Cabinet
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Modi gifts interest free loan worth Rs 6000cr
India | Jun 10, 2015, 03:51 PM ISTNew Delhi : The cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs.6,000 crore interest free loan to sugar mills to make payments to sugarcane farmers, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said.“We have taken this decision in
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NDA Cabinet approves re-promulgation of land Ordinance
National | May 30, 2015, 05:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today decided to re-promulgate the controversial land Ordinance, saying it is necessary for maintaining continuity and providing a framework to compensate people whose land is acquired.Once approved by President Pranab Mukherjee, the
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AAP's open Cabinet meet at Central Park hit business, CP traders complain
National | May 26, 2015, 06:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: Traders and street vendors at Connaught Place complained that the open Cabinet meeting held by the AAP government at Central Park to mark its 100 days in power affected their business during peak
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Kejriwal holds 'open' cabinet meet at Connaught Place
National | May 25, 2015, 06:55 PM ISTHighlights:* Minister also presented the future roadmap of Delhi Government* Kejriwal's minister highlights the achivements of 100 days government* Chief Secy KK Sharma and Principal Secy Shakuntala Gamlin on stage at Delhi Govt's 'jan samwad'.*
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Cabinet approves revision of double taxation avoidance agreement
May 07, 2015, 07:51 AM ISTNew Delhi: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved revision of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), which was signed in 1985 between India and South Korea to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion with
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Arvind Kejriwal's 'shadow cabinet' raises another political controversy
India | Mar 15, 2015, 07:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Assembly which was reconstituted in 1993 has never seen more than three parliamentary secretaries in one government but this may soon change after Arvind Kejriwal's decision to appoint 21 MLAs from Aam
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Cabinet clears the way of private funding of 'Swachh Bharat Mission'
India | Mar 04, 2015, 11:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a decision on Wednesday, Union Cabinet has cleared the way for setting up 'Swachh Bharat Fund'. By clearing, certain enabling provisions for a fund from individuals and companies, the government has opened
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Cabinet approves 15,000 MW solar projects by NTPC
India | Feb 26, 2015, 07:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of 15,000 MW of grid connected solar power projects through the state-run generator NTPC under the National Solar Mission."Successful completion of additional 15,000 MW
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Drug reduction policy draft likely to be moved to Cabinet soon
India | Feb 01, 2015, 09:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Formulated with an objective of addressing all forms of drug abuses, a draft of the national policy for drug demand reduction is likely to be moved to the Union Cabinet for approval shortly.“We
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PM joins Cabinet colleagues, oppn leaders at Sankranti milan
India | Jan 13, 2015, 08:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today joined a number of his Cabinet colleagues and leaders from other political parties at an event organised by Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu to celebrate ‘Makar Sankranti' and
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Cabinet decides to regularise all illegal Delhi colonies
National | Dec 29, 2014, 11:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: The union cabinet Monday decided to regularise all illegal settlement colonies that came up in the national capital till June 1 this year, in a move that will benefit an expected 60 lakh
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Cabinet pays homage to victims of Assam militant attack
India | Dec 24, 2014, 05:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Cabinet today paid homage to victims of the “cowardly” attacks on civilians by militant groups in Assam.The Cabinet, which met this morning under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paid
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GST Bill gets Cabinet nod; likely in Parliament this session
Dec 17, 2014, 10:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Cabinet today approved the Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST), clearing the way for its introduction in ongoing session of Parliament to bring about long-pending indirect tax reforms.The Bill
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Cabinet clears faster transfer of land for metro rail projects
National | Dec 10, 2014, 11:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a decision to speed up transfer of land for implementtion of metro rail projects, the Union Cabinet today decided that once such a project is approved, all ministries would give operating rights
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Cabinet nod for Cong LS leader's inclusion in Lokpal selection panel
National | Dec 10, 2014, 11:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: The leader of the largest opposition party in Lok Sabha will be included in a panel to select the chairperson and members of Lokpal under the amended law, governing the functioning of the
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Cabinet nod for Rs 5L compensation to 1984 riot victims
India | Dec 10, 2014, 11:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: A proposal to give Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, triggered after assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has been approved by the
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Cabinet approves 3 major power projects
Nov 21, 2014, 06:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Union cabinet Thursday approved three major projects for the power sector, the power ministry said in a statement here.The projects are the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Integrated Power Development Scheme
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Cabinet clears 3 key agreements to be signed at SAARC Summit
India | Nov 20, 2014, 10:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Nepal to attend the SAARC summit next week, the Union Cabinet today cleared three key framework agreements with member-countries to enhance rail and road connectivity
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Narendra Modi wants cabinet colleagues to allocate work to juniors
National | Nov 11, 2014, 09:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who expanded his Council of Ministers earlier this week, wants his Cabinet colleagues to distribute work to their juniors.The strength of the NDA government, which was 45, has now
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Arun Jaitley defends Cabinet expansion, slams Congress claims
National | Nov 10, 2014, 11:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: The BJP government on Monday strongly defended the Cabinet expansion undertaken on Sunday in the wake of "taint" charges raised against some of the inductees by Congress, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi