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Action plan drawn up for sustainable development of marine fisheries
July 6, 2017 18:25 IST
Formation of marine parks, community reserves and no-take zones is one of the major recommendations in the action plan. It also includes proposal to declare ecologically sensitive marine hotspots as biodiversity heritage sites.
In view of Burhan Wani’s death anniversary, J-K Police orders blocking of social media sites
July 6, 2017 18:21 IST
The block on sites is on apprehension of misuse of internet services by anti-national elements causing deterioration in law and order situation, as reported by ANI. The order will continue until further notice.
West Bengal government trying to malign Governor’s office to divert attention: BJP
July 6, 2017 18:15 IST
Kailash Vijayvergiya said, "The Trinamool Congress is verbally attacking the governor and trying to malign his office in order to divert attention from the communal violence and its failure to control the situation. In doing so, it has stopped to a new low."
Five dead, 2 injured after landslide in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh districtSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 18:29 IST
Continuous rainfall in the Tawaghat region triggered landslips, which loosened the boulder that hit the car on Thursday morning and killed five persons, including the driver. After the accident, the SDRF and the district administration undertook the rescue operations and took the injured persons to a hospital in Dharchula.
Rahul Gandhi warns party leaders against targeting Nitish Kumar
July 6, 2017 18:00 IST
The sparring began after senior Congress leader Gulam Nabi Azad attacked Nitish Kumar for breaking ranks with the opposition and supporting NDA's pick Ram Nath Kovind for the presidential poll. People having one ideology take one decision while those with many ideologies take different decisions, he had said, apparently referring to JD (U)'s long association with BJP.
Pro-Kannada activists deface English, Hindi signboards at Bengaluru mall
July 6, 2017 17:51 IST
A pro-Kannada group named Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) defaced English and Hindi signages outside a restaurant in a Bengaluru mall. This comes after a sustained anti-Hindi row in the state carried out by such pro-Kannada groups.
West Bengal communal clashes: BJP leaders stopped from meeting victim’s kin at hospital
July 6, 2017 17:55 IST
West Bengal communal violence: Kailash Vijayvargiya alleged that Trinamool Congress activists stopped them from visiting family members of the deceased. Dilip Ghosh alleged that the TMC workers were out to assault him and hit his vehicle.
BJP chief Amit Shah hits out at CM Naveen Patnaik on last day of Odisha tour
July 6, 2017 17:57 IST
Accompanied by Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, state party chief Basant Banda and party general secretary Arun Singh, who is also the BJP's state in-charge, Shah put up party stickers as part of his campaign to strengthen the BJP.
Achal Kumar Joti takes over as new CEC
July 6, 2017 17:59 IST
Joti, a 1975-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, had joined the three-member poll panel as an election commissioner on May 8, 2015 and would be in office till January 17 next year. He retired as the Gujarat chief secretary in January 2013.
What has been rolled out is a mockery of GST, should’ve been delayed by 2 months: P Chidambaram
July 6, 2017 18:29 IST
Stating that GST should have been delayed by two months, the senior Congress leader said the new tax regime should have undergone a dry run before implementation. Chidambaram has been one of the most vocal critics of the Goods and Services Tax, which was rolled out from July 1.
Tamil Nadu theatre owners call off strike over double taxation
July 6, 2017 18:03 IST
Nearly 1,100 thetares in the state were shut down since July 3 to fight against the double taxation as this would put a burden on the purses of cinema goers and also encourage piracy. The strike was called off after a committee of government officials and representatives of theatre association was formed to sort out the issue of tax.
Police launches probe into Pakistani note in Sabarimala temple
July 6, 2017 18:06 IST
Police said a single Pakistani Rs 20 note was found when the hundi was opened for counting recently. The note was spotted while the currencies were being passed through the conveyor belt to the counting location.
