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May 5, 2010 11:08 AM

Radiation response team recovers 16 cobalt pencils from Gamma cell in Delhi

The National Radiation Emergency Response team has recovered all the radioactive Cobalt-60 sources from a Gamma cell which was scattered in a scrap yard at Mayapuri in Delhi, exposing eight persons to radiation. According to BARC sources, in all 16 Cobalt pencils were recovered, of which four were i...

May 5, 2010 10:26 AM

Surender Koli guilty in rape and murder of seven-year-old Arti

A special CBI court held businessman Moninder Singh Pandher's domestic help Surender Koli guilty in the rape and murder of seven-year-old Arti in the second of the 19 cases of sensational Nithari killings.<br/>Special Additional District and Session Judge A K Singh, who convicted Koli...

May 5, 2010 10:20 AM

Karnataka: Lokayukta unearths unaccounted property from seven govt. officers

The Karnataka Lokayukta has unearthed unaccounted property worth more than 7.89 crore rupees from seven Government officials in the state. Briefing the media persons in Bangalore, Lokayukta, Santhosh Hegde said the officials raided have amassed property disproportionate to their known sources of inc...

May 5, 2010 9:15 AM

Surender Koli guilty in rape, murder of seven-year-old Arti

A special CBI court held businessman Moninder Singh Pandher's domestic help Surender Koli guilty in the rape and murder of seven-year-old Arti in the second of the 19 cases of sensational Nithari killings.<br/>Special Additional District and Session Judge A K Singh, who convicted Koli...

May 5, 2010 9:11 AM

Lok Sabh scheduled to take discussion on census

The Lok Sabh is scheduled to take discussion on census in the country. The issue was discussed at a meeting of the cabinet in New Delhi last evening. The meeting is believed to have prepared the strategy of the government as many opposition parties have been demanding that government should reintrod...

May 5, 2010 9:02 AM

Parliament passes Finance Bill

Parliament today passed the finance bill for 2010-11, keeping the hike in duties on fuels intact. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in the Rajya Sabha that the present fiscal situation did not permit a roll-back. <br/> <br/>After this, the Upper House returned the Bill to th...

May 4, 2010 9:03 PM

Health Minister seeks powers to deal with corruption in MCI

The Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today sought more powers to deal with cases of corruption in Medical Council of India. He announced the setting up of a Task Force for regulating the functioning of both the Medical and Dental Councils of India along with Ayurveda, Unani, Siddhha and other stream...

May 4, 2010 6:10 PM

Govt to make medical colleges more transparent

The government has said that time has come to strengthen the existing law for giving approval to medical colleges to make it more transparent and credible. <br/><br/>The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad said this while making a statement in the Rajya ...

May 4, 2010 2:17 PM

Anganwadi workers protest, demands payment of minimum wages

More than 20,000 anganwadi workers and helpers from over 20 states today staged a protest at Jantar Mantar. <br/><br/>The protestors demanded payment of minimum wages, social security benefits including gratuity and pension to all anganwadi workers and helpers and recognition of ...

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