Congress on Wednesday headed toward a short-term budget measure to keep the government open after President Donald Trump appeared to back off his demand for $5 billion for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. But facing criticism from supporters, Trump continued to argue the wall would be built.
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration policies that prevented immigrants who suffered gang violence in their home countries or domestic violence from seeking asylum.
Decades after the U.S. stopped institutionalizing kids because large and crowded orphanages were causing lasting trauma, it is happening again. The federal government has placed most of the 14,300 migrant toddlers, children and teens in its care in detention centers and residential facilities packed with hundreds, or thousands, of children.
The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to temporarily fund the government, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall with Mexico.
Guwahati, Dec 19 (IANS): A day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi promised a nationwide waiver of farm loans, the BJP-led Assam government on Wednesday announced a credit subsidy, relief of interest on farm loans and incentives for farmers across the state.
Assam finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the three new schemes for the farmers on Wednesday and added the schemes are being launched on the occasion of 125th anniversary of farmers' uprising at Pothorughat in Darrang district where 140 farmers had laid down their lives.
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SHILLONG, Dec 19: The Association of Meghalaya Traders and Transporters (AMTT) has filed a writ petition before the Meghalaya High Court challenging the recently approved State Weighbridge Policy 2018.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, AMTT president Enrico Pasi said that the petition is also against the notification of the state government with regards to the numbers and location of weighbridges to be set up across the state.
He said the government’s notification on weighbridges is highly arbitrary as in a single route more than 7 weighbridges are proposed to be set up. “This will lead to random extortion and harassment to truckers as all their reasonable profits which they are making during the course of their trade and commerce will have to be shed off to the government weighbridges,” Pasi said.
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SHILLONG, Dec 19: The JN Stadium in Polo grounds will be made accessible to the People With Disabilities (PWDs) and the state government will be sanctioning Rs. 93 lakhs for this purpose.
Informing this here on Wednesday, the state’s Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Banteidor Lyngdoh said that this decision was taken in compliance with the ruling of the Supreme Court in making institutions disabled friendly.
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SHILLONG, Dec 19: The Meghalaya High court has assured that action will be taken against any laxity in the investigation into the recent attack on CSWO president, Aganes Kharshiing and her aide, Amita Sharma.
In an order passed after hearing the petition filed by Amita here on Wednesday, Chief Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir said, “…at this stage, no reason to believe that the investigation will not be conducted in a fair and impartial manner since the Court is monitoring the investigation, at any point of tiem, if noticed that there is any laxity shown by the Investigation Officer in the investigation of the case, same will be seriously taken note of.”
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SHILLONG, Dec 19: As hopes dwindle with each passing day and no progress on the rescue operations to save the 14 coal miners trapped in East Jaintia Hills, the Meghalaya government’s approach for help from the Defence authorities too has not yielded any positive outcome.
Days of tireless rescue efforts have been bogged down by a major factor- the flooded mine and the water level not receding in the flooded mine. The defence authorities too could not render any help when approached as they have pumps which can pump water from only a depth of 70 metres while the mine in East Jaintia Hills is around 350 feet.
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS): Ahead of the strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) on December 26, one of the bank officers' union has called a strike on December 21, demanding unconditional mandate for the XIth bipartite wage revision talks, officials said on Wednesday.
In the wake of strikes and holidays, the banks will remain closed from next Friday to Wednesday, except Monday and the banking services could adversely be affected on these days.
The Hyderabad High Court on Wednesday passed an order upholding the right of Andhra Bank to auction assets of private company Transstroy. A division
The Indian Union of Journalists (IJU) has urged the Centre to amend the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal
Cochin Shipyard Apprentice Recruitment 2018: Apply for 200 posts by December 20 @ cochinshipyard.com
Kolkata Police Recruitment 2018: Last date extended and vacancies increased for Civic Volunteers; check details here
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