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July 23, 2010 9:27 PM

Sheila orders CWG agencies to work through night to finish work

With pressure mounting on the Delhi government to complete Commonwealth Games' projects, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has ordered agencies concerned to work through the night to finish work at the sites on time. At a high-level meeting today, Dikshit directed PWD, MCD, NDMC, DJB and several ot...

July 23, 2010 9:27 PM

PMAGY launches in Sri Ganganagar

The Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana, PMAGY, was launched in one of the villages in Padampur block, in district Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan today. With this, Rajasthan has become the first state of the country to launch this scheme Describing the schme as a significant initiative to empower the dep...

July 23, 2010 7:24 PM

False promise of marriage does not amount to rape: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has ruled that sexual relationship with a woman on a false promise of marriage does not amount to rape.Acquitting a man in a rape case, the single bench High Court in Nagpur set aside the Yavatmal Session Court order convicting him under IPCsection 376 rape. The sessions court ...

July 23, 2010 7:24 PM

Govt exploring scientific ways to create artificial rain

Government is exploring scientific ways to create artificial rain in the less rainfed areas of the country to enhance the farm yield. In an exclusive interview to All India Radio, the Secetary of Earth Sciences Ministry Dr. Shailesh Nayak said government is seriously considering cloud seeding in rai...

July 23, 2010 7:23 PM

Railways launch new catering policy

The Railways have launched a new catering policy . This will bring in quality food at cheap rate to passengers in trains. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, chairman Railway board Vivek Sahai said the catering policy is being implemented with immediate effect in a phased manner. He said this policy...

July 23, 2010 7:22 PM

Af-Pak situation dominate US, India discussions

The changing dynamics of Afghanistan- Pakistan situation dominated the discussions between the visiting chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Micheal Mullen and the Defence Minister, Mr. A.K. Antony in New Delhi this evening. Regional and global matters of mutual security concerns were al...

July 23, 2010 7:21 PM

30 new bills to be introduced in Monsoon Session of Parliament

The Direct Tax Code Bill, the bill to introduce Goods and Services Tax and the Whistle Blower Bill are among around 30 new bills which will be introduced in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, beginning Monday. The Civil Nuclear Liability Bill and the Women's Reservation Bill are also listed for...

July 23, 2010 7:19 PM

Agriculture, water & power to dominate NDC meeting on Saturday

Agriculture, management of water resources, power generation with a focus on Distribution reforms, urbanization and specific problems of tribal development will be high on the agenda of discussions in the National Development Council meeting to be held in New Delhi tomorrow. The Prime Minister Dr. M...

July 23, 2010 2:37 PM

Parents lose 6 months' sleep in first 2yrs after baby's birth

Now it is official that parents lose out on six months' sleep in the first two years after a baby's birth.According to a study conducted by a mattress company in England, an average parents get just four uninterrupted hours a night. This an one hour less than the minimum they need to be ab...

July 23, 2010 2:36 PM

NCZCC to entertain for Army, BSF on Indo-Pak border

To entertain the armymen and the sleuths of Border Security Forces BSF, the North Central Zone Cultural Center, NCZCC, has decided to organise programmes on India-Pakistan border.NCZCC director Anand Verdhan Shukla has said that these programmes will be organised at Rajasthan-Pakistan borders under ...

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