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Nitish announces increase in wages of Anganwadi workers

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- In yet another pre-election move, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday announced a significant hike in the honorarium of Anganwadi workers and Anganwadi helpers, numbering aro... Read More


Samrat attacks Oppn V-P nominee for meeting Lalu

PATNA, Sept. 9 -- Bihar's deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday criticised the Congress-led INDIA bloc's vice-presidential candidate, former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, over his ... Read More


govt committed to boosting markets for farmers: sharma

Jaipur, Sept. 9 -- The Rajasthan government is committed to boosting markets for farmers in the state, chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Monday. At the inauguration of a day-long workshop for s... Read More


Rashid to vote in House, Amritpal via postal ballot

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Jailed Lok Sabha MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid will be escorted from Delhi's Tihar jail to Parliament under tight security to cast his vote for the vice presidenti... Read More


Punjab's wish list ready as Modi arrives today

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to flood-ravaged areas in Punjab on Tuesday, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) again reiterated the demand that he announc... Read More


PM's visit: CM to seek special package for state

Shimla, Sept. 9 -- With mounting losses owing to devastation caused by heavy rains in the state, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will be demanding a special relief package from PM Narendra Modi, who is sche... Read More


PM to chair defence meet;reforms, readiness in focus

NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 -- Transformation and reforms in the military along with its operational readiness will be in sharp focus at the Combined Commanders' Conference (CCC) to be held in Kolkata next wee... Read More


Keep billions in US aid frozen, Trump asks SC

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court (SC) for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen. The crux of the legal fight is over nea... Read More


Farmers to get Rs.20k per acrefor crop damage: Mann cabinet

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab, the state cabinet on Monday approved a flood relief package, including Rs 20,000 per acre compensation to farmers for cr... Read More


Part of NHAI Act 'bad' in law, says apex court

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956 (NHAI Act), calling them "bad" for depriving landowners of judicial recourse and im... Read More