Month: June 2015
17 Results
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Gehlot seeks expedition in implementation of scavenging Act
Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot has sought expedition in the implementation of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. The Minister said this while chairing the third meeting of the Central Monitoring Committee to review the implementation of the Act yesterday, a statement here said on Tuesday. …
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DIP officials face income inequality: AAP MLA
AAP MLA Jarnail Singh on Tuesday raised the issue of disparity in the pay scale of ex-cadre officials of the Directorate of Information and Publicity and other officers of other departments in the Delhi Assembly. Speaking under rule 280, Singh, who is an MLA from Rajouri Garden, said, "It is important to note that the …
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CAG points to Rs.70 crore lacuna in fund released by DoE
The Government auditor CAG on Tuesday pointed an irregular release of Rs.70 crore to Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) by the Directoratre of Education (DoE) for infrastructure improvement of government schools. The DoE released Rs 343.13 crore to DSIIDC although the Cabinet had approved only Rs 272.94 crore for the project, it …
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AAP admits giving perks to party members
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi on Tuesday admitted that a few party members were getting benefits like official house and cars. In a reply to BJP MLA O P Sharma’s question, government said that these members have been appointed as co-terminus staff with it. Government in its reply said that Bibhav Kumar, private …
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United States, Cuba reach deal to reopen embassies
The United States and Cuba have reached a deal to reopen embassies in Washington and Havana, a US source has said, in a major step toward ending decades of Cold War enmity. "We will formally announce tomorrow that the United States and Cuba have reached an agreement to re-establish formal diplomatic relations and open embassies …
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SpiceJet offers discount for ”Zero bag” passengers
Despite the government nixing the budget carriers’ proposal to charge for check-in baggage, SpiceJet on Tuesday offered a discount for "Zero bag" passengers on its domestic flights. The airline, however, said that those who book tickets at discounted fares but later decide to check-in luggage would have to pay a fee of Rs 500 for …
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Mamata lays foundation stone for IIIT Kalyani
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for Indian Institute for Information Technology (IIIT) here in Nadia district. According to the chief minister, the institution is the first of its kind in the country, which will have the facility to pursue higher studies, research and innovation in IT. "It will …
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June 30, 2015 -
Govt to chalk out plan to check radicalisation in J&K
Alarmed by reports of growing radicalisation of Kashmiri youth, the government would soon chalk out a plan to thwart the designs of terror groups like ISIS to swell their ranks by indoctrinating them to choose the path of militancy. In an internal communication, Home Secretary L C Goyal has entrusted this task to Special Secretary …
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June 30, 2015 -
Party should say why we were suspended: TMC MLAs
Accusing the party leadership of taking arbitrary decisions, suspended Trinamool Congress MLAs Shilbhadra Datta and Shiuli Saha on Tuesday sought to know from them about the reasons behind their suspension. "The party (TMC) has not informed us why we have been suspended. What kind of anti-party activity have we done? The party should explain why we …
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June 30, 2015 -
BSF stops 23 Bangladeshis seeking to enter India
BSF on Tuesday stopped 23 Bangladeshis who were seeking to enter India from Asharambari in Khowai district of Tripura following a clash in their village. BSF Inspector General B N Sharma said 23 villagers assembled near the barbed wire fencing near Baonbazar border outpost in Khowai. Hailing from bordering Jawaicherra village of Habiganj district of …
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Assam Govt starts work on 7 rural drinking water projects
Assam government today said it has started work on seven large drinking water projects for rural areas at an expenditure of Rs.1,474 crore which will be supported by the World Bank. "Assam government has initiated the process of undertaking seven large multi-village schemes with a total outlay of Rs.1,474 crore for providing drinking water to …
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Centre to seek report from Assam, WB on tea garden wage
The Union Government on Tuesday said it will seek report from Assam and West Bengal about alleged anomalies in paying minimum wages to tea garden labourers. Addressing a press conference here, Union Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said the union government has been receiving complaints of not paying minimum wages to labourers in tea …
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June 30, 2015 -
Iran”s new 5-year plan focuses on defence, economy
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday unveiled the main points of the Islamic republic’s next five-year plan, with the focus on the military and economic growth. According to extracts published by the official IRNA news agency, the 2016-2021 plan allocates at least five percent of the budget to defence "as part of the …
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June 30, 2015 -
Muniain signs new deal with Athletic Club Bilbao
Football club Athletic Club Bilbao announced that they have reached an agreement with Spain international Iker Muniain to extend his contract until the end of June 2019. The deal means a two-year-extension to the deal tying the 22-year-old to the club where he has spent his entire career and for whom he holds the record …
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June 30, 2015 -
Climate, economic ties top agenda as Chinese PM visits France
China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang made a long-awaited pledge to curb carbon emissions during a trip to France on Tuesday where he also signed trade deals worth billions of euros. "China’s carbon dioxide emission will peak by around 2030 and China will work hard to achieve the target at an even earlier date," Li’s office …
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PM hears industry woes, asks them to innovate
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met business leaders to hear their grievances on issues ranging from high capital cost to ease of doing business to certainty on taxation matters, as he interacted for the first time with the Indian industry chambers since taking charge over a year ago. Modi held separate meetings with the …
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Barca presidential candidate Laporta plays Pogba card
Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Tuesday that if he regains the post in the election to be held on July 18, Juventus’ French international Paul Pogba will play for the Spanish football giants. Laporta, who presided over the club from 2003 to 2010 and who is a slight favourite to win the July …
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June 30, 2015