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President Mukherjee inaugurates first Conference of Women Legislators
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first Conference of Women Legislators on the theme ‘The Role of Women Legislators in Nation Building (Mahila Janpratinidhi – Sashakt Bharat Ki Nirmata) today in New Delhi.
Speaking on…
PM Narendra Modi launches ‘Setu Bharatam’ Programme
New Delhi, March 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched 'Setu Bharatam' -- an ambitious programme with an investment of Rs.50,000 crore to build bridges for safe and seamless travel on the national highways across the country.…
Manoj Kumar to receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Veteran film actor and director Manoj Kumar is to be conferred the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015. MIB India tweeted on Friday: "Veteran film actor Shri Manoj Kumar to be conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015".…
4 Indian Nurses among 17 killed in Yemen
Aden, March 4: Unknown gunmen attacked a care home for the elderly in Yemen's southern port city Aden on Friday, killing 17 people including four Indian nurses, a security official said. The home was run by Christian nurses and the…
Assembly Polls to be held in 5 states in April-May
New Delhi, March 4: Assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will be held in April and May, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi announced on Friday.
The Model Code of Conduct comes into effect…
BSF chief to review security after discovery of tunnel in Jammu
Jammu, March 4: BSF Director General D.K. Pathak will be here on Friday to take stock of security on the international border following the discovery of a 50-metre long tunnel in R.S. Pura sector of Jammu district.
A patrol party of the…
Allowing Pakistanis into Pathankot political decision: IAF chief
Jamnagar, March 4: The decision to allow a probe team from Pakistan into the Pathankot IAF base will be a "political decision", Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on Friday. The IAF, he said, wants a "closure" to the…
Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene from April 1: Dharmendra Pradhan
Aiming for the successful implementation of direct transfer of kerosene subsidy, the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan requested all state representatives to cooperate wholeheartedly. On the occasion of Direct Benefit…
Former Speaker P. A. Sangma passes away
New Delhi, March 4: Former Lok Sabha speaker P. A. Sangma died of a heart attack on Friday morning. He was 68 years old.
Sangma served the sixteenth Lok Sabha as its speaker from 1996 to 1998. He also remained the chief minister of…
18,1452 villages to be electrified by March 31, 2017: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, March 4: The target of supplying electricity to nearly 18,500 villages in the country that do not have power connection will be met by March 31, 2017, a year ahead of schedule, Minister of State for Power, Coal, New and Renewable…