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Foreign envoys present their credentials to President Patil

April 9, 2010 6:34 PM

Foreign envoys present their credentials to President Patil

Envoys of South Africa and four other countries today presented their credentials to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil in New Delhi. <br/><br/>The envoys -- Mohammed Hacene Echarif, the Ambassador of Algeria, Rubuka Aloys, the Ambassador of Burundi, Zurab Katchkatchishvili, the ...

EPFO defers decision on PF interest rates

April 9, 2010 6:34 PM

EPFO defers decision on PF interest rates

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO) today deferred a decision on interest rate on provident fund deposits for 2010-11. This follows pressure from trade unions that want rates to be raised to 9.5 - 10.5 per cent from 8.5 per cent.<br/><br/>An official spokesman said th...

Centre asks CAG to suggest ways for curbing rising food subsidy bill

April 9, 2010 6:33 PM

Centre asks CAG to suggest ways for curbing rising food subsidy bill

The government today asked the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to suggest ways to curb its rising subsidy bill on food, fertiliser and petroleum products without hurting the targetted population. <br/><br/>Addressing the 25th conference of the accountants general in New Del...

Corruption dilute gains from social security programmes: Vice Prez Ansari

April 9, 2010 6:32 PM

Corruption dilute gains from social security programmes: Vice Prez Ansari

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said that gains from the implementation of social security programmes such as NREGA and Public Distribution System have been diluted due to maladministration and corruption. <br/><br/>Delivering Dr V N Tiwari Memorial Lecture at Punjab Univers...

Centre working hard to mainstream AYUSH

April 9, 2010 6:32 PM

Centre working hard to mainstream AYUSH

The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare S Gandhiselvan today said the government is making far reaching efforts to mainstream Indian Systems of Medicine (AYUSH) through quality control and holistic medical education.<br/><br/>Speaking at a conference organised by CII ...

Centre releases grant worth Rs 61 crore for rural water schemes

April 9, 2010 6:32 PM

Centre releases grant worth Rs 61 crore for rural water schemes

The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released grant in aid worth Rs sixty one crore rupees for Uttrakhand, forty crore rupees for Himachal Pradesh, ten crore rupees for Punjab and two crore rupees for Haryana for execution and completion of rural water schemes to provide safe drinking water f...

Congress lauds paramilitary forces for their fight against naxalism

April 9, 2010 6:28 PM

Congress lauds paramilitary forces for their fight against naxalism

Congress today lauded the paramilitary forces for rising to the occasion in the fight against Naxalism. <br/><br/>Speaking to reporters in New Delhi the party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi expressed concern over the proliferation of left wing extremism in different parts of ...

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