Bahuguna wants UP to clear decade-old dues
April 3rd, 2012 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna will Wednesday reach Uttar Pradesh, his home state, on a two-day visit during which he will call on Chief Minister Akhilesh ... Read more...
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‘Incumbent SGPC president to run affairs of body’
March 30th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed that Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar would run the affairs of the Sikh religious body along ... Read more...
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High court’s interim relief for banned quarter-milers
March 30th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court in an interim order Friday directed the central government to immediately allow the four banned quarter-milers preparing for the 2012 London ... Read more...
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Prior sanction needed for proceeding against army, court told
March 26th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The union government Monday told the Supreme Court that prior section was necessary for instituting legal proceedings against army personnel engaged in anti-insurgency operations in ... Read more...
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UP politicians rally behind bullion traders
March 26th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 26 (IANS) With bullion traders across Uttar Pradesh going on an indefinite strike Monday against the service tax proposed by union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on non-branded ... Read more...
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212 Madhya Pradesh villages chosen for Nirmal Gram Puraskar
March 23rd, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 23 (IANS) A total of 212 gram panchayats in Madhya Pradesh have been selected for the Nirmal Gram Puraskar under the Total Sanitation Campaign, officials said Friday.A release ... Read more...
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Nuclear fuel complex to be set up in Rajasthan’s Kota
March 21st, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The union government plans to set up a nuclear fuel complex in Rajasthan's Kota to supply fuel to nuclear power plants across the country, the ... Read more...
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UBI to raise Rs.3.1 bn via preferential allotment
March 19th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Public sector United Bank of India (UBI) Monday said it is expecting to raise Rs.3.1 billion by this month-end issuing equity shares on a preferential basis ... Read more...
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Budget disappointing, inflationary: Chouhan
March 16th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 16 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday said the union budget was disappointing and would lead to further inflation.He said the excise duty ... Read more...
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Chief ministers to meet on NCTC
March 16th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 16 (IANS) The central government is likely to convene a meeting of chief ministers April 16 to discuss the functioning of the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), ... Read more...
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New Punjab chief secretary, police chief appointed
March 15th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 14 (IANS) The Punjab government Wednesday evening appointed Rakesh Singh, a 1978 batch IAS officer as new chief secretary of the state. Sumedh Singh Saini has been appointed ... Read more...
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1,925 Kashmiri Pandit migrants get jobs in Valley
March 10th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 10 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has given jobs to 1,925 Kashmiri Pandit (Hindu) migrants under the Prime Minister's Relief and Rehabilitation Package announced in 2008.Revenue, ... Read more...
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Budget could give more for sanitation: Ramesh
March 8th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Sanitation in rural India would get a boost with a likely 40 percent increase in the budget this year for construction of toilets in ... Read more...
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Anticipatory bail in UP: Court wants early decision
February 29th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Tuesday asked the union government to expedite its decision on the issue of anticipatory bails in Uttar Pradesh.A ... Read more...
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Congress keeping Goa illegal mining report under wraps: Munde
February 26th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday accused the Congress of keeping the Justice (retd) M.B. Shah report on illegal mining under wraps with an eye ... Read more...
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Government, BJP cross swords over verdict on Ramdev rally
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The government Thursday said it will study the Supreme Court's critical observations on the way Delhi Police dispersed yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his ... Read more...
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Re-examine provisions of anti-terror body: Jayalalithaa
February 17th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to re-examine the provisions of the order on setting up the National Counter ... Read more...
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Government signs accord with World Bank $155.3 mn grant (With Image)
February 17th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) To improve water supply and sanitation services in several districts of Kerala, the union government has entered into a credit agreement with International Development Association ... Read more...
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2G: Jayalalithaa welcomes apex court ruling
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday welcomed the apex court decision on the 2G case and said she would wait for the decision of ... Read more...
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Peace Accord with Black Widow rebel faction soon: Chidambaram
January 24th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 24 (IANS) Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday hinted that the government is planning to sign a peace accord with the Dima Halam Daogah faction of rebels ... Read more...
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Government seeks gag order on Swamy for speaking on 2G
January 21st, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The government has moved the Supreme Court for an appropriate order against Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy for publicly speaking on 2G spectrum matter, ... Read more...
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AMU alumni protest shelving of Bhopal centre
January 15th, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 15 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University's Old Boys Association (AMU-OBA) Sunday criticised the Madhya Pradesh government's rejection of a proposal to set up the varsity's regional centre here.The ... Read more...
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Tiger on prowl in Lucknow’s neighbourhood
January 10th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 10 (IANS) A fully-grown tiger on the prowl for the last five days near Rehman-Khera village, about 18 km from Lucknow, has caused panic in the area. Authorities ... Read more...
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Daggers drawn in Bengal Trinamool-Congress alliance (West Bengal Newsletter)
January 8th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) The honeymoon was long over. But has the marriage of Congress and Trinamool Congress reached a point of no return? This is the question doing ... Read more...
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Central team to assess cyclone damage in Chennai
January 7th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) The central government's inter-ministerial team to assess the damages caused by Cyclone Thane that hit Tamil Nadu Dec 30 met the state government officials here Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Gehlot calls on Tinidad and Tobago PM
January 7th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 7 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Saturday met Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Prasad Bissesar, the chief guest at the Pravasi Bharati Divas, being held here ... Read more...
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Meghalaya proposal for synthetic track awaits central okay
January 5th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 5 (IANS) Meghalaya has sent a proposal to the union government for laying a synthetic athletics track at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex here at a cost of ... Read more...
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13 states to get performance-based grants
January 5th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 5 (IANS) The central government will provide Rs.8,000 crore to 13 states, including three northeastern states of Assam, Tripura and Mizoram, as performance-based grants for urban development schemes ... Read more...
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Civic body can’t rename Chandni Chowk: Delhi government
January 5th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The iconic Chandni Chowk in the national capital's old quarters cannot be renamed by the city's civic body, the Delhi government said Thursday in ... Read more...
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Chouhan wants panel to assess pollution around Union Carbide
January 5th, 2012 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 4 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh through a letter to constitute a special committee for assessing the quantum ... Read more...
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Indian chess body to recommend Anand for Bharat Ratna
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 3 (IANS) The Central Council of the All India Chess Federation Tuesday unanimously decided to recommend Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand for the Bharat Ratna award.Two other icons, cricketer ... Read more...
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Congress synonymous with corruption: Buddhadeb
December 30th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Ridiculing the Congress-led union government for failing to pass the Lokpal bill, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Friday said the party had ... Read more...
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Vajpayee’s ancestral home in shambles
December 25th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bateshwar (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 25 (IANS) The ancestral home of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Bateshwar, where the former prime minister spent much of his childhood, is in a poor state ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa opposes food security bill
December 20th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday said the National Food Security Bill was replete with confusion and inaccuracies and "will make a mockery of ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill to be tabled in winter session: Bansal
December 15th, 2011 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) The union government is confident of tabling the Lokpal bill in the ongoing winter session of parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Thursday.
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