Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to enhancement of Pension for Freedom Fighters

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to enhancement of Pension for Freedom Fighters and for the spouses (widows/widowers), eligible daughters and dependent parents of deceased Freedom Fighters, under the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme (SSSPS), 1980.                          The existing pension scheme for Central freedom […]

MHA sanctions additional 10,000 SPOs for J&K

Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned the engagement of additional 10,000 Special Police Officers (SPOs) in the Police Department of Jammu and Kashmir. The orders have been implemented with immediate effect and the additional numbers is over and above the existing strength of the SPOs. The additional SPOs will be utilized especially for […]

Rajnath, Gadkari lay foundation of outer ring road project in Lucknow

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is also the Lucknow MP, laid the foundation stone of the ambitious Rs 5,000 outer ring road project for the state capital on Friday. Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari was also present on the occasion. The civil cost for this project is Rs 2,555 crore and the 94-km-long […]