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Mid Day Meal Scheme - rates of food grains revised Revision of rates of food grains from below poverty line (BPL) rates to National Food Security Act (NFSA) rates under Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) The Ministry of Consumer Affairs,…

Implementation of Modified Crop Insurance Scheme The salient features of the Prdhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) approved recently for its implementation from current Kharif 2016 season are annexed. In addition to Agriculture…

Mumbai, Apr 30 (PTI) Groundnut oil prices declined further at the Vashi oils and oilseeds wholesale market today on subdued demand from stockists and retailers amid good arrivals from producing regions. While, refined palmolein recovered…

A two-storey building collapses near Grant Road railway station in Mumbai. No casualties reported. More details awaited.

Berhampur (Odisha), Apr 30 (PTI) Two child marriages were foiled in separate villages of Odisha's Ganjam district, officials said today. A 16-year-old girl of Ustapada was to marry a 28-year-old man of the same village while parents of a…

Mumbai, Apr 30 (PTI) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has publicly apologised to a fan after his bodyguard punched him at Mumbai airport. Calling the incident "unfortunate and uncalled for", the 49-year-old "Airlift" star said he reprimanded…

Etah, Apr 30 (PTI) A 26-year-old woman was allegedly killed over dowry by her husband and in-laws in Sakroli area of the district, police said. The victim, Kamlesh's brother Ramveer has alleged in his complaint that his sister got…

Nawanshahr (Pb), Apr 30 (PTI) A motorcycle-borne youth allegedly snatched a police constable's weapon after injuring him with a knife here today, police said. Constable Sukhdev Singh was getting petrol filled in his motorbike at a pump…

Pratapgarh (UP), Apr 30 (PTI) Two children were killed and another injured after being hit by a speeding car in Arjunpur village here, police said today. The children were playing outside their house on Pratapgarh-Rae Bareli National…