lynching: Centre asks states to take action
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday condemned the recent incidents of mob lynching and said it has advised the States to take stringent action against the culprits as also social media service providers to install checks to stop the spread of rumours and fake news. Not satisfied with the response of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress members led by Mallikarjun Kharge staged a walkout expressing dissatisfaction.
Over 51l houses sanctioned: Puri
New Delhi: The Centre has sanctioned 10,371 projects for construction of around 51.1 lakh houses in the country under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in the last three years, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday while replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha. Puri said out of 51,10,382 houses sanctioned, 7,76,081 have been completed so far under the PMAY (U).
Rajya Sabha now Wi-Fi enabled
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha is now Wi-Fi enabled, offering law makers of the Upper House access to Internet for browsing government and Parliament websites, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu announced on Thursday. Present rules allow MPs to carry mobile phones, laptops and tabs inside the Rajya Sabha chamber but the devices were not connected to the Parliament Wi-Fi. It was available to members in lobbies and other parts of the Parliament House complex.
NEC and IC to come up soon in Delhi
New Delhi: A North Eastern Cultural (NEC) and Information Centre (IC), showcasing the vibrant culture of the region, will come up in the national Capital soon. It is being built on 1.32 acre land in Dwarka and will act as a cultural convention and information hub of the region in Delhi. Officials said land has been acquired from DDA.
Varsity to scan theses to check plagiarism
New Delhi: The Government on Thursday said it is making it mandatory for all universities to scan PhD theses through a strong software to check plagiarism. Disclosing this while replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said it is not true that all varsities are getting fake research papers, but efforts are being made to rectify the wrongdoings.
Over 2,400 IAS, IPS posts vacant: Govt
New Delhi: Over 2,400 posts of IAS and IPS officers are lying vacant in the country. As many as 1,449 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) posts or 22.11 per cent of the sanctioned strength of 6,553 are vacant. There are 970 vacancies in the Indian Police Service (IPS) or 19.64 per cent of the total 4,940 posts, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Allow BJP members to function as MlAs: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Puducherry Assembly Speaker to allow the three nominated BJP leaders to function as MlAs and refused to stay the order of the Madras High Court upholding their nomination.