IMG deallocates 8th coal block, Plan panel for privatising mining
September 18th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The inter-ministerial group (IMG) on coal block allocations Tuesday recommended de-allocation of Macherkunda block and deduction of bank guarantees of the Jitpur block and ... Read more...
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BJP poses more questions to PM, Jaiswal over coal block allocations
September 11th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday stepped up its attack on the Congress after allegations of conflict of interest against former coal minister Santosh Bagrodia and targeted ... Read more...
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Driver arrested for sexually assaulting minor
September 7th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A school cab driver was arrested for sexually assaulting a three-year-old boy in south Delhi, police said Friday.Police said cab driver Subodh was arrested Friday ... Read more...
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Government mulling visa-on-arrival scheme for 10 more countries
September 7th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay said Friday the government was in the final stages of consultations on allowing visas on arrival to citizens of another ... Read more...
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Congress distances itself from Darda over coal blocks allocations
September 5th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday distanced itself from Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, who has been named by the CBI in the allocation of coal blocks.... Read more...
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CBI to quiz MP, five firms’ officials on coal blocks
September 5th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The CBI has seized several incriminating documents during raids over the coal blocks allocation, and is planning to question five companies' executives, including a ... Read more...
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Coal allocation attack will be sharper than Bofors: BJP
August 31st, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Making it clear that it will not allow parliament to run unless its demand on the allocation of coal blocks are met, the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Sahai denies nepotism in coal block allocations (Second Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai Friday denied allegations of nepotism and wrongdoing in coal block allocations but admitted he had written to Prime ... Read more...
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PM can’t evade responsibility in coal block allocation: BJP
August 31st, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cannot evade his responsibility in the coal block allocations and must quit, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said Friday."It ... Read more...
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Subodh Kant Sahay denies involvement in coal allocation (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Denying allegations of impropriety and nepotism in coal block allocation, union minister Subodh Kant Sahay said Friday that he never sought favours for his ... 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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Youth arrested for blackmailing, raping minor
August 7th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) A youth was arrested Monday for blackmailing a 15-year old girl on the basis of an obscene MMS showing her in compromising position and raping her ... Read more...
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Saving tiger, tourism can go on together: Sahay
July 29th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay Saturday said a roadmap will be chalked out so that both tourism and conservation of tigers can be carried out ... Read more...
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UP to develop Buddhist, Sufi and Hindu religious circuits
July 21st, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh and the central governments Saturday announced their "serious willingness" to undertake a host of measures to shore up tourism in the state.Addressing a ... Read more...
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Foundation laid by Rajiv Gandhi: A bridge on paper
July 15th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 15 (IANS) In September 1989, Rajiv Gandhi, then the prime minister, laid the foundation of a bridge on the Chambal river. Nearly 23 years later, there is ... Read more...
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India, Mauritius to strengthen travel trade
July 13th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India and Mauritius will strengthen ties in the tourism sector by increasing investment in the hotel industry, promoting more package tours and developing tourism infrastructure, ... Read more...
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Tourism should be part of political agenda: Sahai
July 6th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai Friday said tourism should be part of the political agenda for its huge potential for economic development."Tourism especially provides ... Read more...
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CBI committed errors in case against Mayawati: SP
July 6th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Friday accused the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of committing "technical errors" in the probe against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief ... Read more...
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India targets one percent global tourist arrivals
July 5th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) India is aiming to attract one percent of the total world tourist arrivals by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), says Tourism Minister ... Read more...
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100,000 skilled workers to join tourism sector
July 5th, 2012 - 5:44 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A lakh (100,000) skilled workers trained under the tourism ministry's "Hunar Se Rozgar Tak" scheme will soon be joining the hospitality and tourism industry, Union ... Read more...
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India, Israel ink pact to boost tourism
June 25th, 2012 - 8:53 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 25 (IANS) India and Israel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost their bilateral ties in the tourism sector, with Israel opening a tourism office in ... Read more...
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Tourism minister launches Clean India Campaign
June 19th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai Tuesday launched a pilot project under the Clean India Campaign at Qutub Minar here with the aim of providing quality ... Read more...
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Denied bypoll ticket, Jharkhand Congress leader joins BJP (Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 6 (IANS) Jharkhand Mahila Congress former president Pratibha Pandey Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), expressing anger at the Congress fielding Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant ... Read more...
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Denied bypoll ticket, Jharkhand Congress leader joins BJP
June 6th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 6 (IANS) Jharkhand Mahila Congress former president Pratibha Pandey Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), expressing anger at the Congress fielding Union Tourism Minister Subodh ... Read more...
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Reliance Life Insurance wins national award
June 6th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Reliance Life Insurance Company, a part of Reliance Capital, Wednesday said it has received a national award from the Quality Council of India (QCI) for ... Read more...
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Petrol hike hits Congress in Hatia
May 24th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 24 (IANS) The petrol price hike has put the Congress in Jharkhand in an embarrassing situation ahead of the June 15 Hatia assembly byelection.The poll process began ... Read more...
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Jharkhand’s ruling alliance to face each other in Hatia by-poll
May 23rd, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 23 (IANS) Candidates of the two major parties of Jharkhand's ruling alliance - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) ... Read more...
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‘Sustainable tourism way to go in northeast’
April 27th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Sustainable, niche and community-based tourism - and not that of the five-star or mass variety - is the way to go for realising the full ... Read more...
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Double tourist inflow, Sahay urges northeastern states
April 10th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 10 (IANS) Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay on Tuesday asked the northeastern states to step up their efforts to bring in more foreign and domestic tourists to ... Read more...
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Stuntman plunges to death, actress injured at mall opening (Third Lead)
April 8th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, April 7 (IANS) A stuntman rappelling down a 60-foot building plunged to his death as people watched in horror while at the same time another stunt went wrong ... Read more...
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Stuntman plunges to death, actress injured at mall opening (Second Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, April 7 (IANS) A stuntman rappelling down a 60-foot building plunged to his death as people watched in horror while at the same time another stunt went wrong ... Read more...
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Stuntman killed, actress injured in Greater Noida mall (Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, April 7 (IANS) A stuntman was killed and Bollywood actress Sayali Bhagat injured in two separate accidents Saturday at a mall in Greater Noida, which was inaugurated only ... Read more...
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Tourism sector to create 2.5 crore more jobs
April 4th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The tourism sector will generate an additional 2.5 crore jobs, both direct and indirect, during the 12th Five year Plan, Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai ... Read more...
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Industry wants laws to be implemented for food quality
March 28th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Captains of the food and beverage industry Wednesday said all food laws and regulations should be brought under one bracket and implemented on all brands, be ... Read more...
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Mumbai sports scribes sweep team titles at national meet
March 24th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 24 (IANS) Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM) picked up two more team titles at the 36th National Convention of the Sports Journalists' Federation of India (SJFI) here.SJAM ... Read more...
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