Subramanian Swamy moves Delhi HC for court-monitored SIT probe into Sunanda Pushkar death case
July 6, 2017 17:56 IST
Swamy's PIL regarding the death of Pushkar also sought setting up of a CBI headed SIT to probe in a time bound manner under a court monitored mechanism under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, the murder case of the former in which inordinate delays have been caused.
President’s post above politics : Ram Nath Kovind
July 6, 2017 16:52 IST
Presidential election 2017: “A president never belongs to any party. All people irrespective of caste, creed and religion, state are equal. Vote bank is not important for me but development matters,” Ram Nath Kovind said.
Textile industries observe strike demanding abolition of GST
July 6, 2017 18:00 IST
After GST was rolled out, Erode Handloom Cloth Merchants Association, Power Loom weavers Association, Bleaching and dyeing units had made a representation to the Centre for abolishing the five per cent GST imposed on textile goods. President of Erode Handloom Cloth Merchants Association R Ravichandan claimed that "strike is total.
West Bengal communal violence: Fresh protests in Basirhat; don’t need additional forces, Mamata govt tells MHA
July 6, 2017 22:31 IST
West Bengal communal violence: BJP President Amit Shah constituted a team comprising Om Mathur, Meenakshi lekhi, Satyapal Singh and Kailash Vijayvargiya, who will visit the affected area and will summit a report to Shah on the issue.
Maharashtra govt extends waiver to farmers who took loans post 2008
July 6, 2017 16:17 IST
Under the one-time settlement scheme, farmers can repay the outstanding loan in four instalments. Once they repay three instalments, the government will give the fourth instalment of Rs 1.5 lakh as loan waiver, he said.
Uttar Pradesh govt to gift condoms, contraceptives as ‘shagun’ to newly weds
July 6, 2017 18:04 IST
The state along with Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam and Jharkhand contribute to 28 per cent of the country's total population.
EC bribery ‘middleman’ Sukesh, father given chargesheet copies in another case
July 6, 2017 16:00 IST
Middleman Sukesh Chandrasekar, who was in Tihar Jail in Delhi in connection with the two-leaves symbol case, was brought to the city early today by Delhi police and produced before Second Judicial Magistrate Rajkumar.
Police constable assaulted by three men in Thane
July 6, 2017 15:41 IST
A case has been booked under IPC sections 353 (public servant from discharge of his duty), 364 (kidnapping), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) rw 34 (common intention) against the accused assailants.
At least 175 newly-appointed IAS officers to study BHIM, GST and Aadhaar
July 6, 2017 15:34 IST
These officers will also be given exposure on the move towards "less cash economy" with emphasis on digital transactions such as unified payments interface, Aadhaar enabled payment systems and Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), DoPT said.
On last day of Israel tour, PM Modi visits Dor beach with Benjamin Netanyahu
July 6, 2017 17:59 IST
The two strategic leaders signed seven agreements related to space, water management and agriculture. Narendra Modi is the first ever Indian Prime Minister who paid a visit to the Jewish state in 70 years. From Israel, the Prime Minister will go to Germany to attend the G20 Summit.
Local body tax on film tickets echoes in Tamil Nadu Assembly
July 6, 2017 15:02 IST
Leader of the Opposition M K Stalin, who raised the issue, said imposing of the local body tax amounted to double taxation since the GST has been rolled out. The government, however, said it is committed to solve the impasse.
PM Narendra Modi visits Haifa cemetery, pays homage to Indian soldiers of World War I
July 6, 2017 14:52 IST
Narendra Modi, the first Indian prime minister to visit the country, was accompanied by his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to the cemetery where he laid a wreath in honour of the soldiers. The two leaders unveiled a plaque to commemorate the soldiers.
West Bengal communal clashes: Pressing issues ignored as Mamata-Tripathi squabble in publicSubscriber Only
July 6, 2017 18:04 IST
West Bengal Communal clashes: Mamata Banerjee claimed to be deeply hurt and labelled the Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi as someone who is speaking as ‘BJP Block president’. The Governor in a press release retorted that he had said nothing which was humiliating.
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