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New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that the Modi government "finished the unfinished task" of the previous UPA government by bringing in stringent laws for the paper leak and other exam-related irregularities....
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) The West Bengal Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department on Tuesday issued an order for the transfer of as many as 99 block development officers (BDOs) in order to reorganise the administrative setup at the block or...
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) In a significant step towards strengthening railway infrastructure and enhancing network capacity, Indian Railways has sanctioned the upgradation of the electric traction system on the Parbhani-Mudkhed double line section in Nanded division of South Central...
Rajkot, July 28 (IANS) The Rajkot Zoo has recorded birth of three more Asiatic lion cubs, taking its total Asiatic lion population to 20 and marking another successful breeding event at the municipal zoo, officials said on Tuesday.The cubs were...
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday apologised to the people of Jammu and Kashmir over her remarks made during a recent protest at Jantar Mantar, acknowledging that she had...
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday showered accolades on Kolkata Police and Purulia District Police over successful joint operations by the two forces at Purulia against interstate drug trafficking.“I commend the swift, coordinated and...
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the government is willing to extend the time of the anti-paper leak debate in the Lok Sabha to up to 10 hours as the House...
Srinagar, July 28 (IANS) As 39 Amarnath Yatris were injured on Tuesday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed concern over the mishap.Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed...
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Reacting to AIMIM National Spokesperson Waris Pathan’s remarks on the proposed Vande Mataram Bill, couple of NDA leaders stated on Tuesday that respect for the national song is a matter of national duty and responsibility...
Chennai, July 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, has written to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, urging the Union government not to grant any statutory or administrative approval to Karnataka’s proposed Mekedatu Dam project, contending that it would...
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), July 28 (IANS) A woman beat her husband to death during a domestic altercation in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, police said on Tuesday.The incident took place late Monday night in Gopinathdih Bauri Tola under the Munidih OP police station...
Chennai, July 28 (IANS) PMK president Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss has welcomed the Tamil Nadu government’s recent decision to impose a temporary three-month ban on the transport of black stone, gravel, M-sand and other mineral-based construction materials to neighbouring states, but...