Centre extends disability compensation to all serving govt employees who suffer impairment in line of duty
The Centre has decided to extend 'Disability Compensation' for all serving government employees, if they get disabled in the line of duty and are retained in service in spite of such disablement, as part of its New Year announcements.
Not farmers but 'farm-grabbers' may lose land, says Union minister Jitendra Singh on new agri laws
Action has been initiated to retrieve agricultural land that has been occupied by 'non-farmers' in an unauthorised manner, Singh said
J&K a 'jewel' of country, govt will soon come out with industrial package for Union Territory: Piyush Goyal
After J&K came under Governor's rule in June 2018, the development work gained speed and with the bifurcation of the erstwhile state into UTs, many central laws which were not applicable and depriving the people of their rights came into force
Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, Ravi Shankar Prasad among 36 Union ministers to visit J&K to raise awareness on benefits of scrapping Article 370
Union Ministers Arjun Meghwal, Ashwini Choubey and Jitendra Singh landed at Srinagar airport on Saturday, kickstarting a week-long mass awareness programme by the Centre to apprise the people about the benefits of revoking Article 370
AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers: After defeat in opening match, India gear up for tough Saudi Arabia challenge
India will take on hosts Saudi Arabia in their second match of the AFC U-19 Championship 2020 Qualifiers on Friday.
'Final assault on RTI': Sonia Gandhi says Narendra Modi govt using amendments to dilute powers of Act
The amendments passed by the government will ensure that no Information Commissioner shall be free from interference and signalling by the Modi government, Sonia Gandhi said in a statement
Amit Shah flags off New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express; commercial run from 5 October, says Indian Railways
The train will comprise of two executive AC chair car and 12 chair car coaches, with stops at Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, and Jammu Tawi railway stations
Those not proud of Donald Trump calling Narendra Modi 'father of India' don't consider themselves Indian, says Jitendra Singh
On Tuesday, US president Trump had heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called him the 'father of India' when the two leaders met on the sidelines of the UNGA
Daily Bulletin: Narendra Modi to hold talks with Donald Trump, receive award from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan today; day's top stories and more
Here are today's top stories: Narendra Modi to hold talks with Donald Trump on sidelines of UNGA today; Rajnath Singh to embark on two-day visit to Chennai starting today to attend investiture ceremony of Indian Coast Guard; and more
Partition is the 'greatest mistake in modern India', no discussions on Jammu and Kashmir if it had not taken place: Jitendra Singh
Union Minister Jitendra Singh termed partition as 'greatest mistake in modern India' and said that there would be no discussions on Jammu and Kashmir today if the partition has not taken place
Government’s next agenda is to retrieve PoK and make it part of India, says Union minister Jitendra Singh
Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that the next agenda of the government is to 'retrieve' parts of Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) and make it a territory of India
'Not a single illegal migrant will be allowed to stay in country’, assures Amit Shah at inauguration of North Eastern Council meet
Total 3,30,27,661 people had applied to be included in NRC, of them, 3,11,21,004 have been included in updated final list and 19,06,657 excluded
CBI has become benchmark in crime investigation, gained high credibility over years, says Union minister Jitendra Singh
Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh said on Thursday that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has gained a high degree of credibility over the years and 'it has become a benchmark for investigation of crimes'
Narendra Modi to receive award from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan
Narendra Modi will receive an award from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan from during his visit to the United States later this month.
Jitendra Singh says Article 370 was hindrance in Jammu and Kashmir’s development, urges youth from state to be part of country’s growth
Union minister Jitendra Singh said that Article 370 was a hindrance in the development of Jammu and Kashmir and urged the youth of the state to understand the ground reality and be a part of development and growth of the country.
Centre constitutes GoM on development, social issues in J&K and Ladakh; Ravi Shankar Prasad, Jitendra Singh among members, say sources
GoM will look into issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370
Centre to launch 200 projects worth Rs 3,000 cr in Northeast; to undertake two projects of Rs 30 cr per day
An action plan has been formulated for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
RTI (Amendment) Bill passed in RS: BJP sought stronger law when in Opposition, wants to weaken it now, says ex-CIC Shailesh Gandhi
'The reasons that the government is putting forward to amend the RTI Act do not make any sense,' former CIC Shailesh Gandhi said.
Police ordered to provide details of mosques in Kashmir; Centre slams NC, PDP for creating panic on security deployment
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered the police to immediately provide details of the mosques in the Valley where the Centre has moved additional forces fuelling speculation by the regional parties on the fate of Article 35A that gives special status to the state
BJP to hold meeting with J&K unit to discuss political atmosphere in state, party's preparedness for Assembly elections
BJP's central leadership will hold a meeting with the core group of its Jammu and Kashmir unit on Tuesday to discuss the political atmosphere in the state.