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  Rs. 5,000 crore project for northeast's telecom infrastructure

  India | July 12, 2015 10:41 IST

  Agartala:  The central government has launched a Rs.5,000 crore ambitious project for the development of telecommunications in the northeastern states, union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Saturday.The project will be implemented in the

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  Kashmir India's crown, centre should help in development: Sayeed

  Politics | July 09, 2015 22:17 IST

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Thursday said Kashmir is India's crown and the central government should help in make it prosperous."Kashmir is India's crown and there is no other way

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  Home secretary meets Rajnath Singh after Supreme Court notice to MP governor

  India | July 09, 2015 19:00 IST

  New Delhi: Union Home Secretary L.C. Goyal met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday after the Supreme Court issued a notice to Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on a plea concerning the forest guard

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  Report sought from Tihar Jail as two escape

  India | June 29, 2015 12:18 IST

  New Delhi : The central government on Monday sought a report from the Tihar Jail authorities after two inmates escaped from its high-security premises on Sunday.The report was sought by the ministry of home affairs

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  Government forms two committees to implement GST

  June 18, 2015 9:02 IST

  New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday announced the setting up of two committees to facilitate the rollout of the goods and services tax (GST) regime from April 1 next year and to propose the

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  Mullaperiyar dam row: Jayalalithaa questions Centre for entertaining Kerala's request

  Politics | June 11, 2015 13:04 IST

  Chennai:  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has questioned the Centre for "entertaining" Kerala's request for approving environment study to construct a new dam at Mullaperiyar in her state, saying it was in contravention to

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  Centre approaches Odisha for river interlinking

  India | June 07, 2015 11:38 IST

  New Delhi: Facing resistance to its ambitious river interlinking programme from some states, the Centre has launched an exercise to take them on board by convincing them about the benefits they could reap from its

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  LG-AAP row: Notification illegal, says Subramanium

  Politics | May 23, 2015 16:09 IST

  New Delhi: The central government's notification giving Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung the final say in posting and transfer of Delhi government bureaucrats is "illegal and constitutional", former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium has said.In his opinion

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  Centre monitoring flood situation in Kashmir

  India | March 30, 2015 16:21 IST

  New Delhi: The central government is in constant touch with the government of Jammu and Kashmir, and monitoring the flood situation there, an official said.The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) is taking stock of the

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  Govt considering airlifting of Indians stranded in Yemen: Swaraj

  Politics | March 28, 2015 12:17 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: The central government was considering the possibility of airlifting stranded Indians including Keralites from strife-torn Yemen, External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj has informed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.Swaraj has informed the state that two ships

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  Indirect taxation should be under state governments'

  India | March 25, 2015 16:21 IST

  Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Wednesday said the time has come for the central government to leave all indirect taxation to the states. Presenting the state's budget for 2015-16, Panneerselvam, who also holds

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  Swine flu has killed 2,000, says CPI-M

  India | March 23, 2015 16:04 IST

  New Delhi: The CPI-M on Monday expressed serious concern over the widespread outbreak of swine flu in the country, saying the disease had claimed nearly 2,000 lives.The Communist Party of India-Marxist said in a statement

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  Government's e-mail policy notified, Delhi High Court told

  India | March 13, 2015 23:01 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court was on Friday informed by the central government that it has issued an advisory on national e-mail policy for official communications of government employees, with an objective of ensuring

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  Upload recruitment rules on websites: Govt to Ministries

  Politics | March 01, 2015 14:05 IST

  New Delhi: All central government ministries have been asked to upload notified recruitment rules on their websites to ensure greater transparency.The move comes after it was noticed that ministries or departments are not uploading these

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  Don't act mechanically with child trafficking, SC tells government

  India | January 29, 2015 23:05 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the central government for acting mechanically in forwarding to it the information furnished by the state governments on the steps taken by them for eradicating child

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  'Follow norms on appointment of meritorious sportsmen'

  Other Sports | January 05, 2015 21:30 IST

  New Delhi: Noting some instances of non- adherence of its directives, the Centre has asked all ministries and departments to follow laid down rules while appointing meritorious sportspersons to civil posts.According to rules, ministries can

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  Cabinet approves amendment to Land Acquisition Act

  December 30, 2014 9:36 IST

  New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Monday approved a new ordinance to amend the Land Acquisition Act which would help remove barriers in sectors like power and housing for smoother continuation of the stalled projects.In

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  Trinamool Congress slams Centre for ordinance on FDI in insurance

  Politics | December 24, 2014 16:27 IST

  Kolkata: Trinamool Congress today slammed the Centre for approving promulgation of an ordinance to hike FDI in insurance to 49 per cent saying “It is extremely unethical to avoid and boycott the democratic process.” “Trinamool

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  Government plans to roll out Wi-Fi services in top 25 cities by June 2015

  India | December 16, 2014 14:54 IST

  New Delhi: The Central government is looking for a speedy roll out of Wi-Fi services at select public places in top 25 cities with population of over 10 lakh by June 2015.The government plans to

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  Efforts on to ensure night shelters for all: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | December 10, 2014 13:47 IST

  New Delhi: The Central government is making efforts to ensure night shelters for all homeless people, specially those who have migrated to urban areas in search of work, Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said