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August 27, 2015 9:08 PM

HM reviews security situation in LWE-hit districts of Maharashtra

Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the security situation in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected Gadchiroli and Gondia districts of Maharashtra at a meeting in New Delhi on Thursday with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. An official release said, the mee...

August 27, 2015 9:07 PM

Govt identifies poorest performing districts for focussed healthcare

Government has identified 184 poorest performing districts across the country for focussed attention on healthcare, involving infusion of resources and conduct of specific programmes. <br/><br/>Addressing an international conference on healthcare in New Delhi on Thursday, Prime Minister ...

August 27, 2015 8:45 PM

Monsoon deficiency estimated to be around 12 %

Monsoon deficiency in the country has further aggravated and is now estimated to be around12 per cent,with Marathwada region in Maharashtra witnessing 50 per cent less rainfall. According to the India Meteorological Department, IMD data the southern peninsula and central India are also worst hit, wi...

August 27, 2015 8:43 PM

India can replace China as driver of world economy: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said Indian with 8 to 9 percent growth rate can replace China as the driver of world economy. In an interview to BBC in New Delhi, Mr Jaitley said India see the recent turmoil in the china's economy as a great opportunity. <br/><br/>The Mini...

August 27, 2015 8:42 PM

Situation limping back to normalcy in violence-hit areas of Gujarat

In Gujarat, situation is almost normal in violence hit areas following deployment of army and paramilitary forces. Markets and commercial establishments have started operations from today in most of the towns and cities. AIR correspondent reports that educational activities in Universities and other...

August 27, 2015 8:24 PM

Bihar polls: BJP likely to finalise seat-sharing deal by Sep first week

BJP on Thursday indicated that it will finalise seat sharing deal with its allies for the Bihar Assembly polls by the first week of next month. The state in-charge of the party Bhupender Yadav told media in New Delhi that they had informally met the leaders of LJP, RLSP and HAM (Secular) over the se...

August 27, 2015 8:22 PM

Govt identifies poorest performing districts for focussed healthcare

Government has identified 184 poorest performing districts nacross the country for focussed attention on healthcare, involving infusion of resources and conduct of specific programmes. Addressing an international conference on healthcare in New Delhi on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exuded ...

August 27, 2015 8:04 PM

Four terrorists killed in encounter in J&K; one captured alive

In Jammu & Kashmir, four militants were killed and one Pakistani militant captured alive in a four day joint operation by Army and Special Operations Group through robust counter infiltration grid which helped in foiling the infiltration bid in north Kashmir&apos;s Uri sector of Baramulla distri...

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