Union budget reflects policy paralysis, is anti people: Jayalaltihaa
March 16th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday criticised the union budget 2012-13 as anti-people and demonstrating "the continued policy paralysis gripping the central government".Reacting to ... Read more...
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Rs.1.08 trillion cost overrun in 583 central projects: Survey
March 15th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 15 (IANS) Of the 583 central projects underway involving an outlay of Rs.8.21 trillion only seven are ahead of schedule and 166 are on schedule, says the ... Read more...
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Delays in infra projects raises costs 23 percent: Government (Lead)
August 19th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The government Friday said 251 central projects - most of them in the infrastructure sector - have missed their deadlines, resulting in an anticipated cost-overrun ... Read more...
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‘251 delayed projects to cost 23.45 percent more’
August 19th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The central government Friday said 251 central projects have missed their deadlines, resulting in an anticipated cost-overrun of 23.45 percent of Rs.369,361.6 crore on implementing ... Read more...
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Public projects worth over Rs.300,000 crore delayed
August 11th, 2011 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Over 250 central projects worth Rs.369,361.6 crore have been delayed due to non-availability of land, paucity of funds, delay in supplies from vendors, and problems ... Read more...
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Work state’s new land policy in central projects, Mayawati to PM
June 12th, 2011 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to implement her government's new land acquisition policy while setting up central projects in ... Read more...
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Kerala not progressing due to Left’s flawed policies: PM
April 9th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam (Kerala), April 9 (IANS) Taking on Kerala's Left Democratic Front government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the state was not progressing enough because of the "flawed policies" ... Read more...
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Transparent land acquisition, no division of Bengal: Congress
April 4th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) The Congress Sunday promised a transparent and efficient policy for acquiring land for industrialisation in West Bengal and proper compensation to the owners, if it ... Read more...
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50 percent infrastructure projects delayed: Economic Survey
February 25th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Progress on key infrastructure projects, especially roads, power and railways, has not been satisfactory as more than half the central projects have been delayed, resulting in ... Read more...
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CBI probe into central schemes in Ludhiana
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, Jan 23 (IANS) The union ministry for rural development and panchayati raj has recommended a CBI investigation and CAG audit into all central schemes being implemented in Ludhiana parliamentary constituency.The ministry's ... Read more...
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India’s first warship design centre to reduce dependency
December 5th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 5 (IANS) With the inauguration of the country's first warship design centre at Challiyar in Kerala's Kozhikode district in 18 months, 75 percent of the Indian Navy's vessels would ... Read more...
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Left did not utilise development funds in Kerala: Congress
October 5th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 5 (IANS) Ahead of the local bodies poll in Kerala later this month, the Congress Tuesday said the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had utilised only Rs.1,784 crore of the ... Read more...
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327 central projects behind schedule: Minister
November 25th, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A total of 327 projects were behind schedule by one month to 16 years, with the maximum defaults in the road transport sector, according to the data ... Read more...
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Government preparing roadmap for northeast development
June 22nd, 2009 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The government is preparing a roadmap for the all-round development of the northeastern states, it said here Monday.
The roadmap, part of the government's "North East Vision-2020" ... Read more...
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Northeast states call for speedy action on central projects
June 13th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 13 (IANS) The northeastern states have urged the central government to release funds for the speedy implementation of flagship development and infrastructure projects in the region, said Tripura Finance Minister ... Read more...
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“Serving the poor, I have learnt from my grandmother” says Rahul Gandhi
April 16th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by admin
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a rally in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh said that he had come to politics for serving the Poor, Dalits and Backwards. He ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi launches campaign for Congress in Mizoram
November 21st, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Nov 21 (IANS) Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday accused the Mizo National Front (MNF) government of siphoning off central projects funds in Mizoram."The MNF-led Mizoram government misutilised millions of ... Read more...
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Protest by Kerala ministers to divert attention: Vayalar Ravi
October 16th, 2008 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Criticising the massive protest planned before parliament Friday by Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) ministers and legislators, union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi Thursday said it ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu’s numbers game - 13 ministers, 62 major central projects (Lead)
August 21st, 2008 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) With 13 ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government, Tamil Nadu has been allocated 62 major central projects valued at almost Rs.409 billion (Rs.40,900 crore) in the ... Read more...
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With 13 ministers, Tamil Nadu tops with central projects
August 21st, 2008 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) With 13 ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government, Tamil Nadu has been allocated 62 major central projects valued at almost Rs.409 billion (Rs.40,900 crore) in the ... Read more...
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Some 900 projects in India hit by delays; extra cost Rs.368 bn
June 13th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Spiralling prices, funds crunch, poor equipment and slow environment clearances have delayed some 900 major projects in India, burdening the exchequer with extra cost ... Read more...
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Assam embargo on bureaucrats visiting New Delhi
May 8th, 2008 - 11:33 am ICT by admin
Guwahati, May 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has put an embargo on bureaucrats making frequent trips to New Delhi in the name of pushing files and getting central projects approved. ... Read more...
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Central Govt. officials to study J and K reconstruction projects today
April 11th, 2008 - 10:35 am ICT by admin
Jammu, Apr 11 (ANI): A Central team comprising 22 secretaries and joint secretaries will arrive here to assess the progress of implementation of the Central projects under the Prime Minister's Reconstruction ... Read more...
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