Fond memories abound as Zero Bridge dismantled
April 4th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 4 (IANS) History flowed down the Jhelum River in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital WEdnesday as the authorities started dismantling the six-decade-old Zero Bridge - said to ... Read more...
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Two government officials shot dead in Bihar
March 2nd, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 2 (IANS) Two government officials were shot dead and another was seriously injured Friday by unidentified assailants in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, police said.The victims were identified as officials ... Read more...
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Pranab hopes to meet Rs.40,000 crore disinvestment target
November 18th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The government has not revised downward the disinvestment target of Rs.40,000 crore for the current fiscal and was hopeful of meeting it, Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Sabarimala: Kerala would rather be safe than sorry
November 15th, 2011 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Sabarimala (Kerala), Nov 15 (IANS) Haunted by last season's tragedy which left over 100 pilgrims dead in a stampede, a cautious Kerala government has come up with a new footpath, ... Read more...
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India’s longest rail tunnel opened in Kashmir
October 14th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu/Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) An engineering marvel was unveiled Friday when the Indian Railways opened a 10.96-km long railway tunnel, the longest in the country, that will help connect the ... Read more...
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Rs.40,000 crore disinvestment target will be met: Official
September 13th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The government will be able to meet the targeted Rs.40,000 crore through divesting its stake in public sector undertakings during the current financial year, ... Read more...
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PSU stake sale only when markets right: Mukherjee
August 19th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said the government would sell its stake in the public sector undertakings (PSUs) only when market conditions were favourable."We ... Read more...
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10 percent NBCC divestment okayed
August 11th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The government Thursday approved divestment of 10 percent of its equity holding in state-run construction and engineering firm National Buildings Construction
Corporation Limited (NBCC).In a ... Read more...
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CBI grills former home ministry official on graft charges
June 20th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has questioned a senior bureaucrat, earlier in the home ministry but sent back to his home cadre Uttar Pradesh, ... Read more...
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CBI’s swanky new office has gym, cafeteria (With images)
April 30th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Two separate gymnasiums for men and women, a sprawling swanky cafeteria, modern communication technology and much more - welcome to the imposing 11-storeyd ... Read more...
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Foundation stone laid for overseas Indians centre
April 28th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi Thursday laid the foundation stone here for a "Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra" - intended for discussions and research on the ... Read more...
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Salman Khurshid lays foundation stone for NPCC’s office complex in Gurgaon
March 22nd, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by ANI
Gurgaon, Mar 22 (ANI): Water Resources Minister Salman Khurshid today laid the foundation stone of the Office Complex of National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) at Gurgaon, Haryana.Addressing the gathering, Khurshid commended ... Read more...
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Official killed in militant ambush in Tripura
January 31st, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 31 (IANS) A central government official from Andhra Pradesh was killed and his driver critically injured when separatist tribal guerrillas fired at their car from across the India-Bangladesh border in ... Read more...
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Delhi builder shoots self (Lead)
January 17th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) A 42-year-old builder allegedly committed suicide Monday evening by shooting himself at his residence in west Delhi, police said.According to police, Rajender Singh was a contractor for ... Read more...
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2,200 flats to be added to Delhi’s government colony
October 13th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) To counter the shortage of government houses in the capital, the union cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal for building about 4,550 flats in place of the existing ... Read more...
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35,000 people to be hit by border fencing in Mizoram
September 27th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Sep 27 (IANS) Over 35,000 people from 45 villages near the India-Bangladesh border need to be rehabilitated to facilitate the fencing of the frontier in Mizoram, state Home Minister R. ... Read more...
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BJP legislator asked to return misused funds - with interest
September 27th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 27 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Monday held that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Shankar Chaudhari had misused money from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for his own ... Read more...
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Rs.217 crore central funds for Bihar’s rural roads
September 23rd, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The central government has given over Rs.217 crore to five public sector units (PSUs) for construction of rural roads in Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak ... Read more...
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Arup Roy Choudhury new CMD of NTPC
September 1st, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Arup Roy Choudhury is the new chairman and managing director of state-run utility NTPC.
Roy was earlier with the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC).
"I intend ... Read more...
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‘NREGA worker stood surety for Chinese nationals’ bail’
August 18th, 2010 - 1:43 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 17 (IANS) A controversy cropped up in Chhattisgarh Tuesday after a Congress politician said that a tribal, who is a National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme card holder, acted "on the ... Read more...
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Kanshi Ram memorial to get silicon coat
July 19th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) The barely one-year-old Rs.750 crore Kanshi Ram Memorial here is to be given a special silicon coat to provide a shield against seepage and discolouring of the ... Read more...
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Insurance, housing benefits for 60 lakh teachers
June 18th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) It's good news for over 60 lakh teachers across the country - a health and life insurance cover, as well as a group housing scheme has been ... Read more...
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Six engineers suspended for Jhansi chimney collapse
May 29th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) Six engineers have been suspended for negligence after a chimney collapsed at a power plant in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district killing two workers and injuring at least, an ... Read more...
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First death in Jhansi chimney mishap, one still missing
May 26th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 26 (IANS) The body of a labourer was dug out Wednesday from the debris of the chimney collapse in Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh, confirming the first death in the ... Read more...
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Construction company booked for chimney collapse
May 25th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 25 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) Tuesday registered a first information report (FIR) against a state-run agency in connection with the collapse of a 210-metre chimney at ... Read more...
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Six injured in chimney collapse (Lead, superseding earlier story)
May 24th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) At least six people were injured, including two grievously, when a 540 feet-tall chimney of a 500 MW thermal power station collapsed in Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh's ... Read more...
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Four dead as Uttar Pradesh power plant chimney collapses
May 24th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) At least four people were killed and several others injured when a 540 feet-tall chimney of a 500 MW thermal power station collapsed in Paricha town of Jhansi ... Read more...
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Gemac-Sepco III partner for Tamil Nadu power project
May 4th, 2010 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) City-based Gemac Energy Ltd and Chinese power sector engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) player Sepco III Electric Power Construction Corporation have agreed to set up a 1,320 MW ... Read more...
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National Press Centre contract signed by Press Information Bureau
March 22nd, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 22 (ANI): The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Monday signed a contract today with the National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) Ltd., for the construction of a new National Press ... Read more...
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Finally, a world-class media centre in Delhi
March 22nd, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A spanking new world-class press centre will come up in the capital by late 2012 at a cost of Rs.60 crore.
The Press Information Bureau, the nodal government ... Read more...
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McNally Bharat bags Rs.245.42 crore SAIL order
March 12th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) City-based McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd has bagged a project worth Rs.245.42 crore from the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), a company statement said here Friday.
The project ... Read more...
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Two engineers held for Balco chimney collapse
February 14th, 2010 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 14 (IANS) Two engineers of a private construction firm were arrested Saturday for their alleged role in last year's chimney collapse at the Bharat Aluminum Company Limited (Balco) power plant ... Read more...
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Case against contractors, engineers of NBCC for two deaths
January 21st, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) A case was lodged here against the contractors and engineers of the National Building Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC), India's largest public sector construction company, in connection with the ... Read more...
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Balco mishap Chhattisgarh’s worst industrial tragedy (Lead)
January 15th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 15 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Friday termed the Sep 23 Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (Balco) power plant chimney crash, at Korba town, the biggest-ever industrial tragedy in the state's history.
"Balco ... Read more...
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Bail hearing of arrested Chinese engineers deferred
January 13th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 13 (IANS) A court in Chhattisgarh's Korba town Wednesday deferred till Jan 18 the bail hearing of three Chinese engineers arrested Monday in connection with a power plant chimney ... Read more...
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