Adopt best practices from BRICS member countries, says Sumitra
The women parliamentarians participating in the two-day BRICS conference in Jaipur highlighted the changes met through the active involvement of women in development process. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan,...
View ArticleUrban Development ministry biggest defaulter of govt presses
The Ministry of Urban Development, considered to be the guardian of the government presses, has emerged as its biggest defaulter of dues.The ministry owes the Government of India Presses (GoIPs) Rs...
View ArticleProposed law terms seeking 'sexual favour' corruption
Seeking "sexual favour" can be considered as bribe and can attract penalty under a new law proposed by a Parliamentary Committee.In its report on the new anti-corruption bill, the select committee of...
View ArticleBCI allows DU to admit students to all seats
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has allowed Delhi University to admit students to all seats this year and run evening classes.Giving a one-time relaxation, the council on Sunday, however, made it clear...
View Article'BJP stoking nationalism for poll gains'
Sounding the poll bugle at an impressive public rally in Agra, BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday termed the BJP as 'anti-dalit' and said the saffron party was stoking nationalism for electoral...
View ArticleThree militants killed in Kupwara encounter
At least three militants were killed in an ongoing encounter with the security forces in Tangdhar area of north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Sunday.Sources said the gunfight broke out after security...
View Article'Geelani wants other children to die while his family is safe'
Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, who has been spearheading the current unrest in Kashmir, is facing heat from the people on social media who started questioning where his children and...
View ArticleJ&K opposition leaders to meet PM on Monday
Opposition leaders from Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. Led by former chief minister Omar Abdullah, they will urge Modi to find a political solution to...
View ArticleViolence snuffs out another young life
With no let-up in protests and clashes, a teenaged youth, identified as, Irfan Ahmed died as he was hit by a tear gas shell at Nowhatta in Old city Srinagar, late on Sunday. At least 15 were injured...
View ArticleGreen graduation with saplings on cards
Soon, college students across the state will have to plant a sapling each as part of the 'Green Graduation' initiative of the Higher Education Department. Higher Education Minister Basvaraj Rayareddi...
View ArticleUnion Budget maybe in January, not February
The government is planning to advance the Union Budget presentation by a month to January. The move will help in completion of the budget process before the end of financial year and avoid a vote on...
View ArticleCop crushed by speeding car, driver caught
A Delhi Police head constable riding a two-wheeler was crushed by a speeding car allegedly driven by a teenager in northeast Delhi's Welcome area, the police said.In another incident, three policemen...
View ArticleDelay in ban on Chinese kite string to rock Assembly
The AAP government is likely to face the heat in the four-day Assembly session starting from Monday over alleged delay of over an year in imposing a ban on deadly Chinese kite string, which claimed...
View ArticleDriver crushed under DTC bus
In a freak accident, a 30-year-old DTC bus driver lost his life when the bus, which was in a stationary position, caught speed and rammed into an office at a depot in south Delhi. The accident happened...
View ArticleGovt's bid to check lapses in manpower hiring
The AAP government has taken a step towards eliminating malpractices in hiring manpower and purchase of goods by introducing a model request for proposals (RFP).The service providers would need to...
View ArticleTransport corporation to hire women drivers soon
The Delhi Transport Corporation will soon be hiring women drivers. At present, the corporation has one woman driver, who was recruited last year. The decision to hire more women drivers was taken in a...
View Article'Hold polls as per JNUSU's constitution'
The Jawaharlal Nehru University students' union on Sunday resolved to carry forward its "struggle" for holding of the varsity's students elections as per it's constitution from this year.The students...
View ArticleAdvisory to check mosquito breeding
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has asked the government institutions not to show laxity in checking dengue mosquito breeding. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) commissioner P K Goel...
View ArticleBCI allows DU to admit students to all seats this year
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has allowed Delhi University to admit students to all seats this year and run evening classes.Giving a one-time relaxation, the council on Sunday, however, made it clear...
View ArticleModi seeks report on solar energy in transportation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sought a report on deployment of solar energy in transport sector on the lines of solar-powered engines in Railways, as he reviewed the progress of key...
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