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August 4, 2015 5:30 PM

Villages within 10 kms of IB will be developed under BADP: Govt

The Centre has extended the Border Area Development Programme, BADP, to cover all villages which are located within zero to 10 kilometres of the international border. The allocation of funds to the North Eastern States has been increased from 30 per cent to 40 per cent. Representatives of Central Mi...

August 4, 2015 5:17 PM

171 army personnel martyred fighting terrorists in last 3 yrs: Govt

The government today said a total of 171 army personnel were martyred in fighting terrorists during the last three years in the country. In a reply to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, defence minister Manohar Parrikar informed that 61 army personnel were martyred in 2012, 54 in 2013 and 56 in ...

August 4, 2015 5:06 PM

Congress lacks democracy in political DNA: BJP

BJP today criticized the Congress for terming the suspension of Lok Sabha MPs as murder of democracy and alleged that the opposition party lacks democracy in its political DNA. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, party leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar accused the Congress President Sonia Gan...

August 4, 2015 2:08 PM

Girls winning 1st prize in Techno-Challenge-15 calls on PM

Girl students from Karnataka who had recently won the first prize in the Techno-Challenge 2015 in the US called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The students, inspired by Prime Minister's Swachh Bharat initiative, have developed a mobile app which connects buyers and sellers of waste. Mr ...

August 4, 2015 2:02 PM

Centre signs landmark peace accord with NSCN (I-M)

Centre has signed a landmark peace accord with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), the NSCN (I-M), promising an end to almost two decades long pending peace talks.<br/><br/>The accord was signed yesterday evening in presence of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Nat...

August 4, 2015 1:37 PM

Rural Development Minister launches &apos;SAMANVAY&apos; for Gram Panchayats

Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh today launched SAMANVAY, a compilation of all schemes of both Central and State governments for Gram Panchayats. Briefing media in New Delhi after the launch, Mr Singh said the purpose behind bringing out SAMANVAY is to help MPs in utilising releva...

August 4, 2015 1:36 PM

RBI, Govt have reached broad consensus on MPC composition: Dr Raghuram

RBI governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan has said that the apex bank and the government have reached a broad consensus on the structure and composition of Monetary Policy Committee, MPC.<br/><br/>Addressing a press conference after announcing the third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy in Mumbai today, ...

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