Judges cannot fix poverty line: Supreme Court
September 3rd, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) In a pronouncement of considerable significance that could check the judiciary's overstepping into legislative and governmental functioning, the Supreme Court has said the question of ... Read more...
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900 unauthorised Delhi colonies to be regularised (Lead, Correcting date in para one)
August 15th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday announced a slew of measures for the people of the capital, including regularisation of over 900 unauthorised colonies, ... Read more...
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900 unauthorised Delhi colonies to be regularised
August 15th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday announced a slew of measures for the people of the capital, including regularisation of over 900 unauthorised colonies, ... Read more...
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Delhi approves food security scheme for poor
August 13th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Delhi government Monday gave its nod to implementing a project to provide food security to two lakh vulnerable households in the current year not ... Read more...
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Highlights of Delhi budget
May 29th, 2012 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Highlights of the Delhi budget for 2012-13 presented Monday by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit:- Scholarships for students belonging to th Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes(ST), other backward classes (OBCs) and ... Read more...
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Strike halts work on mega-dam in Brazil
April 24th, 2012 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 24 (IANS/EFE) A strike Monday effectively halted work on Brazil's giant Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, a controversial project in the heart of Amazonia that has drawn ... Read more...
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CAG raps Himachal for supplying inferior foodgrains
April 9th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh supplied 2,066 tonnes of substandard pulses and 1,167 tonnes of inferior foodgrains to consumers from 2006-11, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) ... Read more...
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Entitlements will not be linked to poverty line: Planning Commission
March 20th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Planning Commission Tuesday said food subsidies and other entitlements will not be linked to the new poverty line."Entitlements for food subsidy benefits will not ... Read more...
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Government reviews food security bill
February 29th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Amid concerns about the rising subsidy burden, the government has reviewed the financial implications of the National Food Security Bill which seeks to provide ... Read more...
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Food bill burden won’t be big: Thomas
February 12th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The proposed National Food Security Bill (NFSB) will not entail "large" financial implications for the government, Minister of State for Food, Public Distribution and ... Read more...
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Finance minister says losing sleep over rising subsidy bills
February 8th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A worried Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said he is losing sleep over the rising subsidy bills, notably on food, fertiliser and petroleum products."As ... Read more...
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RBI wants government to deregulate diesel price
January 24th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday suggested that the government deregulate the price of diesel fully to help contain aggregate demand and the trade deficit ... Read more...
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Landmark food security bill tabled in parliament (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The government Thursday tabled in the Lok Sabha the landmark food security bill which seeks to provide subsidised foodgrain to over half of India's ... Read more...
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Cabinet clears food bill (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The union cabinet Sunday approved the draft National Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide subsidised foodgrains to over half of India's 1.2 billion ... Read more...
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Cabinet meet begins, Lokpal not on agenda
December 18th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) A meeting of the union cabinet began Sunday evening to approve the National Food Security Bill that seeks to provide rice at Rs.3, wheat ... Read more...
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Cabinet to take up food bill
December 18th, 2011 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The union cabinet will Sunday evening take up the contentious National Food Security Bill that seeks to provide rice at Rs.3, wheat at Rs.2 ... Read more...
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Will Sonia Gandhi’s Food Bill past muster? (Lead)
December 18th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The draft National Food Security Bill, that seeks to provide rice at Rs.3, wheat at Rs.2 and coarse grains at Re.1 per kg to ... Read more...
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Main provisions of food bill (To go with ‘Will food bill force government to eat humble pie’)
December 18th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Main provisions of the National Food Security Bill:- The draft bill seeks to cover 75 percent of the rural population and 50 percent of urban households and proposes the right to ... Read more...
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Will Sonia Gandhi’s food bill pass muster?
December 18th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The draft National Food Security Bill, that seeks to provide rice at Rs.3, wheat at Rs.2 and coarse grains at Re.1 per kg to ... Read more...
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Cabinet meet likely Sunday on Lokpal, food security bills (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The union cabinet is expected to meet here Sunday evening to discuss the Lokpal and the food security bills, said official sources.The cabinet meeting, ... Read more...
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Cabinet defers food bill as discussions inconclusive (Second Lead)
December 13th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The cabinet Tuesday deferred a decision on the proposed food security bill as talks on the legislation remained inconclusive, with Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar ... Read more...
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Cabinet nod to food bill likely Tuesday
December 12th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) With the cabinet all set to approve the draft National Food Security Bill Tuesday, the government plans to introduce it in the ongoing winter ... Read more...
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RBI hints at more monetary action to curb inflation
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 22 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor D. Subbarao Tuesday did not rule out further monetary action to curb inflation.He said monetary steps may be warranted in ... Read more...
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Food bill to address cost-sharing concern of states
November 21st, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Taking note of concerns of the states, the central government has provided for cost sharing in all the schemes under the draft National Food ... Read more...
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Changing food habits causing inflation: Thomas
October 28th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Changing food habits and increased purchasing power were causing high food inflation in the country, a minister said Friday."Food habits of people are changing. Their ... Read more...
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Rethink food security bill: Pawar
October 19th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The price at which foodgrain will be given under the proposed National Food Security Bill must be reconsidered to reduce the subsidy burden on the ... Read more...
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AIADMK to explain budget proposals through public meets
August 5th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday said the ruling AIADMK would hold public meetings in all the 234 assembly constituencies, highlighting the features of the ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu provides for free cattle, laptops in budget
August 4th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Finance Minister O. Pannerselvam Thursday presented the state budget for this fiscal, setting aside Rs.8,900 crore for freebies such as laptops, fans, mixers, cattle, ... Read more...
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Pak council urges Zardari to grant India ‘most favoured nation’ status to spur trade
April 30th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 30(ANI): The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has urged President Asif Ali Zardari to grant India the most favoured nation (MFN) status to enhance regional trade."The immediate implication of this is ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa has no right to talk of law and order: DMK
April 3rd, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) Citing several crimes and incidents that took place during the AIADMK's rule in Tamil Nadu under J. Jayalalithaa, DMK leader and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi ... Read more...
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Probe 2G scam to recover losses, says CPI-M
November 18th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum row should lead to the recovery of Rs.176,379 crore the government lost because of the way it ... Read more...
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Categorise households for legal entitlement of foodgrain: NAC
October 23rd, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The National Advisory Council (NAC), chaired by Sonia Gandhi, Saturday urged the government to move beyond the below poverty line (BPL) criteria and recommended "priority" and ... Read more...
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NAC may finalise suggestions on food security bill today
July 14th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): The National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi is expected to finalise its recommendations on food security bill on Wednesday.The meeting is also ... Read more...
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A government pilot to identify the country’s poorest
June 16th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The rural development ministry will launch a pilot project across 256 villages next month in a bid to identify the poor under a new set ... Read more...
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Stop futures trading in food to control prices: Tripura government
June 11th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 11 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led Left Front government in Tripura Friday urged the central government stop futures trading in food commodities to control the rising prices ... Read more...
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