Month: February 2019

Two JeM militants killed in encounter in J&K’s Pulwama

Srinagar   :  Two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Drabgam area of Pulwama following information about presence of militants in the area, a police official said. […]

Govt announces cash dole for small farmers

New Delhi :  The Government on Friday announced Rs 6,000 per year cash support to small and marginal farmers that will cost the exchequer Rs 75,000 crore annually, in a bid to provide relief to distressed farm sector. Under the scheme called Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs 6,000 […]

Budget 2019: Sensex, Nifty hold on to gains

Mumbai : Benchmark equity indices held on to gains Friday morning even as the Budget overshot the fiscal deficit target for the current financial year. The 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 157.10 points, or 0.43 per cent, higher at 36,413.79. Similarly, the 50-share NSE Nifty rose 43.25, or 0.40 […]

Oppn parties allege leak of budget proposals

New Delhi :  Opposition parties in Lok Sabha on Friday protested alleging “leak” of budget proposals to the media before being presented in the House. Soon after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan took her seat, members from opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, alleged that proposals of the interim […]

Farmers to get Rs 6,000/yr in 3 installments under Centre funded scheme: FM

New Delhi : Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said farmers will be provided Rs 6,000 per year in three installments under a scheme to be fully funded by the central government. Presenting the Interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal sought to address some of the distress […]

15th Finance Commission Meets Representative of Trade and Industry Bodies of Punjab

open view news desk The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman Shri N K Singh, met with the representatives of the Trade and Industry Bodies in Amritsar as part of its 3 days visit to Punjab. The Commission had detailed discussion with the representatives and the State Government […]

Col. Rathore calls upon athletes to develop passion and ability to win in sports.

open view news desk Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports (Independent Charge) Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore has called upon the young athletes to develop passion and ability to win in sports. Addressing the concluding session of two days National Conference on Anti Doping (30-31 January) here today, […]

Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of The Country goes down by Two Percent

open view news desk The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on January 31, 2019 was 72.065 BCM, which is 44% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 46% for the week ending on January 24, 2019. The […]

Six Days Cultural extravaganza Bharat Parv concludes today

open view news desk The celebration of ‘Bharat Parv’ concluded today at Red Fort in the presence of Shri K J Alphons, Union Tourism Minister. The Parv was organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India at the Red Fort, New Delhi from 26th to 31st January, […]

First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and Capital Formation, 2017-18

open view news desk The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and Capital Formation for the financial year 2017-18 along with Second Revised Estimates for the financial year 2016-17 and Third Revised […]

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