Month: December 2018

Sensex rallies over 300 pts, Nifty reclaims 10,800 level

Mumbai : BSE benchmark Sensex Friday rallied over 300 points and NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,800 mark on firm global cues, heavy foreign fund inflow and strengthening rupee. Extending gains for the third session, the 30-share index was trading 306.16 points, or 0.86 per cent, higher at 36,113.44. The […]

Encounter underway in Pulwama

Srinagar : An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Awantipora area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Banderpora area of Awantipora in the south Kashmir district Friday morning following specific information about […]

5 arrested for poaching in Muzaffarnagar forest

Muzaffarnagar : Five people were arrested for allegedly poaching wildlife animals for meat in the Shukertal forest range in the Hastinapur sanctuary here, police said Friday. They were members of a gang that supplied meat of wildlife animals, Shukertal Range Officer Raj Singh Pundhir said. Ratenpal, Madan, Retan Singh, […]

LS adjourned amid protests over Rafale deal, other issues

New Delhi :  Lok Sabha proceedings were again disrupted on Thursday as vociferous protests and sloganeering over various issues forced Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to adjourn the House till noon. Despite repeated warnings from Mahajan, Congress, AIADMK and TDP members continued to stand in the Well of the House and […]

NITI Aayog Releases Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts

open view web desk Aspirational Districts were ranked on improved performance over the months of June – October 2018 Ranking includes, for the first time, validated data from Household Surveys   The NITI Aayog today released the Second Delta ranking for the Aspirational Districts which measures the incremental […]

Khelo India Scheme to achieve mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports

open view web desk The revamped Khelo India Scheme was launched during the financial year 2017-18 with a view to achieving the twin objectives of mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports. The vision of the revamped Khelo India is to infuse sports culture and achieve sporting […]

Guidelines issued to ensure transparency in Selection of Sportspersons

open view web desk The development and promotion of various disciplines of sports including selection of players for various national and international sports competitions is the responsibility of the concerned National Sports Federations (NSFs). The NSFs work in an autonomous environment and the Government is not directly involved […]

Release of Funds Under PMKSY

open view web desk Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) comprises of various components viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), PMKSY –Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP) including Command Area Development (CAD), Surface-Minor Irrigation (SMI) and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, PMKSY – Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) […]

World Bank AID for Rehabilitation of DAMS

open view web desk Central Water Commission (CWC) maintains National Register of Large Dams (NRLD) as per information provided by State Govts/ Dam owners. As per NRLD, 209 dams are 100 years or more old. Statewise details are at Annexure-I. Union Government constituted National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) […]

MoU signed to develop a mobile Audio Guide App for five iconic sites

open view web desk Letters of Intent issued to seven agencies under ‘Adopt a Heritage’ Project for Vision Bidding The Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, Shri. K J Alphons handed over a Memorandum of Understanding under the ‘Adopt a Heritage’ project to M/s Resbird Technologies for development […]

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