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August 13, 2010 6:21 PM

HAREDA implement first of its kind special project for SPV installation

Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has implemented a first of its kind special project for the installation of Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) street lighting system in the Scheduled Castes (SC) dominated villages having 50 per cent or more SC population. As many as 278 villages of nine d...

August 13, 2010 6:16 PM

President to address nation on 64th I-Day tomorrow

The President, Mrs Pratibha Devi Singh Patil will address the nation on the eve of 64th Independence Day tomorrow. The address will be broadcast over all channels of All India Radio in Hindi followed by English from 7 P.M. onwards. The address will also be telecast over Doordarshan. AIR will broadca...

August 13, 2010 6:15 PM

Nation-wide debate on electoral reforms soon

The government will hold a nation-wide debate on electoral reforms soon to find out the various reasons for the low percentage of voting in the elections. Replying to a debate on a private member's bill on Compulsory Voting in the Lok Sabha today, the Law and Justice Minister, Mr. M Veerappa Mo...

August 13, 2010 6:13 PM

K M Chandrasekhar appointed to oversee CWG preparations

Government has appointed Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to oversee the Common Wealth Games preparations. This assumes importance in the wake of reports of alleged financial irregularities by the games organising committee. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in a recent report to the sports m...

August 13, 2010 6:13 PM

BJP reiterates alleged corruption in CWG

BJP today said that it will again raise the issue of alleged corruption in the Commonwealth Games related projects in Parliament on Monday. Briefing reporters in New Delhi the Party Spokesman, Mr. Gopinath Munde said that the party wants explanation from the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh over the...

August 13, 2010 6:12 PM

N K Amin’s hearing adjourned till August 18th

The hearing on the plea of N K Amin, an accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, to become an approver, was adjourned till the 18th of this month by the CBI court in Ahmedabad today. When the matter came up for hearing today, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate A Y Dave adjourned the ...

August 13, 2010 5:41 PM

1984 riots case: SC stays trial against Sajjan Kumar

The Supreme Court today stayed till further orders the trial against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.A bench comprising Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan also issued notices to CBI on a petition filed by Sajjan Kumar, challenging a Delhi High Court order directing ...

August 13, 2010 2:01 PM

FM says caste will be included in the Census

The government has said that caste will be canvassed in census without affecting the integrity of the head count. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told Lok Sabha that how and when this should be done is under consideration.

August 13, 2010 2:01 PM

Govt refutes allegations of granting Anderson safe passage under US pressure

Home Minister, P Chidambaram has strongly refuted the allegations that the former Union Carbide Chief Warren Anderson was granted safe passage under US pressure. Countering the charge of inaction in the Bhopal gas leak case, Home Minister said the opposition parties should have raised questions on t...

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