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Trucks carrying PDS foodgrains to be tracked with GPS

June 10, 2014

In order to curb the menace of diversion of rations meant for lakhs of families which are below the poverty line, Delhi government has decided to track the trucks carrying food-grains with the help of Global Positioning System (GPS) and ..

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Delhi LG sets up Expenditure Finance Committee

June 7, 2014

Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor, Najeeb Jung, has set up Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) of the Delhi government under the chairmanship of S K Srivastava who is also the Chief Secretary of Delhi government. The panel will concur expenditure on Schemes/Projects/Capital works ..

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Badminton: Japan beat Malaysia to win its first Thomas Cup

May 26, 2014

Japan clinched its first Thomas Cup defeating Malaysia in the final match held at Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi. Japan defied all the odds and pre-tournament predictions to carve their name in history winning their first Thomas Cup. ..

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Delhi Govt approves scheme to provide financial help to children of prisoners

May 26, 2014

A scheme that will provide a fixed amount of money to children of imprisoned parents has been approved by the Delhi Government. The scheme will provide money on a monthly basis to children of incarcerated parents till they attain the ..

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Justice G Rohini appointed as the first ever woman Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court

April 20, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee cleared the nomination of Justice G Rohini (59), the most senior judge of the Andhra Pradesh high court, as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Prior to Justice Rohini’s appointment, the Delhi high court had a ..

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Supreme Court: CAG can audit accounts of private telecom companies

April 17, 2014

The Supreme Court bench of Justice K S Radhakrishnan and Justice Vikramjit Sen ruled that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in his capacity can inspect the accounts of private telecom companies. The court held that such an inspection was ..

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“Universal Account Number (UAN)”- will be provided by EPFO from Oct 2014

March 28, 2014

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) will provide permanent account numbers to it’s’ over five crore subscribers from October, 2014. EPFO is a statutory body of the Government of India under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. It administers a ..

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Mr. Amitabh Kant appointed as new DIPP Secretary

March 17, 2014

Mr. Amitabh Kant appointed as Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). He succeeded Mr. Saurabh Chandra. Mr. Kant is a 1980 batch Kerala cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. At present, he is CEO and MD of ..

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64th National Basketball Championship held in New Delhi

March 11, 2014

The 64th National Basketball Championship held at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Winners: Chhattisgarh won the women’s title after beating Indian Railways by 81-77. Tamil Nadu won the men’s title by defeating Punjab by 74-57. Harish Sharma Most ..

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Punjab Cabinet approved the Backward Class quota for Jat community

March 10, 2014

The Punjab Cabinet approved the Backward Class (BC) status for the Jat and Jat Sikhs of the State.  Now, Jats and Jat Sikhs are the 69th and 70th community to be included in the category. As per the Punjab Cabinet ..

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