Mamata writes to Chidambaram, says his figures incorrect
July 6th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) Challenging union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday shot off an angry letter to him describing as "incorrect" the figures ... Read more...
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Lesser known northeastern crafts caught in marketing bottleneck
June 14th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The hazy focus on developing and marketing lesser-known crafts and textiles of India's northeastern region - as well as the associated cultural heritage - has ... Read more...
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Patnaik seeks modifications in mining bill
May 19th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Describing some of the provisions in the proposed new mining bill as an encroachment of the rights of the states, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ... Read more...
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Panel opposes state role in land takeover for private use
May 17th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A parliamentary panel Thursday suggested that the state should have no role in acquisition of land for private players, except in cases of infrastructure and ... Read more...
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Akhilesh opposes NCTC in present form
May 5th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday opposed the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) "in its present form" and asked the government to take a ... Read more...
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Apex court order in Yeddyurappa case next week (Lead)
May 4th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court will pass an order next week on the recommendation of a green panel seeking a CBI probe into donations by mining firms ... Read more...
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‘Government to fund health mission for five more years’
April 26th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's flagship health scheme, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is set to get another lease of life with Health ... Read more...
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Odisha talks halted as Maoists seize legislator (Intro Roundup)
March 24th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Talks to secure the release of two Italians abducted 10 days ago by Maoists in Odisha were suspended Saturday after the rebels daringly kidnapped ... Read more...
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Odisha talks halted as Maoists seize legislator (Roundup)
March 24th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Talks to secure the release of two Italians abducted 10 days ago by Maoists in Odisha were suspended Saturday after the rebels daringly kidnapped ... Read more...
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Tripura also opposes anti-terror hub
February 18th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 18 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Saturday joined his counterparts from other states including West Bengal in opposing the proposed counter-terror intelligence centre under the National ... Read more...
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Chouhan writes to PM against national anti-terror hub
February 18th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 18 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to reconsider the setting up of National Counter Terrorism ... Read more...
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Counter-terror body violates states’ federal rights: Trinamool
February 17th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) being set up by the central government as a powerful anti-terror agency was arbitrary and "an infringement on ... Read more...
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Pranab backs Shakeel’s cool down advice to Bengal Congress
January 13th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) A day after the Congress high command asked its Bengal unit to cool down tempers against ally Trinamool, senior Congress leader and union Finance Minister ... Read more...
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Opposition, allies flay provision fotr Lokayukta
December 29th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The formation of Lokayuktas in states under the Lokpal bill emerged as a major sticking point in the Rajya Sabha Thursday, with not just ... Read more...
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Bill for agriculture university deferred
December 28th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The introduction of a bill to establish a central agricultural university in Bundelkhand region, spread across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, was deferred amid opposition ... Read more...
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‘Economic impact of inadequate sanitation is Rs 2.44 tn’
December 13th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The country is paying a heavy price for inadequate sanitation, with its impact on the economy estimated at Rs.2.44 trillion a year, parliament was informed ... Read more...
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Government has no majority on FDI issue: BJP (Lead)
December 1st, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday accused the government of violating the federal structure by taking a unilateral decision on allowing foreign direct ... Read more...
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BCCI opposes draft sports bill, appoints physio for Team India
October 29th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) Following in the footsteps of the Indian Olympic Association, the Indian cricket board Saturday rejected the revised draft of the contentious sports regulation bill of the ... Read more...
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Japanese Encephalitis cases on decline
October 24th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 24 (IANS) With the rains over, cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) have begundeclining in poverty-ridden eastern Uttar Pradesh, where the mosquito-borne killer disease has claimed the ... Read more...
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Trinamool Congress joins opposition against communal violence bill (Roundup)
September 10th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Opposition parties slammed as "dangerous" and an infringement on the powers of the states the provisions of the communal violence bill, drafted by the ... Read more...
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Gowda opposes communal violence bill
September 10th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda Saturday opposed the communal violence bill saying it was biased against the majority community."I have no hesitation to ... Read more...
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PM to meet chief ministers on land reforms
September 10th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to call soon a meeting of all chief ministers on issues of land reforms, modernisation of land records ... Read more...
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BJP opposes communal violence bill at NIC meet
September 10th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday strongly objected to the communal violence bill prepared by the National Advisory Council, saying it is biased against ... Read more...
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Crime against senior citizens rising
August 30th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Most incidents of crime against senior citizens is on the rise in India.According to information provided to the Lok Sabha Tuesday, the number of murder ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned over Haryana land to Rajiv trust
August 18th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday raised the issue of land in Haryana being granted to the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, forcing adjournment of ... Read more...
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‘Irregularity in rural health fund spending in Uttar Pradesh’
August 9th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A central team that reviewed fund management under the National Rural Health Mission in Uttar Pradesh found "irregularity" in award of contracts for procuring emergency ... Read more...
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Sports ministry to introduce sports bill in this session
August 3rd, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The sports ministry Wednesday said it would introduce the National Sports Development Bill in the current session of parliament in a bid to bring transparency ... Read more...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned twice over land to Gandhi trust
August 3rd, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha Wednesday was adjourned twice after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sought to raise the issue of the Haryana government being pulled ... Read more...
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India moves to make land acquisition transparent, fair (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) With a spate of controversies and clashes over acquisition of farmland for private projects, the government Friday unveiled a draft bill to make the ... Read more...
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India circulates draft land acquisition bill
July 29th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The government Friday released a draft land acquisition bill that seeks to put in place a legal framework to not only protect the interests of ... Read more...
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Bansal wants rational pricing of water (Lead)
July 27th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Calling for efficient use of water, notably in irrigation, Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Wednesday said the scarce and precious resource should be adequately ... Read more...
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Can’t intervene in Greater Noida land acquisition mess: Sibal
July 22nd, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister and senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said Friday that the central government had no powers to intervene in the problems arising ... Read more...
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IOA, NSFs meet PM over controversial sports bill
June 14th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A 12-member delegation of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and National Sports Federations (NSF) met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Monday and asked him ... Read more...
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IOA rejects Sports Bill, says it impinges on federations’ autonomy
May 24th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The executive board of the India Olympic Association (IOA) Tuesday rejected outright the government-proposed National Sports Development Bill, saying it will impinge on the autonomy ... Read more...
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NSFs reject age and tenure clause, bat for transparency
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The General Association of National Sports Federations (GANSF) Monday stated that it has no quarrel with the sports ministry over transparency and good governance and ... Read more...
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