BJP’s charges on coal blocks are false: Coal minister
September 11th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 11 (IANS) Coal Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal Tuesday termed the BJP's allegation of irregularities in coal blocks allocation as "false" and a "face saving measure".Jaiswal said the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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CAG pulls up Coal India for avoidable expenditure
September 4th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) India's official auditor said Tuesday that state miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) could have saved at least Rs.20 crore had it initiated prudent action ... Read more...
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Government, BJP refuse to bend, parliament crippled (Roundup)
September 3rd, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The logjam over 'coalgate' crippled parliament for the ninth day Monday, with the BJP adamant on the cancellation of the controversial coal mines allocation ... Read more...
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Inter-ministerial group reviews coal block allocations
September 3rd, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) An inter-ministerial group (IMG) Monday met to review the status of 58 coal blocks where production is not likely to begin by March 2013.The ... Read more...
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No mining in any allocated coal block, says BJP
August 28th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Sticking to its demand that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quit, the BJP Tuesday said there was no mining in even a single coal block ... Read more...
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BJP wants PM to go, targets Congress too (Lead)
August 27th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Alleging kickbacks in the allocation of coal blocks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to accept moral responsibility and ... Read more...
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Highlights of CAG’s report on coal block allocations
August 17th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The following are the highlights of The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report on coal block allocations which was tabled in parliament Friday:-- ... Read more...
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India lost $37 bn by not auctioning coal mines: Auditor (Intro Roundup)
August 17th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) India's exchequer could have been richer by Rs.1.85 lakh crore ($37 billion) if competitive bidding, rather than arbitrary allotment, was adopted to give coal ... Read more...
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BJP seeks PM’s resignation over CAG report on coal blocks (Second Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The BJP Friday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation over the alleged irregularities pointed out in the CAG report in the allocation of ... Read more...
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Auction of coal mines could have fetched $37 bn more: Auditor (Roundup)
August 17th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Indian exchequer could have earned Rs.1.85 lakh crore ($37 billion) more if a competitive bidding process was followed in the award of coal ... Read more...
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Process of awarding coal blocks caused $37 bn loss: Auditor
August 17th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The lack of transparency in the allocation of coal blocks to private players resulted in a loss of a whopping Rs.1.85 lakh crore ($37 billion) ... Read more...
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Haryana offers land for cargo airport
July 29th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) The Haryana government has offered nearly 2,770 acres of land to the central government to set up a Greenfield cargo airport, an official said Sunday.Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Raj Thackeray asks people to stop paying toll tax
July 24th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) MNS chief Raj Thackeray Tuesday asked people to stop paying toll tax unless the government explained where the money went, prompting MNS workers to vandalize ... Read more...
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Politicians encouraging slums for vote banks: Raj Thackeray
June 7th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray Thursday blamed politicians and vested interests for encouraging slums in Mumbai to create vote banks."Slums do not crop up ... Read more...
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Auction of resources rational option, apex court told (Second Lead)
June 4th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) told the Supreme Court Monday that auction was the only "rational and legal" way for allocating the nation's ... Read more...
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Auction of resources rational option, apex court told (Lead)
June 4th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) told the Supreme Court Monday that auction was the only "rational and legal" way for allocating the nation's ... Read more...
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Auction of resources rational option, apex court told
June 4th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) told the Supreme Court Monday that auction was the only "rational and legal" way for allocating the nation's ... Read more...
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Opposition uproar forces Lok Sabha adjournment till noon
May 22nd, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Opposition uproar over a train accident in Andhra Pradesh that claimed 15 lives and a government auditor's report on coal blocks allocation led to ... Read more...
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Court refuses to vacate stay on Odisha ports
May 14th, 2012 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 14 (IANS) The Odisha High Court Monday refused to vacate its stay on the state government entering into deals with private parties for developing ports in the state.The ... Read more...
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Kumaraswamy seeks anticipatory bail
April 17th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 17 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has sought anticipatory bail apprehending arrest over his alleged involvement in an illegal land deal in the state.He has been ... Read more...
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Houses of three Karunanidhi PSOs raided
March 2nd, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 2 (IANS) The homes of three personal security officers (PSOs) of former chief minister M. Karunanidhi were raided here on allegations that they had cheated the Tamil Nadu ... Read more...
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Chidambaram’s role in 2G pricing: Hearing in mid-March (Lead)
March 1st, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear in mid-March a plea for a probe into the role of P. Chidambaram, then the finance minister, in the ... Read more...
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CBI probe sought into Chidambaram’s role in 2G scam (Second Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A voluntary organisation, Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), Friday sought from the Supreme Court a court-monitored CBI probe into Home Minister P. Chidambaram's ... Read more...
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CBI probe sought into Chidambaram’s role in 2G scam (Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) Friday moved the Supreme Court (SC) seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into Home Minister P. Chidambaram's role ... Read more...
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‘Government should encourage competition in transport sector’
February 17th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The government should take active steps to encourage competition in the transport sector to allow passengers to benefit from low costs and greeater choices, consumer ... Read more...
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Khurshid remark no interference in 2G case, apex court told (Lead)
January 17th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) The government Tuesday described as "baseless" the allegation that Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid's opinion on a service provider facing trial in the 2G ... Read more...
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Music, dance and crackers greet New Year in Bangalore
January 1st, 2012 - 2:45 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 1 (IANS) With foot-tapping music, drum beats, dance, wild cheering and a burst of crackers, as the clock struck 00.00 hours, Bangaloreans greeted 2012 in style.Like every year-eve ... Read more...
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Telecom services hit in northeast due to employees’ strike
December 16th, 2011 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Agartala, Dec 15 (IANS) Telecommunication services were affected Thursday in the northeastern region as over 2,200 engineers and employees of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) observed a strike protesting ... Read more...
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‘Delhi Metro can use land for property development’
December 13th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has the right to use the land acquired for the project for property development also, Minister of State for Urban ... Read more...
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Hear land owner before acquisition: Apex court
November 24th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that before any individual is deprived of his land by way of compulsory acquisition by a government or its instrumentalities ... Read more...
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Happy at popularity of Punjabi music: Daler Mehndi
October 2nd, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) With his foot tapping compositions, Daler Mehndi is credited with changing the definition of Punjabi music. And the singer says he feels proud to see ... Read more...
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Agra IT commissioner arrested for graft
September 27th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested income tax commissioner Homi Rajvansh for corruption during his tenure in National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of ... Read more...
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Berlusconi blasts ‘prosecution campaign’ against him
September 18th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Sep 17 (IANS) Italian Prime Minster Silvio Berlusconi denied all judicial misdoings in an open letter published Saturday, blasting what he dubbed as "a prosecution campaign" launched against him ... Read more...
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CWG scam: CBI books eight CPWD officials
August 9th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday registered a case against eight Central Public Works Department (CPWD) officials and two city-based firms for irregularities in ... Read more...
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Court issues notice to MCD on toll tax tender
May 10th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and a private firm on a plea seeking stay of the ... Read more...
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