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January 6, 2016 1:51 PM

Pathankot attack: NIA questions Gurdaspur SP, his friend and cook

National Investigation Agency is questioning Gurdaspur SP Salwinder Singh, his friend Rajesh Verma and the cook in connection with the Pathankot terror attack case. Sources say there are contradictions in SP's statement and others due to which these statements are being verified again and again...

January 6, 2016 1:48 PM

CCEA approves VRS, VSS packages for HMT employees

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved for attractive Voluntary Retirement Scheme, VRS, and Voluntary Separation Scheme, VSS, packages for employees of HMT Watches Limited, HMT Chinar Watches Limited and HMT Bearings Limited. <br/><br/>This will be given at 2007 pay scale...

January 6, 2016 1:45 PM

Smriti Irani urges to access free E-book facilities

Union Human Resource Development minister Smriti Irani has urged people to access free E-book facilities provided by the NCERT. Addressing a public meeting in Lakhimpur today, Ms. Irani said that for the first time free E-books facilities have been provided from class one to class 12th class. <br...

January 6, 2016 1:40 PM

Central team inspects various flood affected districts in TN, Puducherry

In Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the Central team deputed for the assessment of flood damages is inspecting various affected districts for the second day today. The eight member inter-ministerial team headed by the Union Home Ministry Joint Secretary TVSN Prasad visited Chennai yesterday. The team is u...

January 6, 2016 1:36 PM

Sanjay Dutt to be released from jail on Feb 27

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, will be released on February 27 from Pune&apos;s high-security Yerawada Central Prison. Proposal for remission of Dutt&apos;s sentence has been cleared by the Maharashtra government and he will walk out of the jail on Febr...

January 6, 2016 1:28 PM

VP Hamid Ansari inaugurates NCC Republic Day Camp 2016

Vice President Hamid Ansari today inaugurated the National Cadet Corps, NCC Republic Day Camp 2016 in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion Mr Ansari urged all the parents to encourage their children to join NCC to get the benefit of educational experience that facilitates character building and trans...

January 6, 2016 1:26 PM

CRPF to deploy women commandos in anti-Naxal operations

CRPF will soon deploy about 300 women commandos for undertaking anti-Naxal operations in select Left-wing Extremism-affected states. This was disclosed by CRPF Director General Prakash Mishra. Officials said, there are specific reasons and operational benefits for deploying women combatants in Left ...

January 6, 2016 1:15 PM

India cannot move ahead ignoring its women population: Rajnath

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that India cannot move ahead ignoring its women population. Inaugurating the 7th National Conference of Women in Police in Gurgaon today, Mr Singh said, women have big role to play to make India more strong, sufficient and proud. He said, women are not only stand...

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