Tag: Jitendra Singh
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‘Ready to retrieve PoK if Govt wants’: Army Chief Bipin Rawat
Union Minister Jitendra Singh had earlier in a statement said that the next agenda of the government is retrieving PoK and making it a part of India.
September 13, 2019 -
‘Move forward, free PoK from Pak’, says Jitendra Singh days after revocation of Article 370
The comments came after Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that talks would be held with Pakistan only on Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK).
August 19, 2019 -
India planning to establish own space station: ISRO chief K Sivan
Earlier on Wednesday, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman Dr K Sivan, while addressing a press conference had said that the Indian space agency will launch its Chandrayaan 2 Mission to the Moon on 15 July.
June 13, 2019 -
Decaying Mantalai yoga ashram to be developed as state-of-art yoga centre
The yoga centre has remained in a state of neglect after Brahamchari died in an aircrash near the ashram in 1994.
June 4, 2019 -
Indian manned mission to space by 2022 — before 75th Independence Day
ISRO's high priority future projects include followup missions to Mars, a new mission to Venus and a return to Moon with capability to return samples from extra-terrestrial sources
February 8, 2019 -
Danu becomes youngest I-League scorer as Indian Arrows beat Aizawl FC
By virtue of this goal, Danu also became the youngest player at the age of 16 years, five months and 27 days to score a goal in the I-League, beating fellow Arrows starlet Jitendra Singh to the record.
January 6, 2019 -
No move to alter age criteria for Civil Service examination: Minister
As of now the upper age limit for UPSC Civil Services examination is 32 years for General Category, 35 for OBC and 37 years for SC/ST aspirants.
December 25, 2018 -
PDP lashes out at BJP, accuses it of thriving on hate politics
Akhtar alleged that "BJP has got a unifocal agenda which thrives on hate and promotes tensions and that the party has got unnerved due to the recent political developments in Kashmir’s political landscape that unfolded new possibilities and eroded BJP’s blackmailing position.
December 10, 2018 -
Hunger strike from January 30 if Lokpal not appointed, warns Anna Hazare
“The Narendra Modi government first said that Lokpal could not be appointed as there was no Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha (who is to be part of the selection process) and later it said there was no eminent jurist in the selection committee,” said Hazare.
December 1, 2018 -
Satya Pal Malik sworn in, Vohra skips ceremony
Satya Pal Malik was on Thursday sworn in as the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal administered the oath of office to him at a function in Srinagar’s Raj Bhawan. However, outgoing Governor NN Vohra was conspicuous by his absence. Former Chief Ministers Farooq …
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August 24, 2018 -
Don’t ‘beg’: Venkaiah Naidu pulls up minister for using ‘colonial’ term in Parliament
Almost all have followed Venkaiah Naidu’s instructions but there have been occasional slip-ups.
July 19, 2018 -
Criticising security forces exposes double standards of Kashmir politicians: Jitendra Singh
Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh on Saturday said security forces were soft targets of Kashmiri politicians who won’t criticize militants fearing they would strike back. The BJP MP from Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir was reacting to a tweet by former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, sharply criticising security forces for mowing down a …
June 2, 2018 -
A case of too many cooks
The Narendra Modi government wants the North-east to have a separate NITI Aayog, called the NITI Forum for North-east, for better delivery. Tripura was chosen as the destination for the first meeting of this newly-constituted body perhaps because the state has given a bigger thumbs up to the BJP than Meghalaya and Nagaland that went …
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April 15, 2018 -
Over 26,000 corruption complaints against govt officials
Over 26,000 complaints were received against government officers, including senior officials, last year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. As per the information received from the Central Vigilance Commission, 26,052 complaints were received against the government officials in 2017, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to the Lok …
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March 28, 2018 -
Maximum complaints against banks, telecom depts in last 3 years: Govt
The banking division in the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) received the maximum number of complaints in the last three years, the government informed the Lok Sabha today. A total of 1,06,299 and 1,21,075 complaints were received by the DFS (banking division) and DoPT last year, according to a reply …
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March 21, 2018 -
Psychological outreach towards NE is as important as physical: Jitendra Singh
Psychological outreach towards the development of the north-eastern region is as important as physical outreach, Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh said on Monday. Inaugurating a two-day seminar on ‘The Age of Multilaterlism and Connecting India’s North East: Opportunities and Challenges’ here, Singh said the region has unexplored potential …
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March 20, 2018 -
Coal scam: Ex-PM’s office under investigation
The office of a former prime minister has come under the ambit of the CBI’s investigation regarding cases of coal block allocations, the government said on Wednesday. Without taking any names, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in Lok Sabha that in 20 cases, the CBI has obtained files …
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March 14, 2018