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September 18, 2015 6:02 PM

Indian fisherman killed in firing off Gujarat coast

At least one Indian fisherman was killed in firing near International Maritime Boundary line off Gujarat coast. According to Indian Coast Guard sources, incident occurred this morning. Coast Guard team has rushed to the spot. Meanwhile, local fishermen association has blamed the Pakistan Maritime Se...

September 18, 2015 5:55 PM

Railways develops Hybrid Vacuum Toilets

Development Cell of the Railway Board has come up with a Hybrid Vacuum Toilet design, which combines the advantages of both Vacuum toilets and those of Bio toilets. This newly developed toilet facility has been fitted in Dibrugarh Rajdhani on trail basis.<br/><br/>Typically, a convention...

September 18, 2015 5:53 PM

Bihar polls: HAM announces list of 13 candidates

In Bihar, Hindustani Awam Morcha ( Secular ) today announced a list of 13 candidates for the assembly election in the state. Releasing the list of candidates at Patna, Party President and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said he will contest election from Makhdumpur constituency in Jehenabad d...

September 18, 2015 5:41 PM

Vice President Ansari wraps up his 4-day visit to Laos & Cambodia

After a day full of productive engagements at Vientiane, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari wraps up his four day visit to Laos and Cambodia this evening. During the day two MoUs were signed between India and Laos relating to Air Services Agreement between and another on Quick Impact Assessment fo...

September 18, 2015 5:35 PM

5 militants killed as Army foils infiltration bid in Kashmir's Gurez sector

Army today killed five heavily-armed militants while they were trying to sneak in from the Pakistani side, thus foiling a major infiltration bid in Gurez sector of Kashmir. Giving details of the operation Srinagar-based Defence spokesman said, first contact with the infiltrators was established late...

September 18, 2015 5:17 PM

Congress demands whitepaper on past 16 months functioning of NDA govt

The Congress party has demanded a whitepaper on past sixteen months functioning of Prime Minister Narender Modi led NDA government in the centre. Addressing a press conference in Shimla today, Party&apos;s Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma said that government has failed on all the fronts es...

September 18, 2015 5:04 PM

Tourism in India is agent of development & engine for economic growth: Prez

President Pranab Mukherjee has asked the Tourism Ministry and industry to focus on building of high quality tourism infrastructure in the country to take India its rightful place in the tourism map of the world. Addressing a gathering after presenting National Tourism Awards 2013-14 in New Delhi tod...

September 18, 2015 4:08 PM

Govt recommends ban on multi-dose vial of Diclofenac to save vultures

Environment Ministry has recommended ban on multi-dose vial of Diclofenac to save vultures. It has requested Health Ministry to restrict the pack of Diclofenac for human use in single dose only. In a release, the Ministry said, the commonly used anti-inflammatory drug for cattle is considered the ma...

September 18, 2015 4:04 PM

Centre accepts resignation of NMML director

Centre has accepted the resignation of Director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Prof Mahesh Rangarajan. <br/><br/>Addressing a press conference in New Delhi Thursday, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said, the resignation has been accepted by the Executive Council of the Nehru Memori...

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