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Press Information Bureau Government of India                                  Election Commission 19-March-2016 17:28 IST The Election Commission held a meeting with all recognised National and State Political parties today at New Delhi to discuss some of the important issues related to electoral reforms and conduct of elections. All the 6 National Parties, 29 State Parties attended the meeting. The agenda discussed in the meeting included the use of totaliser for counting of votes on EVMs which enables taking out results from a group of EVMs as against counting on individual EVMs used in individual polling stations. The advantage of using totaliser is that the voting pattern in particular polling stations will not be revealed as the results displayed through totaliser would be the results of the votes polled in a group of polling stations. A demonstration of the functioning of totaliser was also made before the representatives of the political parties.  The ot

I love the taste of Ginger. It's used widely used in many meals that I eat from starters, main meals and even deserts. It's used all over the world in a variety of world cuisines from chili crab, curries to ginger confectionery and ginger biscuits. It's also supposed to hold medicinal health benefits so it's supposed to be good for me to eat... But what are they? I decided to find out what these benefits are that people talk about. But why ginger? Ginger is grown as a root and is a flexible ingredient that can be consumed in drinks (tea , beer, ale) or in cooking. It can be used to make foods spicy and even as a food preservative. For over 2000 years, Chinese medicine has recommended the use of ginger to help cure and prevent several health problems. It is known to promote energy circulation in the body and increase our body's metabolic rate . Here 's a list of some of the amazing benefits of ginger that you may not aware of. Although some of these a

    The difference between brown rice and white rice is not just color! A whole grain of rice has several layers. Only the outermost layer, the  hull , is removed to produce what we call brown rice. This process is the least damaging to the nutritional value of the rice and avoids the unnecessary loss of nutrients that occurs with further processing. If brown rice is further milled to remove the bran and most of the germ layer, the result is a whiter rice, but also a rice that has lost many more nutrients. At this point, however, the rice is still unpolished, and it takes polishing to produce the white rice we are used to seeing. Polishing removes the  aleurone layer  of the grain--a layer filled with health-supportive, essential fats. Because these fats, once exposed to air by the refining process, are highly susceptible to oxidation, this layer is removed to extend the shelf life of the product. The resulting white rice is simply a refined starch that is largely bereft of

FOR FAVOR OF PUBLICATION Ref. No.: 2041/1/43                                                                                                14th March, 2016 Shri Arun Jaitley Hon'ble Minister for Finance Government of India New Delhi Respected Shri Jaitley Ji, Subject : All India Jewellers Strike We crave leave to invite your kind and immediate attention to ongoing strike by jewellery fraternity of the Country in protest against budget levy of 1% Excise duty on manufacturing of gold and diamonds. As your goodself rightly said in the budget speech that retail trade is largest employment provider in service sector and as such due priority needs to be given to this sector to augment its potential to its optimum level. It is gratifying to note that ensuring financial inclusion of the small businesses, the Hon'ble Prime Minister was kind enough in launching MUDRA last year which is a landmark initiative of any Government taken for the first time post I