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December 3, 2015 5:40 PM

No government proposal to regulate economy class air fares : Mahesh Sharma

Government today said there is no proposal before the government to regulate economy class air fares for domestic routes and carriers are free to fix ticket prices. <br/><br/>In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, minister of state for civil aviation, Mahesh Sharma said air fares are not c...

December 3, 2015 5:30 PM

Chennai rain: NDRF doubles strength of rescue teams to 1200

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has doubled the number of its personnel in the rain and flood-battered Chennai and adjoining areas to 1,200 even as it rescued over 5,000 people from the marooned areas.<br/><br/>With the addition of 15 more teams overnight to an equal number o...

December 3, 2015 4:48 PM

Govt tables Arbitration and Reconciliation Bill 2015 in Lok Sabh

Government today introduced the Arbitration and Reconciliation Bill 2015 in the Lok Sabh. The bill seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated in October this year aimed at amending a law on arbitration for speedy settlement of high value business disputes. As soon as Law Minister DV Sadananda Gowda i...

December 3, 2015 4:26 PM

Sugar production up 24% at 23.6 LT in Oct-Nov: ISMA

India's sugar production rose 24 per cent to 23.60 lakh tonnes during the October - November month on higher output from Maharashtra. Sugar export from India stood at 1.75 lakh tonnes in the first two months of the current marketing year. Sugar marketing year runs from October to September.<...

December 3, 2015 4:22 PM

Address political unrest credibly and effectively: India asks Nepal

India has asked Nepal to address the causes of political unrest, credibly and effectively. Making a statement on a Calling Attention Motion on the situation in Nepal and the state of Indo-Nepal Relations in the Rajya Sabha today, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj that New Delhi has deepest int...

December 3, 2015 2:36 PM

Centre clears Rs 2.42 thousand cr worth watershed management project

The Centre has approved the National Watershed Management Project -Neeranchal with an outlay of over 2 thousand and 42 crore rupees. In a written reply, Minister of State for Rural Development Sudarshan Bhagat informed the Lok Sabha that the world bank assisted project is being implemented in nine S...

December 3, 2015 2:22 PM

Over 51,732 tonne seized pulses disposed in market: Centre

The Centre today said over 51,732 tonne seized pulses have been disposed in the market to increase its availability. An official release issued by the Ministry of Food and Public Distribution said, as per the state governments, pulses seized under de-holding operations have been auctioned or off-loa...

December 3, 2015 2:05 PM

India launches first direct flight to San Francisco from Delhi

Air India's maiden non-stop flight from Delhi to San Francisco has been launched. This will help reduce the travel time to the US West Coast by nearly six hours. As soon as the flight touched down at San Francisco, it was given a rousing welcome, and the airport traffic control tower was lit in...

December 3, 2015 2:01 PM

PM pays tributes to Dr. Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to the first President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary today at Parliament House complex. Mr Modi said all remember his exemplary service to our Nation. <br/><br/>Among others Lok Sabha Speaker Mrs Sumitra Mahajan, H...

December 3, 2015 2:01 PM

All villages to be electrified within 2 years: Piyush Goyal

Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal has said that all the un-electrified villages are to be electrified within two years. He said in the Lok Sabha today that electrification will be completed by 1st May, 2018. To provide electricity in remote areas of the coun...

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