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3 Government Engineers Suspended In Arvind Kejriwal Bungalow Case
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has suspended three engineers for their role in alleged illegalities involved in building the official house of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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Sikkim MP Wants LAC To Be Called "Tibet Border", Not Indo-China
Rajya Sabha member from Sikkim Dorjee Tshering Lepcha has urged the central government to change the official nomenclature of how to refer to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
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Centre Acts Against 2 Kolkata Senior Cops For "Tarnishing" Governor's Office
The Union Home Ministry has initiated disciplinary action against Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and a DCP for allegedly maligning the office of West Bengal Governor by promoting and spreading canards, a central government official said.
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Opinion | Organ Donation: India May Soon Have A Patient-Friendly System
There are reports that the Central government is mulling over opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals, for which the Health Ministry is in talks with the medical fraternity, state government officials, ethical experts, and NGOs.
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Japan Says New Year Earthquake Destruction Could Cost $17 Billion
The cost of the damage wreaked by a huge New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 people in central Japan could reach $17.6 billion, a government official said Friday.
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160 Killed In Series Of Attacks In Central Nigeria
Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.
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Parliament Panel Suggests Changes In Law To Tackle Monument Encroachment
A parliamentary panel has recommended to the Centre that in the upcoming amendment of the AMASR Act, "strong provisions" may be incorporated for fixing accountability of government officials for tackling encroachment of centrally protected monuments.
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Bengal Governor Assures Trinamool To Take Up MGNREGA Dues Issue With Centre
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday assured a Trinamool Congress delegation led by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee of taking up the issue of MGNREGA dues to the state with the central government, an official said.
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China Bans iPhone For Government Officials At Work: Report
China has ordered officials at central government agencies to not use Apple's iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Kerala To Move Resolution In Assembly Against Uniform Civil Code: Report
The Left government in Kerala will move a resolution in the State Assembly on Tuesday to urge the BJP-led central government to withdraw from its plan to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, official sources said on Monday.
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India May Cut Wheat Import Tax To Boost Supply, Check Prices: Report
The central government is considering cutting or even abolishing a 40% import tax on wheat and lowering a limit on the amount of wheat stocks millers and traders can hold, a government official said on Friday, as part of efforts to boost supplies.
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Centre Gives Sanction To Prosecute Joint Drugs Controller In Bribery Case
The government has granted the sanction to prosecute Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's joint drugs controller S Eswara Reddy, clearing the decks for initiating a trial against him for allegedly taking a bribe to favourably recommend Biocon Biologics' insulin injection, officials said Sunday.
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Centre Agrees To Sanction Rs 12,911 Crore For Polavaram Project: Andhra Pradesh
The Central government has agreed to sanction Rs 12,911 crore to Andhra Pradesh for completing the first phase of Polavaram Project, an official statement from the state government today said.
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At G20 Development Group Meet, India Presents Sustainable Growth Agenda
India has put forth an ambitious agenda for the G20 Development Working Group (DWG) which aims to bring inclusive and sustainable development, a senior Central government official told delegates from various countries on the first day of the meet.
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PM Modi To Virtually Distribute Over 70,000 Job Letters At Next 'Rozgar Mela'
The central government is in "mission mode" to fill up job vacancies across its various ministries and the next edition of the Rozgar Mela will be held on May 16 across 22 states, officials said.
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3 Government Engineers Suspended In Arvind Kejriwal Bungalow Case
The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has suspended three engineers for their role in alleged illegalities involved in building the official house of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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Sikkim MP Wants LAC To Be Called "Tibet Border", Not Indo-China
Rajya Sabha member from Sikkim Dorjee Tshering Lepcha has urged the central government to change the official nomenclature of how to refer to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
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Centre Acts Against 2 Kolkata Senior Cops For "Tarnishing" Governor's Office
The Union Home Ministry has initiated disciplinary action against Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and a DCP for allegedly maligning the office of West Bengal Governor by promoting and spreading canards, a central government official said.
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Opinion | Organ Donation: India May Soon Have A Patient-Friendly System
There are reports that the Central government is mulling over opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals, for which the Health Ministry is in talks with the medical fraternity, state government officials, ethical experts, and NGOs.
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Japan Says New Year Earthquake Destruction Could Cost $17 Billion
The cost of the damage wreaked by a huge New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 people in central Japan could reach $17.6 billion, a government official said Friday.
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160 Killed In Series Of Attacks In Central Nigeria
Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.
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Parliament Panel Suggests Changes In Law To Tackle Monument Encroachment
A parliamentary panel has recommended to the Centre that in the upcoming amendment of the AMASR Act, "strong provisions" may be incorporated for fixing accountability of government officials for tackling encroachment of centrally protected monuments.
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Bengal Governor Assures Trinamool To Take Up MGNREGA Dues Issue With Centre
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday assured a Trinamool Congress delegation led by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee of taking up the issue of MGNREGA dues to the state with the central government, an official said.
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China Bans iPhone For Government Officials At Work: Report
China has ordered officials at central government agencies to not use Apple's iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Kerala To Move Resolution In Assembly Against Uniform Civil Code: Report
The Left government in Kerala will move a resolution in the State Assembly on Tuesday to urge the BJP-led central government to withdraw from its plan to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, official sources said on Monday.
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India May Cut Wheat Import Tax To Boost Supply, Check Prices: Report
The central government is considering cutting or even abolishing a 40% import tax on wheat and lowering a limit on the amount of wheat stocks millers and traders can hold, a government official said on Friday, as part of efforts to boost supplies.
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Centre Gives Sanction To Prosecute Joint Drugs Controller In Bribery Case
The government has granted the sanction to prosecute Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's joint drugs controller S Eswara Reddy, clearing the decks for initiating a trial against him for allegedly taking a bribe to favourably recommend Biocon Biologics' insulin injection, officials said Sunday.
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Centre Agrees To Sanction Rs 12,911 Crore For Polavaram Project: Andhra Pradesh
The Central government has agreed to sanction Rs 12,911 crore to Andhra Pradesh for completing the first phase of Polavaram Project, an official statement from the state government today said.
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At G20 Development Group Meet, India Presents Sustainable Growth Agenda
India has put forth an ambitious agenda for the G20 Development Working Group (DWG) which aims to bring inclusive and sustainable development, a senior Central government official told delegates from various countries on the first day of the meet.
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PM Modi To Virtually Distribute Over 70,000 Job Letters At Next 'Rozgar Mela'
The central government is in "mission mode" to fill up job vacancies across its various ministries and the next edition of the Rozgar Mela will be held on May 16 across 22 states, officials said.
