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July 13, 2010 9:00 PM

Pawar advocates digitisation of targeted public distribution

Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has advocated digitisation of the targeted public distribution for plugging the loope holes in the system. Speaking at the conference of food secretaies of states in New Delhi today, he noted, extreme care needs to be taken to eliminate errors of inclusion ...

July 13, 2010 7:36 PM

Sangeet Natak Akademi selects 6 eminent personalities for Akademi Ratna

Sangeet Natak Akademi has selected six eminent personalities in the field of music, dance and drama for Akademi Ratna (fellows). <br/><br/>They are Lalgudi Jayaraman, Shreeram Lagoo, Yamini Krishnamurti, Kamlesh Dutt Tripathi, Pandit Jasraj and Kishori Amonkar. The Akademi also s...

July 13, 2010 7:33 PM

IPS officer Balwinder Singh appointed as Special Director in CBI

Senior IPS officer Balwinder Singh has been appointed as Special Director in the Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters in New Delhi. <br/><br/>Mr. Singh, a 1976-batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, was holding the post of Additional Director in CBI and looking after ...

July 13, 2010 6:40 PM

Centre launches 'Preferred Time LPG Delivery' scheme

Goverment today launched the 'Preferred Time LPG Delivery' scheme, through which customers can get cooking gas refills at any time or day of the week by paying an additional 25 or 50 rupees per cylinder. <br/><br/>Launching the scheme in New Delhi today Petroleum Minist...

July 13, 2010 6:14 PM

Centre decides to extend free travel facility of freedom fighters

The governemnt has decided to extend the free travel facility of freedom fighters in 3rd AC of Rajdhhani and Chair Car of Shatabdi and Jan-Shatabdi express trains along with a companion in same class, in addition to the existing facility. <br/><br/>The decision to this effect was...

July 13, 2010 5:18 PM

PM to address meeting of CMs of Naxal-affected states tomorrow

The Prime Minister, Dr.Manmohan Singh will address a specially convened meeting of Chief Ministers of Naxal-affected states in New Delhi tomorrow. <br/><br/>Official sources said today, the day-long meeting of the Chief Ministers of Orissa, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Maharashtra,...

July 13, 2010 5:18 PM

Centre advises Punjab, Haryana Govts to use balances available under CRF

The Centre has advised flood affected states of Punjab and Haryana to utilize the balances available at their disposal under Calamity Relief Fund for immidiate restoration and repair works and for providing immidiate relief to the affected people. <br/><br/>AIR Jalandhar Correspo...

July 13, 2010 5:17 PM

BJP disapproves Karnataka Governor's statement on corruption issue

The BJP has strongly disapproved of the statement made by Karnataka governor H.R.Bharadwaj criticising the state government on corruption issue.<br/><br/>Briefing media persons in New Delhi today,the BJP Spokesperson Mr. Ravishankar Prasad alleged that the governor is over steppi...

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