NRHM scam: Court raps Uttar Pradesh for delay in prosecution (Lead)
August 23rd, 2012 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 23 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Thursday rapped the Akhilesh Yadav government for delaying sanction for prosecution of accused doctors and officials in the ... Read more...
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Kerala prepares for Left-backed staff strike
August 20th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (IANS) The Kerala government has made elaborate arrangements to deal with the day-long strike Tuesday by Left-backed state government employees, said Home Minister T. Radhakrishnan."In a ... Read more...
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Left-backed Kerala government staff to strike work Aug 21
August 17th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) The Left-backed state government employees have called for a day-long strike Aug 21 after Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy refused to go back on his ... Read more...
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Whistleblowers bill likely to come in Rajya Sabha Tuesday
August 13th, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The whistleblowers protection bill is likely to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday, government sources said Monday.The legislation, which is one of the important ... Read more...
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70,000 Pakistani officials have not got salary
August 3rd, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 3 (IANS) A staggering 70,000 government employees here did not get their salary on time due to an auditors' strike, a media report said.The daily Dawn said as ... Read more...
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CII for reducing subsidies to two percent of GDP
June 5th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Tuesday backed the idea of containing subsidies to two percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).The CII national council, which ... Read more...
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‘Frame scheme for displaced Kashmiri bureaucrats’
June 1st, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked the central government to frame a rehabilitation scheme for displaced retired Kashmiri bureaucrats here, and quashed the eviction notices ... Read more...
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Top executives of PSU banks are outside service rules
May 19th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) The country's top civil servants are subject to service/conduct/disciplinary rules, but top honchos of government-owned banks are not.In response to a query under the Right to ... Read more...
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Pakistani government plans novel housing move
March 20th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) The Pakistani government plans to ask its employees occupying 28,000 official residences across the country to vacate so that they can be used for commercial purposes.The ... Read more...
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Rajasthan moots bill to seize corrupt officials’ property
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, March 1 (IANS) The Rajasthan cabinet Thursday approved a bill which aims to ensure speedy disposal of corruption cases and seizure or attachment of property of those government servants ... Read more...
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Hazare supporters observe fast in Chennai (Lead)
December 27th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) Three-year-old Rasika is the star attraction at Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam marriage hall here, venue for the protest fast being organised by the Chennai chapter of ... Read more...
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Farmers suicides, Ambedkar memorial set to rock Maharashtra house
December 11th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Dec 11 (IANS) Farmers' suicides, better remuneration for agricultural products and the much-delayed memorial for B.R. Ambedkar are some of the major issues the ruling Congress-Nationalist Congress Party ... Read more...
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Man assaults parliament security staff, detained
November 24th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) A 29-year-old man from Bihar, suspected to be mentally unstable, was detained here Thursday for assaulting a security staffer when he was denied entry into ... Read more...
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Advani demands white paper on black money, slams PM’s RTI remarks
October 15th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 15 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani Saturday demanded a white paper from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the action taken by the United Progressive Alliance ... Read more...
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All accused can’t be tried for breach of trust: Balwa (Lead)
October 10th, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Jailed Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa Monday told a special court here hearing the 2G spectrum allocation scam that all the 17 accused in ... Read more...
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Afzal Guru’s hanging will re-kindle militancy: Yasin Malik
September 29th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 29 (IANS) Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of pro-freedom Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Thursday warned of another extended phase of violence in the valley if local ... Read more...
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Goa panel submits Lokayukta bill to Kamat
September 19th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 19 (IANS) The Goa Law Commission presented a draft Lokayukta bill to Chief Minister Digambar Kamat at his residence here Monday, an official said.Kamat, who last month ... Read more...
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Government unveils anti-graft steps, to set up fast-track courts
September 15th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Weeks after activist Anna Hazare's fast for a stronger anti-graft law grabbed national attention, the government Wednesday unveiled a host of steps to curb ... Read more...
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Give post-retirement benefits to 91-year-old worker: Court
August 23rd, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the central government to provide its 91-year-old former employee some of the post-retirement benefits that he had been unable ... Read more...
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Vendors to businessmen, everyone is for Anna
August 18th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The thousands who packed the India Gate lawns here cheering jailed Gandhian Anna Hazare for his war on corruption included an entire spectrum of ... Read more...
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Fake currency racket reaches Goa minister’s doorstep
August 11th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 11 (IANS) An accused in a counterfeit currency racket busted recently was a regular visitor at a Goa minister's house, police said Thursday.The accused, a grass-roots Congress worker, ... Read more...
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CBI slaps 3,621 cases against officers, others
August 4th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered 3,621 cases against 2,289 government servants and 4,897 others from January 2008 to June-end 2011, parliament was informed ... Read more...
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Goa becoming ‘dowry destination’?
June 21st, 2011 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 21 (IANS) Already infamous as a drugs-and-sex destination, Goa may now have to contend with another unsavoury association - dowry.Four dowry cases, including two dowry-related deaths, have rocked ... Read more...
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‘Realty boom coming in smaller cities’
May 13th, 2011 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The population in India's big cities is exploding and in the next five years, the housing boom will reach the smaller urban centres to target ... Read more...
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DMK government destroying important files: AIADMK
April 25th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's opposition AIADMK Sunday charged the ruling DMK government with destroying important files in the guise of shifting various departments from Fort St. George to ... Read more...
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Poll panel warns against canvassing for postal votes
April 23rd, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday warned of strict action against Tamil Nadu's political parties and government servants found canvassing for postal votes.In a statement issued here, state ... Read more...
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2G Scam: PAC unlikely to summit report
April 21st, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr. 21 (ANI): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, which is headed by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi, is unlikely to submit its report ... Read more...
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For government jobs, join Youth Congress: Kamat
April 13th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 13 (IANS) Youngsters seeking government jobs should enrol themselves with the Youth Congress, Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said Wednesday."I keep telling people I have given at ... Read more...
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PAC questions Anil Ambani in 2G scam probe
April 5th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 5 (ANI): The Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) questioned Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani on Tuesday in connection with the 2G spectrum scam probe.The panel headed by senior ... Read more...
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2G scam: Anil Ambani to appear before PAC
April 5th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 5 (ANI): Reliance Communication Chairman Anil Ambani is expected to appear before the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today in connection with the 2G spectrum scam probe.Swan Telecom promoter ... Read more...
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Regularised daily wagers entitled to all benefits: Court
March 25th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) Daily-wage employees, who have been regularised in government service, cannot be denied access to benefits enjoyed by permanent government servants, the Gujarat High Court ruled Friday.The ... Read more...
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Assam scam accused files poll papers from jail
March 17th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 17 (IANS) Mohit Hojai, one of the key accused in a Rs.1,000-crore financial scam, Thursday filed his nomination papers from jail for the Assam assembly elections as a ... Read more...
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Meghalaya follows Bihar to declare assets
March 16th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Mar 16 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Wednesday said the government was working on a policy to make it mandatory for politicians, bureaucrats and government servants to declare their assets ... Read more...
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Three rag pickers held with Rs.10 lakh in valuables, cash
February 20th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Three rag pickers were arrested in the national capital with valuables and cash totalling nearly Rs.10 lakh, police said Sunday. With the arrests the police claim to ... Read more...
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Race on for Chandigarh medical institute’s top job
February 4th, 2011 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) Nearly 100 top names from the medical fraternity in the country are likely to be considered for the coveted post of director of the Post-Graduate Institute ... Read more...
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