Army called to help Jaipur, Rajasthan battles floods
August 24th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, August 24 (IANS) The army was Friday roped in to pump out water from several residential areas of this Rajasthan capital city still inundated after heavy rain, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Toll rises to 27 in Rajasthan rains
August 24th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 23 (IANS) The toll in Rajasthan due to rains rose to 27 with four more deaths reported in Sikar district Thursday, officials said.Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot appealed ... Read more...
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Run trains on time, directs Pakistani PM
July 5th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has directed the railway authorities to ensure smooth and punctual operation of long distance trains.The long distance trains run between Karachi-Peshawar, ... Read more...
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Power, engineering sectors have potential: Pakistani PM
July 4th, 2012 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan offers numerous opportunities for foreign investors, especially in engineering, power, horticulture and manufacturing sectors, said Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.Chairing a meeting of Board of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pakistan PM moves to fix power crisis
June 24th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has moved to ensure adequate fuel supplies to power plants for uninterrupted production of electricity to overcome a crippling power ... Read more...
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Single lane highways in Uttarakhand to be double laned
June 22nd, 2012 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Dehradun, June 21 (IANS) Union Road Transport and National Highways Minister C.P. Joshi Thursday directed officials of the National Highways Authority to convert 1,463 km long single lane National Highways ... Read more...
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Ordinance to protect Kashmir’s Hindu temples being readied
April 19th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 19 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to issue an ordinance to protect Hindu temples in the Kashmir Valley, a demand that Kashmiri Pandit migrants ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Chandy to expand cabinet, IUML gets fifth berth
April 12th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy finally succumbed to the pressures of coalition politics and handed over a fifth berth to Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) ... Read more...
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Chidambaram discusses AFSPA with Kashmir government (Second Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 10 (IANS) An announcement on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be made as soon as the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) decided on the ... Read more...
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Make preparations for more tourists in 2012: Omar Abdullah
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 23 (IANS) After 12 million tourist arrivals in 2011, Jammu and Kashmir is eyeing a higher number of tourists and pilgrims this year but needs better infrastructure and ... Read more...
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World’s largest solar telescope to be set up in Ladakh
January 7th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 7 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has assured all help and co-operation to the union Department of Science and Technology in its endeavour to set up a ... Read more...
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Come up with new business plan: Gilani to PIA
December 30th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has rejected a business plan submitted by the management of the country's floundering national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pakistan invites South Korea to set up economic zone
December 1st, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 1 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday offered South Korea to establish its economic zone in Pakistan to boost trade ties between the two countries.The president made the ... Read more...
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Government prepares strategy to double exports by 2014
November 4th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The government Friday said it had prepared a strategy paper envisaging doubling of exports to $500 billion by 2014, in the backdrop of increasing current ... Read more...
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Business as usual unacceptable, Gilani warns PIA
November 4th, 2011 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 4 (IANS) "Business as usual is unacceptable" was the stern message from Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to the country's national carrier that has to undergo restructuring.Gilani, ... Read more...
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Farooq denies bribery allegations
October 6th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 6 (IANS) Breaking his silence over the custodial death of a worker of Jammu and Kashmir's ruling National Conference (NC) over allegations of bribery, party patron Farooq Abdullah ... Read more...
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Over 50 percent deaths from non-communicable diseases: Azad
September 8th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) About 50.5 percent of deaths in India occur due to non-communicable diseases (NCD) like diabetes, respiratory diseases, cancers and cardiovascular diseases, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi ... Read more...
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Reforms are our priority number one: PM
August 20th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the next phase of economic reforms will be his priority number one despite difficulties, and expressed confidence that ... Read more...
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Government will target 9 percent growth: PM (Lead)
August 20th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Sounding upbeat on the Indian economy despite an uncertasin global environment, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the 12th Five Year Plan
will target a ... Read more...
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Fiscal consolidation needs priority, stresses PM
August 20th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the process of fiscal consolidation needs to be given priority even if it limits the availability of resources ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Tough decisions needed to achieve 9 percent growth target: PM
August 20th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday India needed to take some difficult decisions to achieve a target of 9 percent growth during the next ... Read more...
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Delhi aiding construction workers’ children’s study
June 29th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Delhi government has given financial assistance of
Rs.13.20 crore to the children of registered construction workers studying in various government schools in the capital, Labour ... Read more...
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Media trying to create DMK-Congress rift: Karunanidhi
June 13th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 13 (IANS) A section of media is interested in creating a rift between the DMK and the Congress, DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.Karunanidhi said ... Read more...
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National policy soon for manufacturing sector: Sharma
April 8th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India aims to raise the share of manufacturing in its GDP to over 25 percent in 10 years from the current 16 percent and ... Read more...
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Gilani vows “new strategy” to combat religious extremism in Pakistan
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 3(ANI): In the wake of the assassination of Pakistan's Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that his government would announce a new strategy ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Avoid rights violations, Omar tells top officials
February 6th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday directed the security forces in the state to avoid any violation of human rights at any stage while conducting operations ... Read more...
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5,000 cameras to monitor criminals in Haryana
February 1st, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 1 (IANS) The Haryana government Tuesday announced that it would install at least 5,000 cameras in major cities across the state to monitor activities of criminals, a senior official said ... Read more...
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Security stepped up in Karnataka following terror alert
December 27th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Dec 27 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Karnataka, particularly in the coastal areas, following a high alert that some suspected terror outfits might target places of worship and crowded ... Read more...
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We want result-oriented dialogue on Kashmir, says Qureshi
October 13th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Islamabad wants to have a meaningful dialogue with New Delhi over the the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said here.Qureshi told mediapersons after chairing a ... Read more...
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Kamat appeals for calm ahead of Ayodhya verdict
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 22 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Wednesday appealed to the public to maintain calm in view of the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi dispute due Friday. ... Read more...
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Accelerate India’s economic diplomacy: Krishna
September 3rd, 2010 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday underlined the importance of economic cooperation in a world that is still recovering from the global economic meltdown.
He was chairing a meeting ... Read more...
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Pak Govt. accused of exploiting flood relief efforts for establishing many “Benazirabads”
September 3rd, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 3 (ANI): Opposition parties in Pakistan have accused the government of exploiting flood relief efforts to name the new towns established for the flood victims as "Benazirabad".Chairing a meeting ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Kerala Muslim groups trying to mix religion, terror: Minister
July 24th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Saturday said some Muslim organizations in the state were trying to propagate terrorism in the name of religion.
Addressing reporters here after chairing a ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
India to become second largest steel-producing nation by 2012: Virbhadra Singh
July 23rd, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): Union Minister of Steel Virbhadra Singh on Friday said India is expected to become the second largest steel-producing nation by 2012 with a targeted production capacity of ... Read more...
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Pak Parliamentary Committee on National Security wants anti-terror policy revamped
July 3rd, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 3 (ANI): Pakistani lawmakers have demanded that the government revamp its anti-terror policy in view of the continuous terror strikes in the country, which have resulted in the death of ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |