Sonia seeks action in Assam violence, northeastern people’s mistreatment (Lead)
August 19th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Expressing her "deep pain" at the ethnic violence in Assam, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday condemned the subsequent mistreatment faced by people from northeast ... Read more...
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Mud embankments help Madhya Pradesh farmers increase crop yield
July 29th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, July 29 (IANS) A traditional water conservation method using mud embankments on farmland is helping farmers in a drought-prone region of Madhya Pradesh increase grain production.For years, farmers in ... Read more...
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Rs.14,000 crore annual plan for Punjab approved
May 14th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 14 (IANS) The Planning Commission Monday approved a Rs.14,000 crore annual plan (2012-13) for Punjab, marking an increase of 22 percent over the last year (2011-12).The plan was ... Read more...
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IT making panchayats transparent: Minister
March 28th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India's panchayats are becoming more transparent with over 40,000 elected village bodies using online software for annual planning and another 70,000 for accounting under e-panchayat ... Read more...
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Bangladesh signs $290 mn deal with World Bank
January 18th, 2012 - 7:30 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 18 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government has signed a $290 million financing agreement with the World Bank for the country's second Local Governance Support Project, said the Washington-based lender.The ... Read more...
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Nepal government caught between federalists, royalists
April 26th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 26 (IANS) Nepal's weak government, under fire from all sides for growing insecurity, corruption and inflation, Tuesday found itself in a fresh dilemma with federalists demanding restructuring of ... Read more...
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Drafting of Lokpal Bill to be videographed: Anna Hazare (Lead)
April 10th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A day after he ended his 97-hour fast demanding a stronger anti-graft Lokpal Bill, social activist Anna Hazare Sunday said the process of formulating the ... Read more...
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Drafting of Lokpal Bill to be videographed: Anna Hazare
April 10th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A day after he ended his fast demanding a stronger anti-graft Lokpal Bill, social activist Anna Hazare Sunday said the process of formulting the act ... Read more...
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Central team touring northeast to push for grassroots governance
February 18th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl/Agartala, Feb 18 (IANS) A central government team, sponsored by the union panchayati raj ministry, is touring the northeastern states to gather public opinion on devolution of governance to the grass roots ... Read more...
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Parliament approves bill on Jharkhand panchayat polls
August 25th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Parliament Wednesday approved a bill on holding panchayat elections in Jharkhand, which is currently under president's rule, with the Rajya Sabha adopting the measure.
The Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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DRDO reshaped to boost defence research
May 13th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) In a bid to transform and revitalise the DRDO in form and substance and ensure effective participation of India Inc. in the defence technology sector, the government ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha clears way for Tamil Nadu legislative council
May 6th, 2010 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Wednesday approved a bill for creating a legislative council in Tamil Nadu with members from AIADMK and the Left parties opposing the move.
The ... Read more...
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CPI-M for more autonomous bodies
April 15th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 15 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday demanded the creation of constitutional bodies to provide autonomy to tribals and non-tribals in backward and hilly areas and said Tripura ... Read more...
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34th Arab health ministers’ meet in Cairo Wednesday
March 10th, 2010 - 4:16 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 10 (IANS) The 34th Arab Health Ministers' Conference will begin in Cairo Wednesday to discuss ways to improve primary healthcare in the region, WAM news agency reported.
The two-day ... Read more...
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Payments to workers under rural job scheme to be expedited
January 18th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi Monday said the government was taking steps to cut delay in payment to workers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA).
Inaugurating ... Read more...
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Telangana mess: Did Sonia Gandhi blunder? (Comment)
December 19th, 2009 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
For someone who has rarely taken a false step since scripting the Congress' success story over the last five years, Sonia Gandhi's slip-up on Telangana was an uncharacteristic blunder.The ... Read more...
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Delhi to host film festival on the marginalised
August 27th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A three-day film festival showcasing everyday challenges of the urban poor and plight of marginalised will begin here Friday.
Amongst the various issues the documentaries, to be screened ... Read more...
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Every cabinet proposal to say how it furthers equity, inclusiveness
June 4th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Focusing on reforms in governance, the Manmohan Singh government has made it mandatory for every proposal that comes before the cabinet to include explanation of how ... Read more...
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Debate on Rajiv Gandhi, few jokes mark Aiyar’s book launch
February 18th, 2009 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Has the 21st century overtaken Rajiv Gandhi's vision? A panel discussion by eminent politicians and diplomats on the subject called for interesting observations, even a few jokes ... Read more...
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India’s premier investigation agency restructures itself
January 2nd, 2009 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) At a time when the government has set up a new agency to probe federal crimes, the existing detection agency Central Bureau of Investigation has restructured itself ... Read more...
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‘India should decentralise power generation, distribution’
July 14th, 2008 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) India should decentralise generation and distribution of power by allowing big commercial and residential complexes to build captive power plants, said a government official here Monday. "Recent ... Read more...
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US aid package of 845 million dollars for Pak can be in jeopardy
November 14th, 2007 - 10:18 am ICT by admin
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