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  Priyanka flays govt over furlough to Chautala after BJP-JJP deal

  National | October 26, 2019 20:49 IST

  Dushyant 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 | October 25, 2019 12:52 IST

  Senior 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 | October 25, 2019 12:48 IST

  A 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 | October 23, 2019 21:08 IST

  The 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 | October 22, 2019 16:50 IST

  The 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 | October 02, 2019 13:34 IST

  According 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 | September 30, 2019 19:14 IST

  The 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 | September 18, 2019 11:40 IST

  In 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 | September 08, 2019 8:38 IST

  The 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 | August 31, 2019 11:06 IST

  Addressing 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 | August 28, 2019 16:58 IST

  Banerjee 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 | August 28, 2019 16:03 IST

  Government 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 | August 27, 2019 10:24 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 | August 21, 2019 14:40 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 | August 22, 2019 13:36 IST

  7th 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 | August 20, 2019 21:31 IST

  The 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 | August 18, 2019 12:25 IST

  The 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 | July 27, 2019 14:07 IST

  Expressing 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.

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  Government passing bills 'hurriedly', 17 parties tell Rajya Sabha Chairman

  India | July 26, 2019 19:29 IST

  Raising concern over the government "hurriedly" passing the bills without Parliamentary scrutiny, 17 opposition parties have, in a letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman, said that it is a departure from the established practice and healthy traditions of enacting legislations.

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  Auto sales downturn: Govt might call stake-holders meet

  July 25, 2019 23:48 IST

  The Central government might bring in a proposal to lower GST rate on automobiles which is currently in the highest 28 per cent tax bracket. Alternatively, the cess over GST slab rate applicable on automobile may be lowered.