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September 3, 2015 9:54 PM

Govt to focus on pack houses, refrigerated vehicles

The country needs about 70 thousand pack houses, each equipped with pre-cooler and dispatch room for onwards transport links. Currently, only 249 pack houses are there in the country. <br/><br/>Releasing the study of All India Cold Chain Capacity assessment, Minister of State for Agricul...

September 3, 2015 9:50 PM

Former Lankan Prez Kumaratunga calls on PM Modi

Former President of Sri Lanka, Mrs Chandrika Kumaratunga Bhandaranaike today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Mrs Kumaratunga is in Delhi to attend the ongoing international conference Samvad- Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative on conflict avoidance and environment consciousness. D...

September 3, 2015 9:47 PM

PM Modi to interact with school children tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with school children tomorrow on the eve of Teachers' Day. The event will be held at Manekshaw Hall in New Delhi. An official release said, children from nine states across the country will join the interaction through video-conferencing, besides the s...

September 3, 2015 9:47 PM

CWG scam: CBI to give report on CVO probe on Dikshit, others

A Delhi court has asked CBI to file a report on the status of proceedings before Chief Vigilance Officer of CPWD and PWD on a plea against former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and others for alleged corruption during 2010 Commonwealth Games. The court passed the directions on a complaint filed...

September 3, 2015 9:46 PM

Internal security issues dominate RSS meet

A broad range of security issues including those related to Jammu and Kashmir, Left Wing Extremism problem and security situation at border were at the centre of the ongoing three-day RSS- BJP coordination meeting in New Delhi today. During the meeting, it is believed that Home Minister Rajnath Sing...

September 3, 2015 9:31 PM

DDA to come up with 4 new mobile apps to increase accountability

Delhi Development Authority, DDA will come up with four new mobile apps soon to increase accountability by leveraging technology and fixing timelines. Addresing a press conference in New Delhi, Vice-Chairman Arun Goel said, to bring in greater transparency and ease in consumer grievance redressal, D...

September 3, 2015 9:29 PM

3 pronged strategy to regulate high airfare: Maheh Sharma

Tourism Minister Dr Maheh Sharma said the government has three pronged strategy to regulate high airfare during festive seasons. In an exclusive interview to All India Radio, Mr Sharma said, the fares can be regulated by consensus among airlines or aviation regulator DGCA or National carrier Air Ind...

September 3, 2015 9:20 PM

Head of Clean India Mission seeks voluntary retirement

Ms. Vijay Laxmi Joshi, Secretary in the union government in-charge of the ambitious 'Clean India Mission', has sought voluntary retirement from service. She cited personal reasons for this, government officials said. <br/><br/>A 1980-batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, 57-year-...

September 3, 2015 9:14 PM

Foreign Minister of UAE calls on PM Modi in New Delhi

Foreign Minister of UAE Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Mr Nahyan is in Delhi for the 11th meeting of India-UAE Joint Commission For Economic and Technical Cooperation. During the interaction, Mr Modi recalled his recent visit to UAE and...

September 3, 2015 9:12 PM

Govt to wind up 115-yr old natural calamity trust IPNCT

Government has decided to wind up 115-year-old natural Indian People's Natural Calamity Trust (IPNCT) and transfer the balance corpus fund of Rs 91 lakh to the Prime Minister&apos;s Relief Fund. The Indian People's Natural Calamity Trust (IPNCT) was created by former Ruler of Jaipur in 190...

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