6th Abu Dhabi-Singapore joint forum held
May 8th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, May 7 (IANS/WAM) The 6th Abu Dhabi-Singapore Joint Forum (ADSJF) was held in Abu Dhabi Monday.Jointly organised by the Abu Dhabi's Executive Affairs Authority (EAA), and International Enterprise ... Read more...
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India, Spain to hold civil society dialogue
March 20th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Diplomats, parliamentarians, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and other social agents from Spain and India will meet here for two days from Wednesday for the 6th India-Spain ... Read more...
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Kashmiri Pandits want Padgaonkar to go for ‘Fai links’
July 23rd, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 23 (IANS) A joint forum of Kashmiri Pandit migrants Saturday demanded the resignation of Dilip Padgaonkar, who heads the three-member central government appointed interlocutors on Kashmir, alleging that ... Read more...
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Australia, Visva-Bharati to collaborate on Tagore Museum
March 15th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 15 (ANI): AusHeritage, Australia's international cultural heritage network and Visva-Bharati University will have a joint forum in Santiniketan on March 15-16, 2011 to develop a functional brief for identifying ... Read more...
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Northeast issues: Forum to draw national attention
February 8th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Feb 8 (IANS) Major political parties in northeast India have decided to form a joint forum to highlight the region's problems.Leaders of the Naga People's Front (NPF), the Mizo National Front ... Read more...
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60,000 Punjab power sector staffers on strike
December 8th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Nearly 60,000 employees of Punjab's power sector went on a two-day strike Wednesday after their talks with the state's power corporations regarding pay and other benefits failed.President of ... Read more...
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Radical Sikh groups call for Punjab shutdown Nov 3
October 28th, 2010 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (IANS) The Khalsa Action Committee (KAC), a joint forum of radical Sikh groups, Thursday sought state wide support to its call for Punjab shut down Nov 3 to highlight ... Read more...
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Mulayam’s apology to Muslims a gimmick: Amar Singh
August 2nd, 2010 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Allahabad, Aug 1 (IANS) Expelled Samajwadi Party leader and now head of his newly formed Lok Manch, Amar Singh, Sunday attacked his one-time political mentor Mulayam Singh Yadav for shedding "crocodile ... Read more...
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Army probe against tainted ex-aide of Rodrigues sought
July 24th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) A city-based NGO Saturday demanded a military court of inquiry against Major Nirvikar Singh, aide-de-camp (ADC) of former Punjab governor and Chandigarh administrator S.F. Rodrigues, facing corruption charges.
The ... Read more...
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BSNL staff on indefinite strike from today
April 20th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): Over three lakh staff of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will begin an indefinite strike on Tuesday to protest VRS and divestment proposals of the ... Read more...
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Punjab power board employees call off strike (Lead)
April 16th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) Striking employees of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) met Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here Friday evening and decided to call off their two-day-old agitation after reaching ... Read more...
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BSNL workers on indefinite strike from Tuesday
April 15th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Telecom services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will be affected from Tuesday next as 300,000 of its employees, including executives, will go on an indefinite ... Read more...
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Joint Indo-Bangladesh forum to save Sundarbans
March 25th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) An India-Bangladesh joint forum will soon be established to take measures to check the impact of climate change on Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, Environment Minister ... Read more...
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BSNL staff to go on indefinite strike from April 20
March 23rd, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Telecom services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will be affected from April 20 as 300,000 of its employees, including executives, have decided to go on ... Read more...
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BSNL staff to strike work April 20 to protest divestment
March 16th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The services of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will be affected April 20 with 300,000 employees of the company, including executives, deciding to observe a ... Read more...
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Banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa resurfaces in Pakistan
February 6th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 6 (ANI): Thousands of supporters of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the charity arm of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, held a Kashmir Solidarity Conference on The Mall, despite a UN ban on ... Read more...
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India to sign MoU with Norway on local Governance
February 5th, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb. 5 (ANI): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to be signed between the Government of India, Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Kingdom of Norway, Ministry of Local ... Read more...
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India concerned over Israel blocking aid to Gaza Strip
December 3rd, 2008 - 11:09 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.3 (ANI): India on Tuesday evening expressed concern over reported moves by Israel to block humanitarian aid to the Palestine-held Gaza Strip.
"We remain concerned at the adverse effects of ... Read more...
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BSNL unions protest network sharing with private players
September 16th, 2008 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) State-owned telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's employees' union Tuesday expressed displeasure over the company's decision to share its network with private operators."The decision is unwarranted and ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh to implement Pay Commission recommendations
August 27th, 2008 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 27 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Wednesday said it has agreed in principle to implement the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations for the state government employees. The decision came a day after ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh government staff strike over pay
August 21st, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 21 (IANS) Over 250,000 Chhattisgarh government employees went on a daylong strike Thursday demanding an immediate hike in salaries as recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission."Government work has been paralysed ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh state staff to strike work over pay
August 17th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 17 (IANS) Over 250,000 Chhattisgarh government employees, including officers, announced Sunday they would go on a day-long stir Aug 21 to push for implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. ... Read more...
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Bharat Sanchar Nigam public offer still hanging in meetings (Lead)
August 7th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The state-owned telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is yet to take a decision on its proposed initial public offer, Telecom Minister Thiru A. Raja said ... Read more...
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India, Afghanistan sign MoU on local governance
May 18th, 2008 - 12:20 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): Union Minister for Panchayati Raj Mani Shankar Aiyar reached Kabul on Saturday on a three-day visit, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Local Governance was ... Read more...
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Cleaning of airports begins after strike ends
March 14th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Airports Authority of India (AAI) employees have resumed cleaning operations at all airports across the nation after ending their indefinite non-cooperation movement on Thursday night.
AAI sources ... Read more...
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Airport Authority employees on indefinite strike
March 12th, 2008 - 10:44 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Employees of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have begun an indefinite non-cooperation movement from Tuesday midnight after the Government rejected their demands to continue the operations ... Read more...
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Airport employees to strike work from midnight
March 12th, 2008 - 12:49 am ICT by admin
(Intro Roundup)New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The government braced for a strike by airport employees across the country from midnight Tuesday and warned workers against going ahead with the strike to demand ... Read more...
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Government bans strike across all airports, unions adamant
March 11th, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by admin
(Roundup)New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The government Tuesday invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) at the Delhi airport after employees vowed to go on strike at all 127 airports across the ... Read more...
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Airport staff adamant on strike from midnight
March 11th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Airport operations across the country will come to a halt this midnight as employees Tuesday vowed to launch an indefinite strike after their demand to continue operations ... Read more...
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Airports Authority employees may go on strike from tonight
March 11th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi , Mar 11 (ANI): Employees of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) are likely to go on an indefinite non-cooperation movement after the Government on Monday rejected their demand to ... Read more...
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Sikh riot victims demand compensation
February 27th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by admin
Jammu, Feb 27 (IANS) The victims of the 1989 anti-Sikh riots that claimed at least 16 lives here have demanded treatment on par with Kashmiri Hindu migrants and have urged the government ... Read more...
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A new dawn of peace emerging in Nagaland
December 23rd, 2007 - 8:16 pm ICT by admin
By Vibou Ganguly Kohima, Dec 23 (ANI): Nagaland is on the threshold of a new dawn of peace. The three warring Naga factions are poised to come together on a single platform ... Read more...
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