Gadkari terms budget ‘historic’
New Delhi: Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari addresses a press conference in New Delhi, on Sep 22, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Minister of Road Transport and…
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One more scheme for holders of black money
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced a new amnesty scheme for those having unaccounted money to come clean by paying 45 percent of their undisclosed asset. Presenting his…
Middle class should have got more relief: Kamal Nath
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Monday said the middle class in the country should have got more relief in the union budget proposals for 2016-17. “I think the middle…
No hard copies of budget, government goes the green way
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Going the green way, the central government decided not to hand out hard copies of General Budget 2016-17 on Monday, making a departure from tradition. The general budget, an exhaustive…
Kejriwal’s car attacked in Punjab
Ludhiana, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had a narrow escape on Monday when some men armed with iron rods attacked his car here, coming “within an inch of grievously injuring” him, the…
Communal tension in Agra after VHP leader’s killing
Agra, Feb 29 (IANS) Four days after a VHP leader was murdered in Agra, the city was on Monday gripped by communal tension. The situation is tense and ahead of the 13th day death ritual…
Kejriwal’s car attacked in Punjab
Chandigarh, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his car was attacked in Ludhiana in Punjab. “My car attacked with sticks and stones in Ludhiana. Front glass pane broken. Badals and…
Arun Jaitley flaunts suave fashion sense at Budget 2016-17
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who presented India’s national budget for the next fiscal in the Lok Sabha on Monday, gave every bit of a competition to the fashion savvy Prime…
Rs.100 crore for birth centenary of Deendayal Upadhyay
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.100 crore for the celebrations of the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of…
‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ scheme to be launched: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ scheme will be launched with an aim to connect states and districts of the country. “The states and…
HC upholds TRAI’s call drop compensation order
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the order of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) making it mandatory for cellular operators to compensate subscribers for call drops. A division…
Trial operations at Kerala’s 4th international airport successful
Kannur (Kerala) Feb 29 (IANS) The first trial operations at Kerala’s fourth international airport Kannur on Monday were successful when an IAF aircraft landed at the airport that will open for commercial operations in September….
Health Insurance up to Rs.1 lakh per family: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that the government will provide health insurance of up to Rs.1 lakh per family. “The government will provide health insurance of up to…
Higher education financing agency to be set-up: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced the setting up of a higher education financing agency, with a fund of Rs.1,000 crore. Presenting the 2016-2017 Budget in the Lok Sabha,…
Modi protecting anti-nationals to appease Mehbooba: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “protecting” those who raised anti-India slogans at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus here, saying he wanted to…
3,000 new drug stores, dialysis centres to come up: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government will set up 3,000 new generic medicine stores across the country to tackle the shortage of drugs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. “For…
Finance minister allocates Rs.38,500 crore for MNREGA
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday allocated Rs.38,500 crore for schemes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). He announced this while presenting the 2016-17 annual…
Jaitley sits down during budget speech
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday sought permission from Lok Sabah Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to continue presenting the union budget for 2016-17 while sitting in his seat. Jaitley sought the…
One crore youths to get skill development training: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) One crore youths would be trained under the government’s skill development programme in the next three years, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. Presenting the Union Budget for 2016-2017…
Government allocates Rs.9,000 crore for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the country. “The concept of Swachh Bharat was very close to…