Day: May 10, 2019

Finance Commission meets Bankers and Financial Institutions in Mumbai

open view news desk The Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh, Members and Senior Officials of the 15th Finance Commission met a large group of Bankers and Heads of Financial Institutions in Mumbai today. Salient points raised by banks during their meeting with 15th Finance Commission on 9th May 2019. In the context […]

15th Finance Commission concludes its two-day visit to Mumbai

open view news desk There is an excellent opportunity for rationalization and simplification of Centrally Sponsored Schemes: Chairman, Finance Commission The 15th Finance Commission addressed the media in Mumbai today, briefing them about the discussions that took place in the Commission’s meetings with RBI, banks and eminent economists during […]

8 Parliamentary Constituencies in Bihar to go to Polls in Phase VI of General Elections 2019

open view news desk 127 candidates including 16 female candidates in fray 13,793 Polling stations in place for smooth conduct of Polls In Phase VI of General Elections, 8 Parliamentary Constituencies (PC) namely Valmikinagar, Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Vaishali, Gopalganj, Siwan and Maharajganj in Bihar will go to Polls on 12th May. 127 candidates including 16 female […]

Counting of herbivores begins at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) ; Triennial counting of herbivores in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) has started to ascertain the number of grass-eating wild animals, a senior official said here. “Counting of ungulates or herbivorous wild animals which started on Thursday will be conducted in three phases. The first phase of […]

Google Doodle honours English haematologist Lucy Wills

New Delhi : Google Doodle on Friday paid tribute to English haematologist Lucy Wills, whose early research in India helped identify folic acid supplementation to prevent anaemia in pregnant women. The doodle, depicting Wills working in a laboratory setting, commemorates her 131st birth anniversary. Born in 1888, Wills conducted […]

Goa CM to shed portfolio load after end of election code

Panaji : Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said he will distribute some of the portfolios held by him to his Cabinet colleagues after the model code of conduct (MCC) is lifted by the month-end. The MCC is in force in Goa since March 10 for the Lok Sabha […]

Mob lynching, cow vigilantism on voters’ minds in Nuh

Nuh (Haryana) ;  It’s 11 am and about a dozen people sitting at a tea shop in Ferozepur Namak village here are discussing politics over hot cuppas. “First it was demonetisation and now cow vigilantes are after our community,” said a visibly angry Ali Mohammad. “Don’t ask anyone here […]

Ayodhya case: Panel seeks extension for mediation process, SC grants time till Aug 15

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Friday extended till August 15 the time for a panel of mediators, headed by former apex court judge Justice F M I Kalifulla, to explore an amicable solution to the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya. A five judge constitution […]

India U-16 football team placed in Group B in AFC Championships Qualifiers

New Delhi : The India U-16 football team has been clubbed with hosts Uzbekistan, Bahrain and Turkmenistan in Group B of the AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers to be held from September 18 to 22. The winning team in each group will earn direct qualification while the four best second-placed […]

Akhtar backs Afridi, says he was treated harshly by senior players

Karachi : Shoaib Akhtar has come in support of his ex-teammate Shahid Afridi, stating that he was witness to the harsh treatment meted out to the former Pakistan all-rounder by some senior players during his playing days. In his autobiography titled ‘Game Changer’, Afridi has claimed that he was […]

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