Day: February 12, 2019

NSCN(IM) elects new chairman, vice-chairman

Kohima : The Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) has unanimously elected Qhehezu Tuccu as the new chairman of the outfit. It also elected Tongmeth Wangnao as the vice-chairman of the organisation. The chairman’s post was lying vacant for over two years after the death […]

Contempt notice: Nageswara Rao reaches SC

New Delhi :  M Nageswara Rao reaches Supreme Court to appear in connection with the contempt notice issued against him by the court for transferring the CBI officer probing the Bihar shelter home cases. The court had issued the notice to Rao for transferring joint director A K Sharma […]

LS adjourned amid slogan shouting by Cong members

New Delhi : The proceedings of Lok Sabha on Tuesday were adjourned for nearly 20 minutes during Question Hour amid slogan shouting by Congress members over the Rafale issue. Amid sloganeering in the Well, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan continued with the Question Hour for nearly 25 minutes. But a peeved […]

17 killed in massive fire in central Delhi Hotel

New Delhi : At least 17 people were killed as a massive fire swept through a hotel in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh area early Tuesday, police said. The fire broke out at Arpit Palace Hotel located on Gurudwara Road in Karol Bagh. A call about the fire was received […]

Development of Infrastructure for promotion of sports

open view news desk For the development of sports infrastructure in the country including rural areas, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports was implementing the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), the Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS) during the year 2015-16. The Khelo India Scheme has been implemented by […]

Support and encouragement for Sports activities at global stage

open view news desk International sporting events, including track events, are organized by the world body concerned, in association with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)/National Olympic Committee (NOC) concerned and the National level Sports Federations concerned. Participation of Indian sportspersons in events on the global stage is primarily […]

Cleaning of River Ganga

open view news desk Cleaning of river is a continuous process and the Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the challenges of pollution of river Ganga (including its tributaries and Yamuna) by providing financial and technical assistance. Under Namami Gange Programme, […]

Financial Assistance to Tribal Students

open view news desk Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides financial assistance to the Tribal students to get higher education inter-alia in engineering, technology and science under the following schemes: Post Matric Scholarships to ST Students. National Overseas Scholarships for ST candidates. National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education […]

25.25 Lakh Candidates Trained Under PMKVY Short Term Training

open view news desk Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2016-20, as on 24.01.2019, 37.32 lakh (appx.) candidates have been trained under Short Term Training (STT) (25.25 lakh), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) (11.27 lakh) and Special Project (0.8 lakh) in various sectors across the country. Government […]

New Ports under Sagarmala Project

open view news desk The Minister of State for Road Transport, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed that 14 number of CEZs in 8 states have been identified under the Sagarmala Programme.In the state of Kerala, […]

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