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Nearly half of forest rights claims granted, House told

India, Aug. 19 -- Around 2.38 million individual forest rights claims and 121,705 community titles have been distributed, just about half of the claims made under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, th... Read More


Union Minister Athawale receives Kohinoor of India award at London Ceremony

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Republican Party of India (A) chief Ramdas Athawale was conferred the Kohinoor of India Award at a ceremony in London. The honour re... Read More


Nitish inaugurates two projects at LN Mishra Institute

Patna, Aug. 19 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated two major infrastructure projects today, the Management Development Centre (MDC) and an upgraded girls' hostel at the Lalit Narayan Mish... Read More


Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP & EC of colluding to "Steal Votes" in Bihar

Nawada, Aug. 19 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, launched a blistering attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission (EC) and accused them of colluding ... Read More


TDP MPs meet VP candidate Radhakrishnan, congratulates him

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Andhra Pradesh HRD and IT Minister Nara Lokesh, along with senior TDP leaders and MPs, met NDA Vice Presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan in New Delhi last night and extended w... Read More


Cabinet approves Rs 1,507cr Greenfield Airport project at Kota-Bundi

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the proposal of Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the development of... Read More


Cabinet clears Rs 8,307 cr Bhubaneswar Ring Road project under HAM

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the construction of a 6-lane access-controlled Capital Region Ring Road (Bhuban... Read More


Rajasthan sets record of planting more than 10 crore saplings

Jaipur, Aug. 19 -- Rajasthan has achieved a laudable feat of crossing the target of planting 10 crore saplings under the Hariyalo Rajasthan mega campaign this monsoon season, said Chief Minister Bhaja... Read More


Kishtwar cloudburst: Priority is to retrieve bodies, says Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, Aug. 19 -- As chances of finding survivors diminish after the Kishtwar cloudburst, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the priority is to retrieve the bodies of those m... Read More


Nitish hands over appointment letters to 5,353 candidates on compassionate grounds

Patna, Aug. 19 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today distributed appointment letters to 5,353 dependents of deceased teachers and non-teaching staff of government schools, recruited on compassion... Read More