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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday said an elaborate plan is being prepared to ensure fool proof security to the railway track in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking on the Pathankote terror attack, in which four terrorists were killed…

Union Minister for Road Transport &Highways and Shipping, Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Capital Dredging of Navigational Channel at Cruise Berth at Mormugaon Port in Goa on Friday. Speaking on the occasion he said Mormugao is going to…

Keeping in view the cutoff date of 31st Dec 2015 for Phase III of cable TV Digitisation, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had a meeting of the Task Force on 30th Dec 2015 to take stock of the situation of cable TV digitisation in…

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has enhanced the honorarium of Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Jammu and Kashmir upto Rs. 6000 per month from Rs. 3000 per month. The honorarium is given by the State Government and reimbursed by the…

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took over as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff today.  He is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the IAF in June 1980. Prior to taking over as DCAS, Air Marshal…

A one man Committee to examine the wage structure, service conditions, etc. of the Gramin Dak Sevaks in the Department of Posts has been constituted by the Government of India. Shri Kamlesh Chandra, Retired Member of Postal Services…

As per preliminary reports received from the States, the total area sown under Rabi crops as on 01st  January, 2015 stands at 541.12 lakh hectares. Wheat has been sown/transplanted in 271.46 lakh hectares, pulses in 128.24 lakh hectares,…

Smart City Plans for 95 cities received in the Ministry of Urban Development have thrown up a variety of vision statements ranging from becoming clean and green to being a multi-functional tribal hub. A perusal of Smart City Plans of 50…

“Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India,” is the theme on which top most scientists of the country will delve upon at the 103rd edition of Indian Science Congress from January 3 to 7, 2016. The Prime Minister Shri…

The National Sample Survey 2011-12 indicates that the total consumption of kerosene in the country, including both open market and PDS kerosene, was 71.30 lakh kilolitres.  Even though consumption of kerosene has been coming down over the…