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No proposal to launch gold amnesty scheme: Govt sources
Business | Oct 31, 2019, 03:57 PM ISTThe clarification comes amidst media report indicating the government move to launch amnesty scheme that will allow individuals and entities to declare their unaccounted gold holding without risk of being prosecuted.
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Tamil Nadu govt doctors continue strike, patient services affected
India | Oct 26, 2019, 11:03 PM ISTThe strike, alongside an indefinite fast by five doctors in the premises of Government Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital here, continued to be on.
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Priyanka flays govt over furlough to Chautala after BJP-JJP deal
National | Oct 26, 2019, 08:49 PM ISTDushyant clinched the deal after meeting BJP President Amit Shah at his residence on Friday night. As per the deal, the JJP, which won 10 seats in the 90-member Assembly, will have a Deputy Chief Minister in the new government.
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Congress to try and form government in Haryana
India | Oct 25, 2019, 12:52 PM ISTSenior Congress leader Ambika Soni said that the party will try to form the government in the state. She was addressing the media at Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi's residence.
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Maradu flats: SC asks Kerala govt to pay compensation to flat owners
India | Oct 25, 2019, 12:48 PM ISTA bench of justices Arun Mishra and S Ravindra Bhat asked the builders of Maradu flat to deposit Rs 20 crore within one month with the court-appointed committee. The top court said the attached bank account of the builders will be detached for depositing Rs 20 crore with the committee.
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Tamil Nadu urges Centre to release pending dues
India | Oct 23, 2019, 09:08 PM ISTThe Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday urged the Centre to release funds, including performance grant, due to the state under the 14th Finance Commission, saying it would help in providing amenities such as water supply and sanitation for the public.
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Jio, Vodafone Idea, Airtel pay Govt over Rs 4500 cr in spectrum dues
Business | Oct 22, 2019, 04:50 PM ISTThe government, in March last year, enhanced the number of annual instalments for spectrum payment from 10 to 16 years to provide a breather to the debt-laden telecom sector.
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3 Arunachal districts declared 'disturbed' by govt for 6 more months
India | Oct 02, 2019, 01:34 PM ISTAccording to a Home Ministry notification, the clampdown has also been extended in four police station areas falling under three other districts.
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Government cuts domestic cooking gas price by over 12 per cent
Business | Sep 30, 2019, 07:14 PM ISTThe price of most of the natural gas produced by state-owned ONGC and Oil India Ltd, which account for bulk of India's existing gas output, was cut to USD 3.23 per million British thermal unit for the six-month period beginning October 1, from USD 3.69 as of now, according to the oil ministry's Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).
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Government scraps 5 per cent import duty on open cell TV panel
Business | Sep 18, 2019, 11:40 AM ISTIn a late night notification on Tuesday, the Ministry of Finance said "open cell, (15.6 inch and above), for use in the manufacture of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) TV panel", would attract nil duty.
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Telangana government orders removal of CM KCR and other politicians' temple carvings
India | Sep 08, 2019, 08:38 AM ISTThe Telangana government on Saturday directed Yadadri temple authorities to remove images of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and all other political leaders which were carved on the pillars of the temple.
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Govt school teachers should enrol their children in state-run institutions: Pondy CM
India | Aug 31, 2019, 11:06 AM ISTAddressing awardees of prizes under various categories instituted by a private satellite television channel here Friday night, the Chief Minister said, "I was on a visit to a rural school recently and found to my dismay that teachers in government schools had preferred private schools for education of their children." "This is a discouraging trend. Teachers in government schools should set an example for others to prefer government schools only instead of private institutions," he said.
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Country heading towards presidential form of government: Mamata Banerjee
India | Aug 28, 2019, 04:58 PM ISTBanerjee said that important institutions of the country are being headed by retired bureaucrats, who are acting as "yes men" of the government. "What is going on in Kashmir? The government is using brute force to scuttle all voices of dissent in the Valley," she said while addressing a students rally here.
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Government constitutes Group of Ministers (GoM) on Jammu and Kashmir
India | Aug 28, 2019, 04:03 PM ISTGovernment sources said Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for the PMO Jitendra Singh and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan are part of the group.
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Kashmir schools open but students play shy
India | Aug 27, 2019, 10:24 AM IST"Sending my children to school is just not the priority right now, it is very risky, let the situation stabilize, then only I can think of sending them to school," said Abdul Rasheed in old city area of Khanyar.
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In a first, women to drive Kerala govt vehicles
India | Aug 21, 2019, 02:40 PM IST"Directions have been given to see that new laws are framed to make drivers' posts in Kerala government and state PSUs gender-neutral. This has been done based on the government's policy of following gender neutrality in all sectors," said the statement.
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7th Pay Commission: Good News! Big pay hike for THESE govt employees, allowances under the 7th CPC announced
Business | Aug 22, 2019, 01:36 PM IST7th Pay Commission: In another good news for these government employees that the Centre has announced a big pay hike for the staffers as their demands have been accepted. According to reports, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh has accepted the proposal of employees and doctors of King George Medical College (KGMC) and Ram Manohar Lohia Institute (RML).
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Pakistan opposition accuses government of Kashmir 'sellout'
World | Aug 20, 2019, 09:31 PM ISTThe opposition parties in Pakistan have accused the Imran Khan-led federal government of 'selling out' Kashmir under an international conspiracy.
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Govt increases oil, gas bidding round to three times a year
Business | Aug 18, 2019, 12:25 PM ISTThe government has increased the expression of interest (EoI) submission cycle for oil and gas acreage to three times a year from two times earlier, the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) said
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Uttarakhand government donates Rs 5 crore for Assam flood relief
India | Jul 27, 2019, 02:07 PM ISTExpressing grief over the loss of life and property due to the floods in Assam, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said, "We are aware of the hardships being faced by people in Assam due to recent floods. We can feel their pain." Uttarakhand stands with the people of Assam at this hour of crisis, he said, adding that Rs 5 crore is being sent to the government of the northeastern state for flood relief measures.