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March 19, 2010 7:43 PM

President nominates 5 persons to Rajya Sabha

The President has nominated five persons to the Rajya Sabha including eminent poet and lyricist, Javed Akhtar and former Union Minister, Mani Shankar Aiyyar. <br/><br/>The three others are Mrs. B. Jayashree, Dr. Balachandra Mungekar and Dr. Ram Dayal Munda. An official release sa...

March 19, 2010 6:14 PM

President nominates 5 persons to Rajya Sabha

The President has nominated five persons to the Rajya Sabha including eminent poet and lyricist, Javed Akhtar and former Union Minister, Mani Shankar Aiyyar. <br/><br/>The three others are Mrs. B. Jayashree, Dr. Balachandra Mungekar and Dr. Ram Dayal Munda. An official release sa...

March 19, 2010 6:08 PM

Empowered GOM clears draft Food Security Bill

The Empowered Group of Ministers today cleared the draft Food Security Bill that seeks to give legal right to the poor to get 25 kgs of food grain at three rupees per kg. It is likely to go to Cabinet next week.<br/><br/>The group headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee also ...

March 19, 2010 6:04 PM

No decline in support to terrorists from Pak in J&K: Army Chief

The Army Chief Gen.Deepak Kapoor has said that there has been no decline in support from Pakistan to terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. He said, top militant leaders including Hafiz Saeed are operating with impunity from its territory despite international pressure after Mumbai terror attacks.<br...

March 19, 2010 4:50 PM

GJM submitted blueprint for Interim Regional Authority

The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) has submitted a blue print for an Interim Regional Authority to be set up for Darjeeling and some areas around it. The proposal was submitted at the 5th round of tri-partite talks between the Centre, West Bengal Government and GJM. The talks were attended by the Uni...

March 19, 2010 4:42 PM

No question of dilution on women Reservation Bill: Moily

The government has said that there is no question of any dilution in the Women's Reservation Bill which provides for 33 percent of reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Speaking exclusively to AIR, the Law Minister Mr. Veerappa Moily said, the process of consultations doe...

March 19, 2010 1:48 PM

India-B'desh River Commission makes headway on sharing of Teesta water

The first round of the meeting of the joint India-Bangladesh River Commission was held in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss the sharing of Teesta waters and other outstanding issues. Later speaking to newsmen, the Water Resources Minister, Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal said that the two sides have made good...

March 19, 2010 1:03 PM

No question of dilution on women Reservation Bill: Moilly

The government has said that there is no question of any dilution in the Women's Reservation Bill which provides for 33 percent of reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Speaking exclusively to AIR, the Law Minister Mr. Veerappa Moily said, the process of consultations doe...

March 19, 2010 12:54 PM

Planning Commission meeting to review 11th plan deferred

The meeting of the full Planning Commission to consider and approve the Mid-Term Review of the 11th Plan (2007-12) has been deferred to the 23rd of this month. The meeting was earlier scheduled for tomorrow.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, also the Chairman of the Plan...

March 19, 2010 11:12 AM

PEDA to Solaris Parliament house, Rashtrapati Bhawan

Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has been entrusted to Solaris (to equip with solar lights and other solar run gadgets) the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House and Rajya Sabha. <br/><br/>In the first phase, the work for solarisation of these three most important buildings...

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