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July 15, 2010 2:20 PM

CCEA approves continuation of central assistance for Fast Track Courts

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA today approves the continuation of the scheme of Central assistance for fast track courts for another period of one year. The Centre will provide assistance to the States at the rate of 4.80 lakh rupees per court for a total number of 1562 fast track c...

July 15, 2010 2:06 PM

CCEA approves continuation of central assistance for Fast Track Courts

<br/>The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the continuation of the scheme of central assistance for the Fast Track Courts up to 31st March of next year. This was approved in the CCEA meeting chaired by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. A sum of 4 lakh eighty thousand rup...

July 15, 2010 12:06 PM

About 30 million Indians obese

<br/>About 30 million Indians are obese and around 20 per cent of school-going children are overweight. According to the National Family Health Survey, prevalence of obesity is increasing in epidemic proportions worldwide especially in developed countries, and the problem in India is also ...

July 15, 2010 12:04 PM

NAC recommends supply of 35 Kg of foodgrains every month

The National Advisory Council, NAC, has reached an initial agreement on the draft of a food security law . A statement issued after the NAC meeting in New Delhi last evening said ,the council has also recommended the supply of 35 kg of foodgrain per month at three rupees a kg in at least 200 most di...

July 15, 2010 8:34 AM

Amarnath Yatra going on smoothly from both Baltal , Pahalgam routes

<br/>In Jammu and Kashmir, the annual Amarnath Yatra is going on smoothly from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes. So far nearly one lakh 85 thousand yatries have returned from holy cave after darshan of Shivalingam. After three days it is pleasant sunny morning around holy cave and thousands...

July 14, 2010 9:13 PM

Ashok Chavan urges PM to ask Karnataka to stop injustice in disputed areas

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has side stepped the demand for giving Union Territory status to the adjoining area of Karnataka's Marathi-speaking districts like Gulbarga and Belgaum. Chavan, who met the Prime Minster in New Delhi on Wednesday, appealed to him to ask Karnataka to desis...

July 14, 2010 8:59 PM

Situation in J&K coming closer to normalcy: Omar Abdullah

Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah says, there has been a steady and gradual improvement in the situation in Kashmir valley since last Tuesday when things were at their worst. He said with no incident being reported with every passing day, the situation is becoming closer to normalcy....

July 14, 2010 8:59 PM

Security forces kill LeT commander in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, Security Forces today achieved a major success when they gunned down the self-styled Divisional Commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit in Kishtwar district of Jammu region.<br/><br/>The slain militant has been identified as Mohammed Ishaq alias Attiq, ...

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