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June 9, 2010 2:33 PM

Govt reconstitutes GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy

Government today re-constituted a Group of Ministers which will be headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram to look into relief and rehabilitation of the victims of the Bhopal Gas tragedy. <br/><br/>A spokesman of PMO told AIR correspondent the 10-member panel would also have Union ...

June 9, 2010 2:11 PM

Floods in Assam inundate more areas in Karimganj town

The flood situation in Karimganj district of Barak Valley of Assam is still alarming following inundation of more new areas of Karimganj town on Wednesday morning. <br/><br/>The Deputy Commissioner in charge of Karimganj District, A.Nanda Babu Singh told AIR Correspondent, that t...

June 9, 2010 2:04 PM

Flood situation worsening in Barak Valley

The flood situation in Karimganj district of Barak Valley of Assam is still alarming following inundation of more new areas of Karimganj town on Wednesday morning. <br/><br/>The Deputy Commissioner in charge of Karimganj District, A.Nanda Babu Singh told AIR Silchar Correspondent...

June 9, 2010 2:02 PM

Pranab Mukherjee to head GoM to examine modalities of caste census

The Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee will head a Group of Ministers (GOM),to examine the modalities of caste-based census . <br/><br/>An official statement said the Defence Minister A.K.Antony, Home Minister P.Chidambaram, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, Rai...

June 9, 2010 12:26 PM

Revised direct tax codes draft to take all stakeholder concerns on board

The Finance Minister Mr. Mukherjee today said that all stakeholder concerns linked to the direct taxes code will be addressed in the revised draft, which will be released shortly. <br/><br/>Speaking at the Annual Conference of Chief Commissioners and Directors General of Income T...

June 9, 2010 11:18 AM

PM assures full support for faster development of J&K

The Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh assured full support from centre to the efforts of state government for faster development of Jammu and Kashmir. <br/><br/>The assurance came during a marathon meeting the Prime minister had with senior officers of state to review developmenta...

June 9, 2010 11:06 AM

Mercury scales down, heavy rains lash north India

The mercury continued its downward trend in north and north western parts of the country following moderate to heavy rainfall in most places. However severe heat wave conditions prevailed over isolated parts of Orissa. <br/><br/>At 46 degrees, Hirakud recorded the maximum tempera...

June 9, 2010 10:48 AM

Strengthening bi-lateral cooperation high on agenda of Rajapaksa visit

Strengthening bi-lateral cooperation between Colombo and New Delhi is high on the agenda of the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Mr Rajapaksa arrived on a four day visit to the country on Tuesday evening. Talking exclusively to All India Radio on Wednesday morning, the visiting Sri Lankan Pre...

June 9, 2010 9:43 AM

FM cautions on Eurozone crisis could impact capital flows

The Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee said that if the Eurozone crisis stretches on, it could have an adverse impact on capital flows and pose a major concern for the country in the medium-term. <br/><br/>Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Indian Banks Association...

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