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Two Jharkhand ministers face graft cases

November 24th, 2008 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Nov 24 (IANS) A Jharkhand court Monday directed an anti-corruption agency to register a case against two ministers for allegedly amassing wealth beyond their known sources of income.Judge A.K. Singh of ...

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Invest in education, Kalam tells Nepal

November 18th, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Nov 18 (ANI): Visiting Former Indian President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today said that investment in education sector was essential for rural development without which achieving the development of Nepal ...

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ISRO to develop Sun mission ”Aditya”, says Nair

November 10th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Bangalore, Nov 10 (ANI): After the success of Chandrayaan -1, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has conceptually developed a Sun mission called ''Aditya''. Talking to ANI here, ISRO Chairman G. ...

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Sikkim’’s former CM sentenced to six-month jail in

October 25th, 2008 - 9:38 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Former Sikkim Chief Minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari was today convicted for bungling in the state water scam by a CBI court in Gangtok and sentenced to ...

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Rural Development Minister calls for concerted awareness on NREGA

October 15th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Rural Development Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has stressed upon creating more awareness regarding the transparent implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) ...

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India announces Rs.250 bn package to improve liquidity

October 15th, 2008 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) In a bid to release more funds for credit-starved industry, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday announced a Rs.250 billion (Rs 25,000 crores/$5.5 billion) package for lending institutions ...

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Aditya Birla Group contributes Rs. 5 crores towards flood relief measures in Orissa

October 7th, 2008 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Oct 07 (ANI/Business Wire India ): As a measure of solidarity with the people of Orissa and to help alleviate the hardships caused by the unprecedented floods, the Aditya Birla ...

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PM calls for effective monitoring of NREGA

PM calls for effective monitoring of NREGA

October 2nd, 2008 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Oct 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday called for evolving a mechanism for effective monitoring and implementation of rural employment guarantee programs and other social ...

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Raghuvansh Prasad Singh calls for guidelines to proper upkeep of land records

September 24th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 24 (ANI): Union Rural Development Minister Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has called for devising appropriate guidelines that help and facilitate the proper upkeep of land records in the ...

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‘People’s representatives should particpate in rural schemes’

September 23rd, 2008 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Tuesday called on people's representatives to actively participate in implementing rural development programmes effectively."The states should facilitate active participation of people's ...

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Active involvement of people in Rural Development Programmes: Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

September 23rd, 2008 - 7:58 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 23 (ANI): Union Minister for Rural Development Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has asked the States to ensure peoples representatives active involvement in Rural Development programmes. Addressing the 19th ...

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Home Minister to visit Orissa tomorrow to take stock of flood situation

Home Minister to visit Orissa tomorrow to take stock of flood situation

September 22nd, 2008 - 9:30 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Sept 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will be visiting Orissa on Tuesday to take stock of the situation in the flood-hit areas of the State. He ...

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Pawar asks State Governments to hike spending on animal husbandry

September 13th, 2008 - 10:54 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sept 13 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday asked the State Government to substantially increase spending on the animal husbandry and dairy sector for fast ...

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PM to head National Biofuel Coordination Committee

PM to head National Biofuel Coordination Committee

September 11th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will head the newly created National Biofuel Coordination Committee, it was announced here Thursday."The cabinet today gave its approval for implementation of a ...

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Centre mulls debt waiver scheme for handloom sector

September 2nd, 2008 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) After the agriculture debt waiver scheme, the central government is now planning to implement a similar scheme for handloom weavers, Textiles Minister Shankersinh Vaghela said here Tuesday.The textiles ...

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Jayalalitha removes former minister from party

August 26th, 2008 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) AIADMK chief J. Jayalalitha removed former rural development minister T.M. Selvaganapathy from the party late Monday night for "acting against the interests of the party"."All those loyal to ...

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All-party meet on Amarnath land fails to reach solution

All-party meet on Amarnath land fails to reach solution

August 12th, 2008 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) An all-party delegation meeting here to resolve the ongoing Amarnath land row failed to reach any solution Monday. The leaders will meet again Tuesday. Home Minister Shivraj ...

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Kerala Water Resource Minister calls on Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

August 7th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, August 7 (ANI): Union Rural Development Minister Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has assured the Kerala State Water Resource Minister N. Premachandran of all the required assistance in tackling the ...

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Chhattisgarh BJP workers protest central minister’s statement

Chhattisgarh BJP workers protest central minister’s statement

August 7th, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Aug 7 (IANS) Hundreds of workers of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blocked a national highway for the second day Thursday demanding an apology from a central minister for his ...

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Helpline to address grievances of NREGA households

August 4th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The rural development ministry has started a helpline to address grievances and questions related to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), officials said Monday. The helpline ...

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Nabard to expand farmer financing through self-help groups

July 22nd, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) will expand its pilot project for agricultural financing through self-help groups (SHG) this year, a top company official said ...

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Cabinet appoints two new secretaries

July 22nd, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the appointment of Pramod Kumar Rastogi as Secretary in the MInistry of Steel. Mr. Rastogi, an Indian ...

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Shivraj Patil, Raghuvansh Prasad confident of victory

July 22nd, 2008 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and home minister Shivraj Patil Tuesday asserted that the government was "comfortable" with the numbers in the Lok Sabha to prove majority. In reply ...

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BJP demands dismissal of two Jharkhand ministers

BJP demands dismissal of two Jharkhand ministers

July 19th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, July 19 (IANS) Jharkhand's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded dismissal of two ministers of the Madhu Koda government for alleged corruption. Launching an agitation, BJP workers and legislators ...

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Lalu Prasad’s party meets to discuss poll strategy

Lalu Prasad’s party meets to discuss poll strategy

July 4th, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, July 4 (IANS) The national executive meeting of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), headed by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, began Friday afternoon at Bihar's Bodh Gaya to discuss the party's strategy ...

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RJD national executive meet in Patna today

July 4th, 2008 - 10:44 am ICT by ANI -
Patna, July 4 (ANI): A crucial meeting of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national executive will be held here today to chalk out party's strategy in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Earlier, the ...

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Tamil Nadu targets 9 percent growth during 2007-12

July 3rd, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, July 3 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is targeting a nine percent economic growth during the 11th Five-year Plan (2007-12) in line with the central government's target. Releasing the state plan ...

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Manmohan Singh launches northeast charm offensive

Manmohan Singh launches northeast charm offensive

July 2nd, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday unveiled a roadmap for all-round development of the northeast region by 2020 that will spur investment, reduce poverty, enhance connectivity and bring ...

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Jagdish Capoor new chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange

June 25th, 2008 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) The board of directors of the Bombay Stock Exchange has appointed Jagdish Capoor as its new chairman. Capoor is one of the directors of the HDFC Bank. He ...

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Poor feedback forces postponement of job scheme revamp

Poor feedback forces postponement of job scheme revamp

June 23rd, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS -
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Poor feedback from the field has forced a postponement in the revamp of India's largest job guarantee scheme that is the flagship of the ...

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