Bhubaneswar:11/7/17: NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind will visit Odisha on July 14, said BJD spokesperson Surya Narayan Patro on Tuesday. Kovind is scheduled to meet MLAs and MPs of the BJD at the conference hall of the Odisha Assembly, said Patro. The BJD has already announced support for Kovind. Notably, President Pranab Mukherjee’s term ends on July 24. Voting for ...

Newdelhi:11/7/17:“Mission Parivar Vikas will focus on 146 high fertility districts in 7 states with high TFR. Under this, specific targeted initiatives shall be taken for population stabilisation through better services delivery”. This was stated by Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare at a function organised by Jansankhya Sthirita Kosh (JSK) to mark the World Population ...

  Newdelhi:11/7/17:In the august presence of Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment, A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ESIC and Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) for collaboration in the field of occupational health and prevention of occupational injuries and diseases signed in New Delhi today. Speaking on this occasion, ...

  Newdelhi:11/7/17:On 11th July, 2017 CSC SPV organised a workshop on “Aadhaar Services through CSC – A Unique Initiative” to showcase the impact and progress made by the Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) in delivering Aadhaar services among the poor and marginalized communities in India, through the Common Services Centres (CSCs).   Union Minister for Electronics & IT and Law Justice, Shri ...

New Delh:10/7/17;: In a big relief to students, the Supreme Court on Monday lifted stay and allowed the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country to conduct further counselling and admission on the basis of the results of the IIT-JEE (Advance) 2017 results. Dismissing petitions challenging the award of grace marks, the court said the printing errors should not ...

Newdelhi:10/7/17:A new tax payer service module ‘Aaykar Setu’, was launched here today by the Union Finance Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley. To enhance mobile access experience, a mobile responsive android version was also released along with the desktop version. Shri Jaitley stressed on the Government’s commitment towards continuously upgrading tax payer services. He said that this e-initiative would help in reducing physical interface ...

  Newdelhi:10/7/17:The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the ‘Ashiana Annexe’ in Dehradun, Uttarakhand today (July 10, 2017) which comprises of twelve low cost dwelling units constructed to accommodate officers and staff of Rashtrapati Bhavan during Presidential visits to the Retreat at ‘Ashiana’. These dwelling units have been constructed using the Habitech-NivaraTantra – Onsite Sanitation Integrated Community Housing Technology ...

  Newdelhi:10/7/17:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today interacted with Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories. This interaction was part of the National Conference of Chief Secretaries on the theme of “States as Drivers for Transforming India.” This is the first time, that the Prime Minister has addressed such a gathering, at such an event. Chief Secretaries spoke briefly on one ...

Newdelhi:9/7/17:Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi may be elevated as party chief on completion of the organisational election process in October and he will be the opposition’s face in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has said. Scindia, 46, who is party’s chief whip in the Lok Sabha, also said that the time for introspection is over and ...

Newdelhi:9/7/17:Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs in the National Conference of Chief Secretaries being organized by the NITI Aayog to further the spirit of cooperative and competitive federalism on Monday, 10th July.. Chief Secretaries from 30 States/UTs along with Planning Secretaries, Finance Secretaries, Health Secretaries, Agriculture Secretaries and Industry Secretaries will attend the Conference. ...