54 rape cases reported in trains: Sinha
New Delhi: As many as 54 incident of rape have taken place in the train compartments or at Railway stations since last year and 51 accused have been arrested, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Friday.
‘ATMs being installed in 1.25 l post offices’
New Delhi: Work is on to install ATMs and micro ATMs at over 1.25 lakh post offices across the country to help people living in far-flung areas to withdraw money, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said in lok Sabha on Friday.
71 million suffering from goitre: Nadda
New Delhi: More than 71 million people in the country are suffering from goitre and other iodine- deficiency disorders, Health Minister JP Nadda said in a written reply to a question in lok Sabha. Nadda said the Government plans to bring down the prevalence of IDD to below five per cent in the country by 2017 and to ensure 100 per cent consumption of adequately iodated salt at the household level.
‘5 sailors abducted by nigerian pirates; safe’
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said all five Indian sailors have been abducted by pirates in Nigeria but are safe. A day after Swaraj sought a report on the abduction of the Indian nationals, the minister said, “Our High Commissioner in Nigeria A R Ghanshyam met President of Nigeria on 12 December. He is making all efforts to secure their release. I have the report on abduction of five Indian sailors in Nigeria. The contact with pirates is established. Indian sailors are safe.”
‘6,600 posts reserved for SC/ST lying vacant’
New Delhi: Over 6,600 posts reserved for SC/STs are lying vacant in the Defence sector, the lok Sabha was informed on Friday by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in a written reply. There are 3,430 SC backlog vacancy in the defence establishment and 3,182 ST posts in the defence establishment, he said.