Nagaland BJP has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shift the observance of ‘Good Governance Day’ on any other day as it falls on Christmas. Nagaland State BJP president Visasolie Lhoungu wrote a letter of appeal that Nagaland should be allowed to shift the day of Good Governance Day. The Central leadership has already allowed […]
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JICA to consider relaxing minimum procurement norms
A high-level delegation of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) led by its President Shinichi Kitaoka held wide-ranging talks with the Minister of Urban Development M.Venkaiah Naidu here today. Responding to the issues raised by Naidu for further upscaling cooperation, Kitaoka assured that JICA would consider positively the suggestions including sourcing of equipment and rolling stock […]
Swachh Bharat Mission: Google Toilet Locators launched in India
With the construction of individual and public and community toilets in urban areas getting on to fast track, Swachh Bharat Mission(Urban) today moved to a new level of improving ‘ease of access to public toilets’. Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu today launched ‘Google Maps Toilet Locator App’ to enable people to locate the nearest public […]
First Pakistani Sikh cricketer set to join national academy
First Pakistani Sikh cricketer has dreams of serving Pakistan and making it proud. Geo News has reported that the young Pakistani Sikh cricketer Mahinder Pal Singh, hailing from the Nankana Sahib in Lahore, is among the top 30 promising cricketers in the nation and is now joining the national academy where his skills will be […]
Manipur youth writes an open letter to the PM as blockade cripples life
Manipur youth Ronaldo Laishram is a 20-year old, third year engineering student, from the “Switzerland of India.” Many would say that this state is way more beautiful than Switzerland. But today the state is burning and the people are in pain. This young man has written an open letter to the Prime Minister wanting to see […]
Pooja Hegde is too hot to handle (pics inside)
Pooja Hegde opened her account in Bollywood with Hrithik Roshan in the Mohenjo Daro directed by Gowariker. Technically the film had everything but still it could not make any impact on the box office but the young starlet showed that she has it in her to make it big in Bollywood. She has a great face […]
First Pakistani Hindu Captain of Merchant Navy tells kids to aim for the skies!
First Pakistani Hindu Captain has only words of inspiration and appreciation for his family, his mother, wife, and his brothers who stood by him while he worked hard to achieve his dream. The first Pakistani Hindu Captain stops at nothing to extend the praise to his community as well which has never stopped appreciating his […]
Married accommodation for Indian defence personnel soon!
Indian soldiers would soon enjoy Married Accommodation as the government has set the ball rolling! The Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre inaugurated the Married Accommodation Project (MAP) at Meerut Military Station yesterday and dedicated 623 dwelling units to Officers, JCOs and Other Ranks of the Indian Army. In his address to a gathering of […]
Public Sector Banks won’t charge for transactions with IMPS, UPI
Public Sector Banks account holders are in for it a treat! Because in order to further promote digital and card payments, the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance has issued a direction in public interest to all Public Sector Banks(PSBs), in accordance with which these banks shall not charge fees for transactions settled […]
Government issues clarification on amendment to payment of Wages Act
Government has reacted after media reports said that the Government may be bringing an amendment to the Payment of Wages Act to make mandatory the payment of wages to the workers only through cheque or accounts transfers. This is not the correct position. On Wages Act, Government has issued a note stating: It is clarified […]