Court has pulled up BCCI for its reluctance to comply with the recommendations of the Justice RM Lodha panel, including the one to keep Ministers away from cricket administration. <br/><br/>A bench, headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur, was responding to complaints by various St...

March 4, 2016 6:56 AM

Jat quota agitation: Prakash Singh panel to visit Rohtak today

The committee, set up by the Haryana government to look into the acts of omission and commission on part of civil and police officers during the Jat quota agitation, will visit Rohtak today. <br/><br/>Headed by retired IPS officer Prakash Singh, the committee will visit the affected area...

March 4, 2016 6:53 AM

Two CRPF commandos killed, dozen hurt in anti-Naxal ops in C'garh

In Chhattisgarh, two CRPF commandos were killed while over a dozen injured in multiple encounters between security forces and Naxals in the Maoist-affected Sukma district. <br/><br/>Quoting officials, PTI reports that the two commandos succumbed to bullet injuries last evening, and at le...

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