Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:44:26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the country's longest road tunnel that links Kashmir Valley with Jammu by an all-weather route and reduces the distance by 31 kms.
The 9-km long 'Chenani–Nashri Tunnel', built at the cost of Rs 2,500 crore, was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister here in presence of Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba
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Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:41:48
To check counterfeiting, the government plans to change security features of higher denomination banknotes of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 every 3-4 years in accordance with global standards.
The move comes in the wake of recovery of a large amount of fake Indian currency notes in last four months after demonetisation.
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Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:38:39
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today reiterated the state's inability to release Cauvery water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, and said that there was no sufficient water in the state's reservoirs at present.
An official delegation from Tamil Nadu had yesterday held meetings with Karnataka Chief Secretary Subhash Khuntia and other state government officials here, with a request to release th
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Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:36:45
A city based company has claimed to have launched the first bio-gas fuelled bus in Kolkata keeping a flat fare of just Re 1.
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Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:34:39
Amid apprehensions raised by some political parties over the functioning of EVMs, the BJP said today that the party has full faith in the Election Commission.
Reacting to the complaints made by the Congress and the AAP over the functioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs), BJP's national general secretary Bhupendra Yadav rejected the charge of tampering and said the machines are kept in the
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Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:33:08
A huge fire broke out early this morning out at a three 60-storey tower complex near the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, police said.
No casualty has been reported in the fire and three workers trapped inside the building have been rescued, the said.
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Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:31:35
In a highly secure, clean room of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here, a new jugalbandi is unfolding -- teams from the private sector are working shoulder-to-shoulder with government engineers to create a new bird that will soar in the sky very soon.
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Sun, 02 Apr 2017 18:17:36
As many as 6,57,096 children under 5 years will be administrated polio drops at 4,440 centres across the state on Sunday.
To reach out to children in high-risk areas, a total of 2,445 centres will be set up at construction sites and slums.
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Sat, 01 Apr 2017 21:42:40
Crying foul over efficacy of EVMs in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress on Saturday knocked at the doors of the Election Commission and demanded scrapping its use in upcoming elections while reverting to old ballot paper system.
Citing the incident of Bhind where VVPAT machines dispensed slips only with BJP symbol, a delegation of Congress leaders met Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and two o
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