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January 7, 2016 12:51 PM

Perceptible change in implementation of Swachh Bharat in India: Nipun Vinayak

Swach Bharat Mission Director Dr. Nipun Vinayak has said that there is a perceptible change in the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission in the country. Speaking on the sidelines of a session in National Science Congress that concludes in Mysuru today, he said focus has shifted from building of to...

January 7, 2016 12:47 PM

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed – A suave politician

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who died today, had worked with various parties during his six-decade long political career. Sayeed was country&apos;s first Muslim Home Minister.<br/><br/>Sayeed started his political career in the late 1950s when he joined the Dem...

January 7, 2016 11:39 AM

VP, HM pay last respects to J&K CM Mufti at AIIMS

Vice President Hamid Ansari, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah reached the All India institute of Medical Sciences and paid their last respects to the Mr Sayeed. Daughter of Mr Sayeed and People&apos;s Democratic Party president...

January 7, 2016 11:16 AM

Venkaiah Naidu meets Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh over GST issue

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi over the GST issue. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters after the meeting, Mr Naidu said, the leaders had raised three issues which have been addr...

January 7, 2016 8:55 AM

&apos;Centre seeks report from West Bengal govt over Malda violence

The Centre has sought a report from West Bengal government on the incident of mob violence at Kaliachak in Malda last Sunday. A mob protesting against the alleged objectionable comments by a leader had recently resorted to violence in the district. <br/><br/>Buses and police vehicles wer...

January 7, 2016 8:23 AM

President to present Hindi Sevi Samman today

President Pranab Mukherjee will present the Hindi Sevi Samman for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014 at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan today. The Hindi Sevi Samman scheme was initiated by Central Hindi Institute, Agra in 1989. 14 scholars receive this award in seven different categories every year for ...

January 7, 2016 8:21 AM

ASW corvette INS Kadmatt to be commissioned in Visakhapatnam

INS Kadmatt, the second indigenous stealth Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Corvette, is scheduled to be commissioned by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam today. The ship&apos;s unique feature is the high-level of indigenisation incorporated in the product...

January 7, 2016 8:14 AM

President prorogues Winter session of Lok Sabha

The Winter Session of the Lok Sabha was prorogued yesterday. An official statement said, President Pranab Mukherjee prorogued it on the recommendation of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. It said, Lok Sabha which commenced its sixth Session on the 26th November 2015 has been prorogued by t...

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