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New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will take up a series of ambitious projects to enable quick and hassle free travel besides providing public spaces for recreation and quality living and promoting better walkability and women safety. Various initiatives of DDA have been firmed up at a review meeting taken …
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India to open the Defence manufacturing for foreign funds
New Delhi: Keeping the massive defence preparedness in mind, Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley has appealed to the defence scientists and technologists of DRDO to work in right earnest to turn the organisation into a hub for defence manufacturing. The Defence Minister was speaking at the Annual DRDO Awards function …
Read More »Jailtley Lays Foundation Stone for Nau Sena Bhawan
New Delhi: The foundation stone for the Naval Headquarters building complex named as ‘Nau Sena Bhawan’, was laid by Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley here today. On this occasion Minister of State for Defence Shri Rao Inderjit Singh, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief …
Read More »Nagpur Metro Rail Project approved
Nagpur: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the Nagpur Metro Rail Project covering a length of approximately 38.21 kms along two corridors. These corridors are the North-South Corridor covering approximately 19.65 kms from Automotive Square to MIHAN and the East-West …
Read More »Digital India – A programme to transform India into digital empowered society
New Delhi: The Cabinet today at the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi gave its approval for Digital India – A programme to transform India into digital empowered society and knowledge economy. This is a follow up to the key decisions taken on the design of the …
Read More »Youths urged to develop abilities to take-on world
Patan: Gujarat Chief Minister Smt. Anandiben Patel today ascertained that the state government is determined to develop skills and abilities among the youths of Gujarat to make them capable to compete at the world level. In this reference, the Chief Minister further stated that the Gujarat’s universities, schools, colleges should …
Read More »Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar in music video
New Delhi: It is a “national shame” that 14 lakh children do not live beyond the age of five. To change this reality the government needs the collective energy of the people, and should not rely on the government machinery. Making this observation here today at the launch of a …
Read More »India and Czech Republic Sign MoU on Technical Cooperation in Railway
New Delhi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at Rail Bhawan, New Delhi between the Ministry of Railways of the Republic of India and Czech Railways (Ceske Drahy) of the Czech Republic and Association of Czech Railway Industry (ACRI) of the Czech Republic on Technical Cooperation in the field …
Read More »India and Singapore Pledged to Enhance Defence Relationship
New Delhi: The Minister of Defence of Singapore, Dr Ng Eng Hen, who is on official visit to India, met Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, at South Block, here today. The Singapore Defence Minister was accompanied by the High Commissioner of Singapore in India Mr Lim Thuan Kuan and other …
Read More »Vision India: world class roads, optical fibre networks, power, gas and water grids
New Delhi: Network of roads is essential to take development to every nook and corner, just as a network of veins is essential to take blood to all parts of the body, said The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi highlighting the importance of infrastructure in the development of nations. The …
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