CPI-M opposes amendment of MNREGA
July 18th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The CPI-M Wednesday opposed the reported attempt to amend the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act that it said will hit hard millions of ... Read more...
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Kingfisher Airlines denies shutdown rumours
March 4th, 2012 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines Sunday refuted speculation that it planned to shut down its operations.A spokesperson said that airline CEO Sanjay Aggarwal had met a group of ... Read more...
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SKS Microfinance trims loan book by another Rs.354 crore
February 27th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) SKS Microfinance Limited, India's only listed microfinance institution (MFI), has sold another Rs.354 crore off its loan book to a leading public sector bank, paving the ... Read more...
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Labour in Communist China suffer exploitation
December 15th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 15 (IANS) Three-fourths of construction workers in China's big cities are suffering exploitation for working without labour contracts, a situation that offers an advantage to their employers in ... Read more...
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Now, online, on-time salaries for Mumbai teachers
October 5th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) Come Nov 1 and Mumbai's 30,500 teaching and non-teaching staff of government-aided schools would get salaries directly credited to their accounts.
As a Dussehra gift, the Maharashtra ... Read more...
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Rural jobs scheme: Biometric attendance for workers
August 30th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) There will soon be biometric attendance for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) workers to bring in more transparency and reduce irregularities, parliament ... Read more...
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Delhiites can pay property tax over this weekend
June 24th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) centres will remain open this weekend to enable people to pay their property tax, an official said Friday."People who are ... Read more...
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China sets up database of orphans
March 27th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 27 (IANS) China has launched a database that would have nationwide information about orphans to ensure welfare services to them.The database will help the administration ensure welfare services, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India assures Iran of early payments, keen to sign DTAA, BIPA
February 25th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has assured Iran that India would like to make the payment due to Iran as expeditiously as possible especially on account ... Read more...
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India to pay Iran for oil through German central bank
February 25th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India is working out an arrangement through Deutsche Bundesbank (the German Central Bank) to pay Iran for crude oil purchases, an official statement said Friday. Finance ... Read more...
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Centre denying us funds, says Tripura
February 7th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 7 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front government in Tripura Monday accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of depriving the state of central funds.As the state ... Read more...
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Special category states unhappy with finance panel: Tripura minister
January 20th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 20 (IANS) Chief ministers and finance ministers of the 12 'special category states', including those in the northeast, have voiced their discontent over the 13th Finance Commission's (TFC) ... Read more...
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MCD proposes five percent hike in property tax
December 8th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Wednesday passed its Rs.6,346 crore budget for 2011-12 and proposed to increase property taxes by five percent across all categories, ... Read more...
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Strike hits AIR, Doordarshan operations in Orissa
November 23rd, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (IANS) All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan halted services in Orissa Tuesday in response to a two-day nationwide strike called by the association of the public sector broadcaster's ... Read more...
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Incentive for timely bill payment to Haryana panchayats
September 29th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (IANS) Panchayats in Haryana will get cash incentives if they persuade residents in their jurisdiction to pay their electricity bills on time, a senior official said here Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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Pay property tax over weekend, MCD centres to remain open
June 25th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) centres will remain open this weekend to enable people to pay their property tax and meet the June 30 deadline to ... Read more...
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Effective implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA needed: Dr.Joshi
February 17th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by ANI
Udaipur (Rajasthan), Feb.17 (ANI): Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Dr. C.P. Joshi on Wednesday emphasized the need for effective implementation of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA with active involvement of Gram Sabhas.Addressing ... Read more...
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Improved relationship between farmers and mill-owners can boost sugar output
October 1st, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by admin
By Alka Pande, CNSTHE crisis of sugarcane in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in the current season, has forced the sugar mills as well as the government authorities to contemplate ... Read more...
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Government-selected Satyam board gets Dataquest award
September 18th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The government-appointed board of scam-tainted Satyam Computer Services has been conferred the "Dataquest Person of the Year" award for its role in helping overcome the biggest corporate ... Read more...
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TV soap bubble bursts again, no fresh shooting
November 21st, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) The crisis in the television industry is back after some associations of technicians failed to report for work though producers said they would resume shooting for their on-going ... Read more...
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Why Shilpa was missing from ‘Bigg Boss 2′ last week
October 9th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty was surprisingly missing as host of the popular reality show "Bigg Boss 2" last week. The glamorous actress said she couldn't shoot for the ... Read more...
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Bollywood workers call off strike
October 3rd, 2008 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) The strike by Bollywood technicians and workers that had paralysed the city-based film industry for the past three days, was called off Friday evening after the producers' association ... Read more...
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Dithering almost cost India its Tajik military facility
February 4th, 2008 - 12:02 pm ICT by admin
By Rahul Bedi
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Mounting uncertainty over India's continued presence in its sole overseas military facility in Tajikistan was largely due to New Delhi's tardiness in fulfilling its 2002 ... Read more...