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August 26, 2015 7:18 AM

RBI gives relief on farm loans in flood-hit West Bengal

Reserve Bank of India, RBI has decided to give relief to the farmers affected by recent floods in West Bengal on payments of agricultural loans. According to State Agriculture Department sources, the RBI has said that farmers whose 33 percent cultivation have been damaged in floods will get two year...

August 26, 2015 7:14 AM

Rajnath Singh meets Manohar Parrikar, Ajit Doval over OROP agitation

A high-level meeting was held at Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's residence in New Delhi last night which was attended by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. <br/><br/>The meeting came in the wake of ongoing protest by ex -servicemen for im...

August 25, 2015 9:19 PM

Focus on women as BJP pushes govt insurance schemes

BJP is on course to have at least 11,000 women in every Assembly constituency in the country enrolled by the occasion of Raksha Bandhan for the life insurance schemes launched by the Centre. Party general secretary Anil Jain said in New Delhi that they wanted 5 crore women, especially from poor back...

August 25, 2015 9:16 PM

7th pay panel to submit report next month

7th Central Pay Commission will submit its report by next month. Chairman of the Commission, Justice A K Mathur told this to news agency PTI. The Commission, which was set up in February last year was required to submit its report by this month. It was set up to revise pay scales of about 48 lakh ce...

August 25, 2015 8:36 PM

PM Modi directs officials to resolve call drops problem urgently

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has voiced serious concern over call drops and directed officials to resolve the problem urgently as it affects the common man. Reviewing the progress of digital infrastructure, rural infrastructure and connectivity sectors, the Prime Minister asked the officials to ensu...

August 25, 2015 8:09 PM

Govt launches 'Sehat' to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas

The government today launched a telemedicine initiative Sehat in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas. Under the initiative people will be able to consult doctors through video link and also order generic drugs. The initiative was launched by Communicat...

August 25, 2015 8:04 PM

OROP: Another fasting ex-serviceman hospitalised

Another Ex-serviceman, who was on a fast-unto-death over the One Rank One Pension, OROP issue was today hospitalised after his health deteriorated. Retired Havildar Ashok Chauhan who had been on the hunger strike since past eight days has been admitted to RR Hospital. <br/><br/>Yesterday...

August 25, 2015 7:48 PM

PM Modi directs officials to resolve call drops problem urgently

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has voiced serious concern over call drops and directed officials to resolve the problem urgently as it affects the common man. Reviewing the progress of digital infrastructure, rural infrastructure and connectivity sectors, the Prime Minister asked the officials to ensu...

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