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August 10, 2015 10:02 AM

Prakash Javadekar to launch School Nursery Yojana today

Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javadekar will launch School Nursery Yojana today which aims to bring students close to the nature by involving them in raising of saplings in nurseries created in schools. Over 2,500 students from over 50 schools would participate at a function to be hel...

August 10, 2015 10:01 AM

Wreckage of missing Pawan Hans helicopter found in Arunachal Pradesh

The wreckage of the missing Pawan Hans helicopter has been found in Arunachal Pradesh. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today said, the Air Force has confirmed that the wreckage of the missing helicopter has been found 12 km south of Khonsa, the headquarters of Tirap district. H...

August 10, 2015 8:59 AM

President greets Ecuador on their National Day today

President Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of Ecuador on their National Day today. In his message to the President of Ecuador Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado, Mr Mukherjee said, India and Ecuador have traditionally enjoyed warm and friendly rel...

August 10, 2015 7:17 AM

Varanasi jail inmate awarded IGNOU gold medal

In a first, a 23-year-old prisoner lodged in Varanasi central jail has been awarded a gold medal by the Indira Gandhi National Open University, IGNOU for topping in Diploma in Tourism Studies. Ajeet Kumar Saroj, a culpable homicide convict was on Saturday escorted to the Banaras Hindu University whe...

August 10, 2015 7:05 AM

Freedom fighter, author and poet Kayyar Kinhanna Rai passes away

In Kerala, freedom fighter, author and poet Kayyar Kinhanna Rai passed away at his residence in Badiyadkain Kasargod district yesterday. Family sources said, Mr Rai, aged 101, was suffering from various old age related ailments. A recipient of the Karnataka Sahitya Academy award in 1969 and the nati...

August 10, 2015 7:03 AM

Govt launches Suraksha Bandhan drive in Mission Mode

Government has launched Suraksha Bandhan drive in a Mission Mode through participating banks and insurance companies to facilitate enrolment under social security schemes. The schemes are Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, PMSBY, and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, PMJJBY. The drive launc...

August 9, 2015 8:59 PM

Centre launches Suraksha Bandhan drive in Mission Mode

Government has launched Suraksha Bandhan drive in a Mission Mode through participating banks and insurance companies to facilitate enrolment under social security schemes. The schemes are Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, PMSBY, and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, PMJJBY. <br/><...

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