Central Government
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Centre targets electrifying 7,000 villages by March
National | Feb 24, 2016, 05:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The central government has fixed a target of electrifying 7,000 un-electrified villages by the end of the current fiscal on March 31, Power Minister Piyush Goyal has said."The village electrification target for 2015-16
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Jat quota stir: Curfew lifted from Kaithal, Kalayat towns
India | Feb 21, 2016, 11:09 PM ISTChandigarh: Curfew was today lifted from Kaithal and Kalayat after protests in the two towns subsided following the Central government's announcement of setting up a committee under a senior Union minister to examine the quota
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No clear info with RBI on Re 1's different title: RTI reply
Jan 12, 2016, 10:16 PM ISTMumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not have a clear guideline regarding the printing of different titles on the currency note of Re 1 and that of other denominations, reply to an RTI
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Delhi High Court junks PIL seeking freeze on BJP's lotus symbol
India | Dec 21, 2015, 09:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking freezing of BJP's election symbol "Lotus" on the ground that it "represents the manifestation of God" and its use during elections was
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Centre awaiting UP Govt's report on Dadri lynching: Mukhtar A Naqvi
National | Dec 02, 2015, 04:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: The central government is awaiting a report it had sought from the Akhilesh Yadav dispensation to ascertain factual position and action taken by the state in the Dadri lynching incident, Lok Sabha was
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7th Pay Commission likely to propose 23% salary hike today
Nov 19, 2015, 08:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: The 7th Pay Commission is likely to recommend a 22-23 per cent jump in central government employees salary and allowances.The Pay Commission headed by Justice AK Mathur has suggested a 15 per cent
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Sajjan Singh Yadav appointed Delhi's VAT commissioner
India | Oct 27, 2015, 05:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid the confrontation between the AAP government and the Centre over the appointment of the VAT commissioner, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today appointed senior IAS officer Sajjan Singh Yadav to the post. The
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Rs.1,000 crore to be spent in a year on greening highways
India | Sep 25, 2015, 10:57 AM ISTNew Delhi : The central government aims to spend around Rs.1,000 crore in a one-year period on greening Indian roads under a policy for highways to be unveiled soon, a senior official said on Thursday."The
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7th Pay Commission to submit report soon
India | Sep 23, 2015, 04:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seventh Pay Commission is ready with its recommendations on revising emoluments for nearly 48 lakh central government employees and 55 lakh pensioners, and will soon submit report to the Finance Ministry.Earlier in August,
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Now, Smart City app for Kolkata suburb
India | Sep 09, 2015, 12:38 PM ISTKolkata: Say goodbye to confusing roadmaps and guidebooks! A new app will ensure residents and visitors to West Bengal's New Town suburb -- nominated under the central government's Smart City project -- gain easy access to
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Nitish Kumar urges Centre to grant special status to Bihar
National | Sep 08, 2015, 06:44 PM ISTPatna: Ahead of the upcoming state assembly polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reiterated his demand before the central government to grant "Special Category" status for Bihar.The move seems to be aimed at targetting
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Government Should Allow International Aid for Jammu and Kashmir Flood Victims: Omar Abdullah
National | Sep 07, 2015, 07:05 PM ISTSrinagar: A year after devastating floods hit Jammu and Kashmir, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked the Centre to allow international aid to the state if it did not have money or was unwilling
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Supreme Court notice on woman officer's plea for permanent commission
India | Sep 02, 2015, 02:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the central government on a petition by a decorated woman army officer challenging her release by the army, even though she opted for a permanent
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Union Minister Maneka Gandhi Blames Environment Degradation for Rising Prices
National | Aug 28, 2015, 01:59 AM ISTBhopal: Union Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi today blamed environmental degradation for spiraling prices of essential commodities, which has been burning a hole in the pockets of common people."Forests are being cleared and
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Centre to bear escalated East West Metro project cost: Suresh Prabhu
India | Aug 21, 2015, 05:28 AM ISTKolkata: Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said the central government will bear the entire escalated cost of the East West metro rail project, the first phase of which is expected to be completed by
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Record all employees' Aadhaar in service books: government to Departments
India | Aug 06, 2015, 03:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: All central government ministries have been asked to ensure employees' Aadhaar numbers are recorded in their service books.Instructions have already been issued to ensure inclusion of Aadhaar numbers of employees' in their service
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Jammu AIIMS protest shutdown extended by 72 hours
India | Aug 02, 2015, 11:00 PM ISTJammu: Ignoring appeals to call off their protest shutdown on the AIIMS issue in Jammu region, the agitation committee spearheading the stir on Sunday extended their shutdown by another 72 hours. "The utter failure of the
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Mahindra Reva unveils 'Mahindra e2o'
Jul 29, 2015, 10:07 AM ISTHyderabad: Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt Ltd, a part of the USD 16.9 billion Mahindra Group, today unveiled its all-electric, fully automatic, zero-emission car 'Mahindra e2o' here.Arvind Mathew, Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Reva said the
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Centre trying to undermine democratic mandate through LG's office: AAP
National | Jul 24, 2015, 03:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party today alleged that the central government through the office of Lieutenant Governor is trying to undermine the democratic mandate of the people of Delhi.The party's reaction came after the
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100 IAS officers came under CBI scanner in last 5 years: Government
National | Jul 23, 2015, 03:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: 100 IAS officers came under theCBI scanner in the last five years for their alleged involvement in various corruption cases with the Central Government according sanction to prosecute 66 of them.The CBI has