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May 17, 2010 9:30 AM
Punjab has become the first state in the country to appoint Ombudsman, a grievance redressal mechanism, to take up complaints against the Central Govt.'s flagship programme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). The scheme was implemented in Punjab in 2006.<br/> ...
May 16, 2010 8:53 PM
The External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today met Sri Lankan foreign minister Prof G L Peiris in Tehran on the sidelines of G-15 summit to begin tomorrow. <br/><br/>The spokesperson of External affairs ministry Mr Vishnu Prakash told reporters after the meeting that the two lea...
May 16, 2010 8:49 PM
Former Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was cremated with full State honour in Jaipur this evening. His grandson Vikramaditya lit the pyre. <br/><br/>Vice President Mohd. Hamid Ansari, Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahariya, Chief Ministers of Gujarat , Punjab and Madhya Prade...
May 16, 2010 8:47 PM
In a major step to take immediate legal action against terror outfits, the government has banned more than one hundred such groups linked to al-Qaeda across the globe declaring them terrorist organisations. <br/><br/>Terror outfits like Jemaah Islamiyah, involved in Bali bombing ...
May 16, 2010 8:44 PM
Two persons were killed and at least 9 injured in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station this afternoon. <br/><br/>A 35 year old woman and a child were killed when the platform of Bihar Sampark Kranti Express train was changed at the last minute.<br/><br/>The...
May 16, 2010 8:34 PM
In Uttar Pradesh Rae Bareli special CBI court has fixed 8th of next month as the next date of hearing in Ayodhya demolition case. <br/><br/>AIR Lucknow correspondent reports, senior police officer and the main witness of the CBI in Ayodhya demolition case Anju Gupta, deposed befo...
May 16, 2010 8:28 PM
The Sanskriti Express which showcases the life and works of Nobel laureate Poet Rabindranath Tagore will also travel to Bangladesh to be displayed in different parts of the country. <br/><br/>Addressing a gathering in Tagore's lodge in Kushtia , the Indian High Commissioner to Ba...
May 16, 2010 8:27 PM
The heat wave continued unabated in northern India today with temperatures touching the 47 degree celsius mark at places in Rajasthan and Haryana. <br/>In the desert state, Sriganganagar was the hottest place for the second consecutive day as it sizzled at a high of 47.8 degrees.<br/&...
May 16, 2010 7:02 PM
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrived in Tehran on a four-day visit. Krishna, who is primarily to attend the meeting of G-15 developing countries, will meet his counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki and underline that it considers Iran an important trade partner and wants engagement in this area to...
May 16, 2010 6:01 PM
India says, the 26/11 attacks had contributed hugely in creating mistrust between New Delhi and Islamabad. <br/><br/>According to government sources, had that trust deficit been managed, the dialogue could have gone way forward. <br/><br/>The sources said, the...
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