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September 3, 2010 6:19 PM

17-member panel headed by PM to frame guidelines to improve ST living standards

Government has decided to constitute an apex panel for tribal welfare. It will be headed by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. The National Council for Tribal Welfare has a mandate to provide broad policy guidelines to bring about improvement in the lives of the Scheduled Tribe community in the ...

September 3, 2010 5:26 PM

MCD & NDMC to undertake steps to prevent spread of Dengue: Azad

The government today said, MCD and NDMC will undertake a cleanliness drive in lanes and bylanes of Delhi beginning Monday to prevent the spread of dengue. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said a coordinated effort between different civic agencies of central and st...

September 3, 2010 5:24 PM

India-Mongolia to widen collaboration on security & foreign policy

India and Mongolia have agreed to widen the collaboration between the security and foreign policy organisations of the two countries. This was agreed during a visit of a high-level Indian delegation led by H Upadhyaya, Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee Secretariat under the National Secur...

September 3, 2010 4:05 PM

Proneb Sen Committee’s report on slum area released

The Proneb Sen Committee appointed by the government to look into various aspects of slum statistics has recommended adoption of appropriate indicators for identifying the slum areas across the country. The committee submitted its report on 30th of last month and it was released on Friday by the min...

September 3, 2010 2:21 PM

Centre releases comprehensive guidelines for Tsunamis preparedness

The government has come out with comprehensive guidelines for preparedness as well as mitigation steps in the event of Tsunamis. Unveiling in the guidelines of the National Disaster Management Authority in New Delhi on Friday the Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr. Prithviraj Chavan em...

September 3, 2010 2:05 PM

Centre to release 25 lakh tonnes additional foodgrain to States at BPL prices

The Centre has decided to release an additional quantity of 25 lakh tonnes of food grains to the states on at BPL price. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers on Food in New Delhi on Thursday, the Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar said that the food grains both w...

September 3, 2010 1:53 PM

Central Sect-Qutub Minar Metro line inaugurated

The much awaited Delhi Metro corridor from Central Secretariat to Qutab Minar section was inaugurated by the Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy by flagging off the ceremonial train from Udyog Bhawan metro station in New Delhi on Friday. It will be thrown open to the general public from 3 P.M...

September 3, 2010 1:37 PM

Azad holds meeting with Delhi health minister to review rise in dengue cases

Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday held a meeting with Delhi health minister Kiran Walia to review the situation arising out of rise in dengue cases. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Kiran Walia said Mr Azad emphasised on a coordinated effort to tackle the outbreak. Dengue has ...

September 3, 2010 1:22 PM

EPF’s CBT deffers its meeting scheduled on 10th Sept

The meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, CBT of the Employees Provident Fund which is scheduled on 10th of this month has been deferred. Talking to reporters on sidelines of a function in New Delhi on Friday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Harish Rawat said that the next meeting of the ...

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