Rlys to transport relief goods for free
New Delhi: Railways will not charge for the transportation of relief materials for earthquake affected people in Nepal. Transportation of relief materials by various Government organisations or NGOs shall be booked free of cost to Raxaul station in Bihar from May 1 to 14, according to a notification issued by Railway Ministry.
No asylum plea from ex-maldives prez: India
New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh on Thursday told the Rajya Sabha that it had not received any request for asylum from former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed before his arrest in February.
CPI to now focus on hindi belt for votes
New Delhi: The CPI, whose presence in the lok Sabha has been reduced to a lone MP, has decided to work towards expanding its electoral base in the country with a renewed focus on politically-crucial Hindi belt. The party will be holding a National Executive Meet on May 22-23 to discuss challenges, then another meeting will be held in July to discuss strategies.
SC allows 2G probe IO to try for UN project
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for CBI officer Vivek Priyadarshi to try his luck for a UN assignment by saying that an undertaking given by the agency that no personnel probing the 2G scam will be transferred without the apex court’s nod will not come in his way. A Bench headed by Chief Justice Hl Dattu directed the CBI and the MHA to clear all impediments for processing his application for sitting in the examination by condoning the delay that may have occurred in fulfilling the requirements of notification issued on March 10.
INS Arihant sea trials going ‘very well’
New Delhi: Sea trials of the first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, INS Arihant, are going “very well” and the progress in this regard has been satisfactory, Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan told the media on the sidelines of the inauguration of a two-day National Aviation Seminar to mark 62 years of naval aviation in the country. He, however, said he was “not in a position to give timelines with regard to the completion of the trials or what happens thereafter”.
DlF pledges Rs2 crore towards quake-relief
New Delhi: In a move to extend support for the distressed farmers, real estate developer DlF pledged RsOne crore each to the Prime Minister’s and Haryana Chief Minister’s relief funds, respectively as financial assistance. The cheque was handed over to Haryana CM Manohar lal Khattar at a Press meet on Wednesday.
Rail routes for odisha, N-E remote areas soon
New Delhi: The Government on Thursday said it was committed to bring the backward areas in Odisha and Northeastern States in the railway map. Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha told the Rajya Sabha said that his Ministry is working with the Odisha Government through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) and five projects would be taken up under it.