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Panama tragedy: Punjab CM seek Sushma Swaraj's intervention

January 19, 2016 8:45 PM

Panama tragedy: Punjab CM seek Sushma Swaraj's intervention

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought personal intervention of the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj into the issue of reported drowning of Punjabi youths near Panama after their boat capsized on the sea while travelling to the US.<br/><br/>In a letter to External Af...

PM attacks Congress over lack of development in Assam

January 19, 2016 8:43 PM

PM attacks Congress over lack of development in Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit out at the Congress government in Assam, accusing it of pushing the state into underdevelopment and backwardness. Addressing a &apos;Yuva Mahashakti Samaroh&apos; organized by the BJP in Guwahati, Mr Modi said Assam is lagging behind in development due to the i...

Find out local solutions to health care challenges: Nadda

January 19, 2016 8:40 PM

Find out local solutions to health care challenges: Nadda

Health Minister J P Nadda today asked Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR to identify ten major pressing challenges in the field of healthcare and find out the local solutions. <br/><br/>He said, these suggestions will enable healthcare to become holistic and truly meaningful. The H...

Strengthen idea of secularism to build harmonious society: President

January 19, 2016 8:37 PM

Strengthen idea of secularism to build harmonious society: President

President Pranab Mukherjee has said that the idea of secularism needs to be further strengthened in the minds of young people to build a harmonious society. Addressing institutes of higher learning and civil service academies through video conferencing in New Delhi today, Mr Mukherjee stressed on th...

Govt extends time-line for co-contribution facility under APY till March 31

January 19, 2016 8:33 PM

Govt extends time-line for co-contribution facility under APY till March 31

Government today extended by 3 months, the timeline for its co-contribution facility under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) in a move aimed at benefiting the unorganised sector.A guaranteed pension scheme, APY provides monthly pension ranging from 1,000 to 5,000 rupees to the subscribers. <br/>&l...

J Dey murder case: CBI gets permission to interrogate Chhota Rajan

January 19, 2016 8:32 PM

J Dey murder case: CBI gets permission to interrogate Chhota Rajan

A special MCOCA court in Mumbai today granted CBI permission to interrogate gangster Chhota Rajan in connection with journalist J Dey murder case. Special Judge A L Pansare allowed CBI's plea seeking nod to question the 54-year-old crime boss for 10 days starting January 27 before adjourning th...

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