Rajasthan signs MoUs worth Rs.2,530 crore
on Thursday inked memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with private companies to set up industrial units involving an investment of Rs.2,530 crore. "The p......
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Centre for world natural heritage to come up at Dehradun
ministry, in association with UNESCO, is establishing a centre for world natural heritage management and training for the Asia and Pacific region at th......
Kerala CM announces Rs.1,000 crore for Technopark
state's IT hub of Technopark celebrates its silver jubilee, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday announced a Rs.997.65 crore development pr......
Haryana seeks ‘tri-city’ board like NCR
has urged the union urban development ministry to set up a 'Tri-City Development Board' for Chandigarh-Panchkula-Mohali on the pattern of the National......
27 die as two trains derail, coaches fall into river
were killed when two trains derailed in quick succession and some coaches fell into a river in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district, authorities said on Wed......
Flood situation in Bengal improving: Minister
situation in West Bengal, which has claimed over 70 lives, has improved but the release of water from barrages continues to be an issue, Irrigation...
Delhi Police launches app for character verification report
Monday launched a web-based app for issuing Character Verification Report (CVR). The app, launched by Commissioner of Police B.S. Bassi, handles multip......
Delhi Metro completes Kashmere Gate-Red Fort tunnel
on Monday completed the 1,351 metre tunnelling between Kashmere Gate and Red Fort. Constructed under the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) Phase -......
School for tourism, strategic security soon: Goa CM
is in the process of starting a Global School of Tourism and School of Strategic and Security Studies in association with the Goa University, chief...
Delhi Metro increases train services
Sunday said it will be adding eight more trains to its existing network from Monday to cater to the increased ridership during peak hours. According...
Monsoon session of Bihar assembly begins
session of the Bihar assembly began here on Monday. This is the last session of the current assembly. The state is going to the polls...
Rajnath discusses floods with Gujarat, Manipur CMs
Singh has assured the Centre's help to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh while discussing the floods......
Odisha completes 41 PPP projects
has taken up 77 Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects involving investment of Rs.22,142 crore and, of these, 41 projects with investment of around......
Punjab to establish unit to generate power from industrial waste
Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday gave in principle approval for establishment of a renewable energy project which will use industrial waste......
Three-day shutdown in Jammu over AIIMS
traders and civil society members called for a three-day shutdown in Jammu beginning on Friday, accusing the central government of going back on its pr......
Delhi government releases pension of retired DTC employees
on Thursday released two months' pension of retired employees of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), an official said. A fund of Rs.29.64 crore has......
Odisha aims to sell power by 2016-17
to be self-reliant in the power sector and has set a target to sell surplus power generated in the state to other states by 2016-17,...
Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur, to be buried in Mumbai
Razzak Memon, convicted in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, was hanged till death at Maharashtra's Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday morning, off......
Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC in Kashmir
resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions on the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. A defence spokesma......
UP to get five new hydro-power projects
get five new hydro-power projects over the next few years, officials said on Wednesday. The decision was taken at the meeting of board of directors...