An unfortunate accident struck NTPC- Unchahar in the boiler of Unit #6 (500 MW) yesterday. Shri R.K. Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power & New and Renewable Energy visited the NTPC Station , Unchahar Go to Source Author: read more
Chinese police caught 3,317 fugitives from over 120 countries and regions in the past five years, according to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). The Fox Hunt campaign targets suspects who have fled overseas to avoid answering for their alleged ec… read more
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Xi Jinping (C), chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), poses for a group photo with Zhang Shengmin (1st L), secretary of CMC discipline inspection commission, after a promotion ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Gang) |
The Central Military Commission (CMC) on Thursday promoted Zhang Shengmin, secretary of its discipline inspection commission, to the rank of general, the highest rank for officers on active service in China.
At the promotion ceremony, CMC Chairman Xi Jinping presented Zhang with a certificate of command, shook hands with him and extended his congratulations.
Zhang is also a member of the CMC.
read moreShadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Andrew Gwynne MP, responding to revelations that around one third of councils in England have been forced to cut services delivering contraceptive care as a result of cuts to public funding, said:
“Seven years of government funding cuts to services are driving councils to the financial brink.
“Continuing this neglect risks creating a crisis not only in local government but also in our health service.
“At a time when the country needs fresh ideas and leadership, it is instead suffering from the weakest and most divided government in memory.”
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read morePeter Dowd MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, commenting on the Government’s announcement to delay the abolition of Class 2 NICs, said:
“The government has clearly tried to sneak this admission of their own failure out just before recess. This should have been announced in the House by a Treasury Minister.
“This announcement only further highlights the chaos that there is at the centre of the Government right now, as clearly these proposals had not been thoroughly thought through before they were announced.
“But above all the Government needs to make sure that those currently paying Class 2 NICs, including many low-earning self-employed people, are not hit hard as a result of their abolition and replacement.”
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