Dikshit hasn’t lost hope yet on Delhi’s Airport Metro
September 10th, 2012 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has not yet given up hope on the city's Airport Metro project, suspended since July 8 for structural faults, and ... Read more...
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Panel formed on Lucknow bus transit system
June 19th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday took the first step towards building a bus rapid transit system (BRTS) here with the constitution of a panel to identify ... Read more...
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UP mulls Rapid Transit System from Delhi to Meerut
May 10th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 10 (IANS) Keeping up with its promise of decongesting traffic and improving community transport, the Uttar Pradesh government is exploring the possibility of a Rs.16,592 crore Rapid Transit ... Read more...
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Tripura to ask CBI to probe Aadhaar fund utilisation
March 1st, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 1 (IANS) The Tripura government will approach the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged irregularities of central funds in execution of the ambitious "Aadhaar" ... Read more...
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Indo-German working group on automotive sector to meet on Monday
April 15th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 15(ANI): The third meeting of the Indo-German Joint Working Group (JWG) on Automotive Sector will be held on Monday at New Delhi.The meeting will be jointly inaugurated by Union ... Read more...
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Delhi moves to issue identification numbers
June 30th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday said it had signed a pact with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to start rolling out identification numbers for residents in ... Read more...
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India likely to get role in Afghan military affairs
June 22nd, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, June 22(ANI): The ongoing row between the NATO forces and allied European countries regarding provisions of training for the Afghan National Army is reportedly paving way for 'legalized' Indian presence in ... Read more...
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India, Afghanistan sign MoU on labour cooperation
June 16th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): India and Afghanistan on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in labour related areas.Minister of Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge and Afghanistan Deputy Minister, ... Read more...
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‘Public sector firms may come under corporate affairs ministry’
January 23rd, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Saturday that his ministry is likely to take charge of the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) in a bid to improve standards ... Read more...
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New chief information commissioner this week
December 21st, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) is expected to be announced this week and will be from within the Central Information Commission, said highly placed sources.
"The ... Read more...
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Civil society groups to protest proposed amendments to RTI
November 10th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) along with other civil society groups has charged the government with planning to "emasculate" the Right to ... Read more...
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Meltdown hits Gulf job market, emigration falls 30 percent
September 8th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Emigration from India to the Gulf has fallen 30 percent with the global meltdown hitting the job market in West Asia, the government said Tuesday.
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Reveal ‘file notings’ under RTI, demand activists
February 2nd, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) RTI activists have demanded that jottings on official files, or "file notings" as they are called, should be revealed under the Right To Information (RTI) Act.Subhash Chandra ... Read more...
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States asked to do more for overseas Indians
July 10th, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) has asked the state governments to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate legal emigration and take stringent action ... Read more...
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GoM formed to study proposal abolishing northeast ministry
May 13th, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by admin
Agartala, May 13 (IANS) The central government has constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into the recommendation by a reforms panel to abolish the Ministry for Development of the North ... Read more...
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