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January 13, 2016 2:03 PM

Cabinet clears new crop insurance scheme

The Cabinet has approved the proposal of a new crop insurance scheme that aims to reduce the premium burden on farmers and ensure early settlement of claim for the full sum insured.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports, the new crop insurance scheme will replace th...

January 13, 2016 1:55 PM

VP visits Varkala Sivagiri, pays tributes to Sree Narayana Guru

Vice President Dr. M. Hamid Ansari today visited Varkala Sivagiri and paid tributes at the Samadhi of Sree Narayana Guru. <br/><br/>Dr. Ansari inaugurated the centenary celebrations of Darshana Mala penned by the Guru in 1916 and planted a sapling at Sivagiri. He also formally opened the...

January 13, 2016 1:47 PM

Foreign Secretary Jaishankar calls on Sri Lankan President Sirisena

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar called on President Maithripala Sirisena at his office today and discussed all issues of bilateral importance. Earlier in the day he met former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Tamil leader R Sampanthan. Foreign Secretary conclude...

January 13, 2016 1:26 PM

BSNL launches 4G services in Chandigarh

BSNL today launched the high speed 4G services in Punjab circle at Chandigarh. Director CFA (Consumer Fixed Access) of BSNL Mr. N.K.Gupta said on the occassion that BSNL is committed to providing the state-of-art services to its customers. He said 4G will offer lightening speed experience for its cu...

January 13, 2016 1:12 PM

SC seeks clarification from Mysore lab on Maggi samples

The Supreme Court today asked the government laboratory in Mysore to further clarify whether test reports relating to lead and glutamic acid in Maggi noodles are within permissible parameters under the law. Making it clear that it was not passing any interim order, a bench headed by Justice Dipak Mi...

January 13, 2016 1:12 PM

1971 Indo-Pak war hero Lt Gen Jacob passes away

Retired Lieutenant General and a key architect in India's victory in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, JFR Jacob passed away in Army Research and Refferal Hospital in New Delhi today. Jacob, then a Major General, served as the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army's Eastern Command during the wa...

January 13, 2016 1:07 PM

Army prepared to respond to any threat: Dalbir Singh

Army Chief General Dalbir Singh today assured that army is prepared to respond to any threat to nation's security. <br/><br/>Briefing media in New Delhi, the Army Chief said the security environment facing the nation is becoming more complex and dynamic. Saying that growing threats ...

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