Norms for film shooting in Delhi to become easier
September 12th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Noting that a large number of filmmakers are choosing the capital to shoot their movies, the Delhi government Wednesday gave the green signal for simplifying ... Read more...
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Delhi sets up task force for regularization of colonies
September 11th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday said it has set up a task force to deal with matters relating to regularization of 895 unauthorized colonies."The government is ... Read more...
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NHRC issues notice to Delhi government, power discom
September 5th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government and a power discom for not extending any medical aid to a person ... Read more...
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Himachal cancels road contract with Chinese firm
August 29th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 29 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has cancelled a Rs.228-crore contract with a Chinese firm for delay in executing a World Bank-funded road widening project, Public Works Department ... Read more...
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Delhi seeks action against PWD engineers
August 2nd, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 2 (IANS) The Delhi government will write to the Central Public Works Department seeking strict action against three PWD engineers for dereliction of duty as the gaps ... Read more...
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Delhi street vendors’ market as global model (With Images)
July 18th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) In a matter of 15 minutes a deserted road facing the capital's Indira Gandhi Stadium complex comes alive with a colourful ensemble of clothing and ... Read more...
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Are Delhi agencies geared to tackle monsoon?
July 6th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) When the eagerly awaited monsoon showers, bringing respite from the sweltering summer heat, finally arrive in Delhi, the city will once again and as usual ... Read more...
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Civic agency leader moves Delhi court on cleaning drains
June 25th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) With monsoon round the corner, Mahender Nagpal, Leader of House in the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, has appealed to the Delhi High Court to instruct ... Read more...
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Mantralaya resumes work after four days
June 25th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Four days after a major fire gutted four of its seven floors, work resumed in the Maharashtra state secretariat, Mantralaya, here Monday.Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan along ... Read more...
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Eight Assam districts affected by floods
June 18th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 18 (IANS) The overall flood situation in Assam has worsened since Sunday with flood waters now affecting eight districts, officials said. No casualties, however, have been reported ... Read more...
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New roads, bridges for Maharashtra’s Maoist-hit Gadchiroli
June 11th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) Aiming to spur progress and development in the worst Maoist-affected Gadchiroli district, the Maharashtra government has taken up construction of strategic inter-state river bridges and expanding ... Read more...
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Himachal road repair hastened ahead of apple harvest
June 3rd, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 3 (IANS) A World Bank-funded road project in Himachal Pradesh awarded to a Chinese firm has missed its deadline, prompting the government to engage new contractors for repairs ... Read more...
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Akhilesh orders probe against former UP power minister
June 2nd, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Acting on the recommendation of state Lokayukta Justice N.K. Mehrotra, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has ordered a probe against BSP supremo Mayawati's close ... Read more...
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Delhi to get residential school for underprivileged kids
May 14th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The capital is set to receive a residential school for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Castes ... Read more...
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Eight new hospitals to come up in Delhi
May 1st, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Delhi government will construct eight new hospitals in various parts of the national capital including rural areas where people face difficulties in availing health ... Read more...
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Bhujbal trust’s building to be probed
April 6th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) In an embarrassment for PWD and Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, a team from the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner is to inspect on Saturday the premises of an ... Read more...
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Himachal BJP legislator slams his own party’s government
March 23rd, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Himachal Pradesh Friday faced flak when its own legislator slammed it for promoting illegal mining and corruption.Speaking ... Read more...
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Akhilesh wants to bring Lucknow, Delhi closer
March 21st, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday asked government officials to prepare a blue print to reduce the distance between New Delhi and Lucknow.The directives were ... Read more...
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Official summoned over delay in project
March 7th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 7 (IANS) Taking note of tardy progress in a Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) project here, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Wednesday summoned the state Public ... Read more...
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West Bengal to start golden highway project
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) In a bid to attract private sector investment in improvement and maintenance of state highways and major roads, the West Bengal cabinet Friday decided to implement ... Read more...
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Six injured in Manipur blast (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Dec 14 (IANS) At least six people were injured Wednesday when a powerful explosion rocked a government office in this Manipur capital -- nearly half an hour after a ... Read more...
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Fix responsible for lapses, Himachal court tells official
November 18th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 18 (IANS) Observing as wastage of public money the delay in construction of a government school building, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday directed the chief secretary to ... Read more...
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Choreographer Subal Sarkar dead
November 12th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Renowned dancer and choreographer of Marathi film industry Subal Sarkar died here Saturday following a prolonged illness, a family friend said. He was 76.Sarkar breathed his ... Read more...
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CAB apprehensive of losing India-England match again
October 13th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 13 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) which is awaiting governmental clearance for organising the Oct 25 one-day cricket match between India and England is apprehensive of ... Read more...
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PWD’s clearance procedure clumsy: CAB
October 12th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), which is awaiting a state Public Works Department's (PWD) no objection certificate (NOC) to host an India-England ODI at the ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh engineer owns assets over Rs.60 mn
September 22nd, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 22 (IANS) A Chhattisgarh government engineer has assets worth Rs.60 million disproportionate to his known sources of income, an official said Thursday.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Wednesday raided ... Read more...
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Delhi PWD slammed for wasteful expenditure on hospital
September 5th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Inadequate planning on a project to construct a hospital in west Delhi's Dwarka by the Public Works Department (PWD) led to wasteful expenditure of Rs ... Read more...
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Himachal tears down British era building
August 5th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has pulled down an old building done in typical British Tudor style to make way for a palatial bungalow for a top government employee, ... Read more...
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Dikshit did not influence CWG contract: Official (Lead)
August 4th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) In the wake of a leaked Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report indicting Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of irregularities in awarding contracts for ... Read more...
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BRO moves out of Chhattisgarh highway construction
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has moved out of Maoist-affected Chhattisgarh where it was constructing a national highway, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.Defence Minister ... Read more...
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Rs.10-crore haul in Lokayukta raids on officials
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 22 (IANS) Even as a political storm is brewing over illegasl mining in Karnataka, the Lokayukta (ombudsman) Friday raided premises of eight officials across the state and seized ... Read more...
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Maintain government buildings properly: Dikshit
July 1st, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday asked officials to take proper care of government buildings and other assets built using public money.Directing officials to personally ... Read more...
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Power firms to maintain Delhi’s street lights
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday decided to hand over the maintenance of the street lights, maintained by the public works department, to power distribution firms to ... Read more...
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Delhi sends report on PWD minister to home ministry
May 9th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Delhi government has sent a detailed report about state Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan, who was indicted by the Lokayukta for ... Read more...
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BSP MLA gets life for engineer’s killing (Lead)
May 6th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) A court here Friday sentenced to life Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Shekhar Tiwari along with eight others for the 2008 lynching ... Read more...
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