Central Government
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Trinamool Congress slams Centre for ordinance on FDI in insurance
National | Dec 24, 2014, 04:27 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Dec 16, 2014, 02:54 PM ISTNew 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
National | Dec 10, 2014, 01:47 PM ISTNew 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
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Centre has failed to protect security forces personnel: Azam Khan
National | Dec 07, 2014, 04:57 PM ISTRampur (UP): Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan said the central government has failed to protect security forces personnel who are being killed by militants and Maoists from Jammu and Kashmir in the north to
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Bureaucrat can't be victimized for criticising government: SC
India | Sep 24, 2014, 06:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: A bureaucrat cannot be victimized for criticising government before a judicial forum, as it does not amount to service misconduct, the Supreme Court has said while slapping a fine of Rs 5 lakh
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Centre seeks daily report from J&K government on relief and rehabilitation work
India | Sep 16, 2014, 09:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Central government has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide daily report on the relief and rehabilitation assistance to the people in order to ensure that there are no gaps in
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Centre may drop mandatory police verification for government jobs
India | Sep 04, 2014, 03:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre is considering a move to drop mandatory police verification of candidates selected for government jobs and may accept self-attestation certificates from them.The issue of omitting the need of police verification of
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SC notice to Centre on PIL for precautions against Ebola
India | Aug 29, 2014, 05:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking immediate steps for proper screening of international flyers coming to India from Ebola virus-affected countries to prevent the deadly virus
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J&K Assembly asks government to provide ration at Rs 2/kg
India | Aug 27, 2014, 07:06 PM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today adopted a resolution asking the government to provide 35 kilograms ration to each family at the rate of Rs two per kilogram.The Private Member's resolution was adopted by
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Except peons, all employees to file property returns: Government
India | Aug 26, 2014, 09:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: All central government employees, except those working as peons or multi tasking staff, need to declare their assets and liabilities and those of their spouses and dependent children as mandatory obligation under Lokpal
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UP flood toll at 28; more than 1,000 villages hit
India | Aug 17, 2014, 08:31 PM ISTLucknow: Twenty-eight persons have died so far in Uttar Pradesh in floods which have hit the state with several rivers flowing above the danger mark and posing a threat to more than 1,000 villages in
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NTPC power plants have 2 days of coal stock left; Government steps in
India | Jul 17, 2014, 09:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: As electricity demand peaks due to sub-normal monsoon, state-owned NTPC has warned that power plants are running on very low coal stock of less than two days, prompting government to take steps to
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No 'wish list' for Modi, says Omar Abdullah
National | Jul 02, 2014, 06:41 PM ISTSrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he does not have a “wish list” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will visit here later this week, but will only demand the state's
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Justice Mathur to head 7th Central Pay Commission
India | Feb 04, 2014, 03:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Supreme Court Judge Ashok Kumar Mathur will head the 7th Pay Commission, which will revise salaries of over 50 lakh central government employees and remuneration of 30 lakh pensioners.“The Prime Minister has
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Jains granted minority status by central government
India | Jan 21, 2014, 12:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Jain community was today accorded minority status by the central government which will enable them to avail of benefits in government schemes and programmes.The decision to
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Karnataka seeks drought aid from central government
India | Dec 27, 2013, 08:10 AM ISTBangalore: Karnataka yesterday sought Rs.1,719 crore from the central government toward drought relief to the affected people and farmers in the state's 10 drought-hit districts, especially Tumkur."We have sought Rs.1,719 crore from the central government
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Central government probing Bhushan plant mishap
India | Nov 20, 2013, 08:26 AM ISTBhubaneswar: The central government Tuesday deputed a senior official to probe Odisha's Bhushan Steel Plant mishap nearly a week ago that left one dead and several injured.Minister of State for Labour and Employment Kodikunnil Suresh
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Foodgrain allocation for Maharashtra to increase to 45 lakh tonnes
India | Sep 29, 2013, 07:15 PM ISTMumbai: Foodgrain allocation to Maharashtra from the Central government would increase from the current 36.5 lakh tonnes to 45 lakh tonnes after the National Food Security Bill comes into effect, Union Minister for Rural Development
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Mamata not to accept present Indo-Bangla boundary agreement
India | Aug 25, 2013, 07:06 AM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday night said it was indeed difficult to accept the present proposal of giving away land to Bangladesh without agreement from the state government."In the Land Boundary
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Centre suffering from 'multi-organ failure': Yashwant Sinha
National | Jun 24, 2013, 02:21 PM ISTJamshedpur, June 24: Lambasting the Congress-led UPA government's failure to bring the economy back on the track, senior BJP leader and former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha has said the Centre was suffering from “multi-organ