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December 25, 2015 8:53 PM

J&K govt rules out disbanding of VDCs

Jammu and Kashmir government today ruled out disbanding of Village Defence Committees(VDCs) saying that these committees have played a major role in stamping out militancy and defending population in the remote and rural areas of the state. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters in Jammu, Deputy...

December 25, 2015 8:32 PM

Veteran Bollywood actress Sadhna passes away

Veteran bollywood actress, Sadhana, known as charming heroine in Hindi film industry passed away this morning at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai due to prolonged illness. She was 74. She was born in Karachi on September 2, 1941. Sadhana Shivdasani, better known as Sadhana was an fashion icon since her fi...

December 25, 2015 8:26 PM

Mamata greets Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 91st birthday

In West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today greeted the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 91st birthday. The CM wising the former PM in a tweet said, "Respectful birthday wishes to Atal Ji. The Pradesh BJP and its units in Kolkata organized welfare-oriented events to ma...

December 25, 2015 8:01 PM

Cold wave sweeps north India, Leh shivers at -16 deg C

Mercury dipped further in most parts of north India today with Leh region in Jammu and Kashmir recording the season's lowest at minus 16.2 degrees Celsius. Srinagar recorded a low of 5.2 degrees Celsius. <br/> <br/>Delhiites woke up to a chilly Christmas morning with the minimum tem...

December 25, 2015 7:02 PM

Nadda announces 4 new IT-based initiatives on Good Governance Day

Health Minister J P Nadda today announced four new IT-based initiatives on Good Governance Day to mark the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Mr Nadda announced this during the launch of the AIIMS OPD Transformation Project in New Delhi. He said, the first initiative is Kilkari ...

December 25, 2015 6:33 PM

CPI welcomes PM Modi's decision to visit Lahore

CPI today welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to visit Lahore to meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, saying it would help take forward the Indo-Pak dialogue process. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr D. Raja said, dialogue is the only alternative to improve good neighb...

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