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July 17, 2015 1:45 PM

Joint survey between India, Bangladesh for exchanging enclaves ends

The official survey underway since 6th July in 162 enclaves on India- Bangladesh border for ascertaining the nationality preference of over 50,000 enclave-residents under the Land Boundary Agreement has ended yesterday evening. Golam Mustafa, General Secretary of Bangladesh unit of the Enclaves Exch...

July 17, 2015 1:23 PM

Railways starts collecting feedback to improve passenger amenities

Indian Railways has started collecting feedback from the public from this month to improve passenger amenities in running trains and stations. The feedback is being collected by IRCTC through Interactive Voice Response System with the number +91-139. Under the system, traveling passengers are being ...

July 17, 2015 1:22 PM

Neeraj Kumar appointed chief security advisor for World T-20 2016

Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has been appointed the Chief Advisor of Security and anti-corruption unit (ACSU) of BCCI for next year's T20 World Cup. The world cup will be hosted by India. Kumar was already roped in by the BCCI for a one-year period in the anti-corruption unit d...

July 17, 2015 1:11 PM

Today is last Friday of Ramazan

Today is the last Friday of Ramazan. Muslims in large number are reaching mosques to offer the special prayer of Alvida Juma or the last Friday. The administration has made elaborate security arrangements in Lucknow, Varanasi, Meerut and other places of the state besides regulating the traffic. <...

July 17, 2015 12:51 PM

Shiv Sena expresses astonishment over BJP, Cong alliance

The Shiv Sena today expressed astonishment and scepticism over the newly formed partnership between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress. The two age-old arch-rivals came together in Gondia in Maharashtra to head the Zilla Parishad, after the BJP lost the ZP elections last week. The Shiv Sena in ...

July 17, 2015 12:45 PM

Joint survey between India, Bangladesh for exchanging enclaves ends

The official survey underway since 6th July in 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh for ascertaining the nationality preference of over 37,369 residents on the India-Bangladesh border ended yesterday evening. <br/><br/>Golam Mustafa, General Secretary of Bangladesh unit of the Enclaves Exch...

July 17, 2015 12:41 PM

CBI moves HC seeking cancellation of bail to Maran

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the Madras High Court seeking to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to former Union Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran in the multi-crore illegal BSNL Telephone exchange case. The petition, filed last evening, accused Mr Maran of deliberately suppr...

July 17, 2015 12:17 PM

HC issues notices to Maha govt, Pankaja Munde on PIL seeking ban on chikki

The Bombay High Court yesterday issued notices to Maharashtra government and State Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde in response to a PIL seeking a ban on distribution of chikki to anganwadi children. The petition filed by Sandeep Ahire also demanded ban on manufacturing of chikki b...

July 17, 2015 8:57 AM

Assam CM apprises Rajnath Singh of situation in Tinsukia

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today spoke to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and was apprised of the situation in Tinsukia region post the killing of Hindi-speaking residents. In a tweet, Mr Singh said, the Chief Minister told him that the state had already rushed security forces to Tinsukia region t...

July 17, 2015 8:51 AM

Centre urges SC to vacate 2-year stay on usage of Aadhaar cards

Centre has urged Supreme Court to vacate a two year stay which prevents it from mandatorily using Aadhaar cards to extend social welfare schemes to the citizens. In a fresh application seeking to vacate the stay, the BJP-led NDA government said that the stay is adversely affecting such direct benefi...

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