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Eight States’ Assemblies pass the State GST Act within a short span of time

  Newdelhi:4/5/17;Eight States have passed the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) Act in their respective State Assembly in less than a month’s time. The Legislative Assembly of Telangana State passed the State GST Act on 9th April, 2017, that of Bihar State passed it on 24th April, 2017, Rajasthan Assembly on 26th April, 2017, that of Jharkhand on 27th ...

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Two-day State Power Ministers’ Conference concludes in New Delhi

Newdelhi:4/5/17:“Ït has been one of the most successful, productive and outcome oriented State Power Ministers conference till date”, said Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, while addressing the media on the concluding day of the two-day State Power Ministers’ Conference here today. Informing about the outcomes of the conference, ...

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Faridabad ‘Fastest Mover Big Clean City’ in the country; Varanasi, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar at Zonal level

Newdelhi:4/5/17:Faridabad in Haryana has emerged as the ‘Fastest Mover Big City’ at the national level in the Swachh Survekshan -2017, results of which were announced here today by the Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu. At the national level, Tirupati was ranked the ‘Cleanest Medium City’ while Ambikapur, Chattisgarh bagged this honour in Small Cities category. Rewa, Madhya Pradesh ...

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Film Promotion Fund to promote Indian cinema in the International Film Festivals – President of India

Newdelhi:4/5/17:(PIB)The  President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee today conferred National Film awards for the year 2016 in various categories at the 64th National Film Awards Function held at Vigyan Bhawan here. Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu and MoS I&B Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore were also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the 64th National ...

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Cabinet approves modifications in the 7th CPC recommendations on pay and pensionary benefits

  Newdelhi:4/5/17:The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved important proposals relating to modifications in the 7th CPC (Central Pay Commission) recommendations on pay and pensionary benefits in the course of their implementation. Earlier, in June, 2016, the Cabinet had approved implementation of the recommendations with an additional financial outgo of Rs 84,933 crore for 2016-17 ...

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Kadvi Hawa: A Film By Nila Madhab Panda And Akshay Parija win National Film Award

Newdelhi:4/5/17:Kadvi Hawa (Dark Wind),directed byNila madhab Panda is typically based on the true stories from the drought prone Bundelkhand region and the vanishing villages of coastal Odisha adjudged as special mentioned  award for64th national film awards.. Kadvi Hawa has been produced by Nila Madhab Panda and Akshay Kumar Parija, a Dubai based film-maker.“I am glad to work with the Padmashree Awardee, ...

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At the Crossroads of Culture and Literature’: BOOK REVIEW

By Jayadeep Sarangi At the Crossroads of Culture and Literature Ed. Suchorita Chattopadhyay & Debashree Dattaray Literary Criticism New Delhi: Primus Books. 2016 ISBN: 978-93-84082-71-0 Pp 191, Rs 1495 At the crossroads of rivers The varied nuances of cultural mosaics are difficult to quantify in definite terms when we stand at the crossroad of culture(s), ethics and literatures from several ...

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Odisha Parba 2017 ended with great joy

New Delhi, May 1 – The celebration of the rich cultural ethos of Odisha which was brought live to the residents of the National Capital Region, who came out in large numbers to celebrate the Odisha Parba 2017, ended on Monday. The three-day mega event which began on April 29 was attended by the Governor of Jharkhand and the Lieutenant ...

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President of India presents 64th National Film Awards

  Newdelhi:4/5/17:The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the 64th National Film Awards today (May 3, 2017) in New Delhi. On the occasion, the President congratulated all the award winners, particularly, Shri K Vishwanath, the Dada Saheb Phalke award winner this year. He said that India has more than 200 languages, 7 major religions and 3 major ethnic groups. Yet, ...

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Sanjat Mishra of Odisha Bahubali-2 for its promotion.

Bangalore:2/5/17:’It’s not always cash, however strong will power, patience, and dedication take one to the pinnacle of success. Meet Sanjat Mishra of Bolangir, WHO is well settled in metropolis currently, whose style start-up, wife Interface, has been selected among best 10 start-ups in silicon India start up town magazine. The matter of joy for the leading UX/UI designer is obtaining ...

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