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February 13, 2010 6:51 PM

PM announces ex gratia for hostel fire victims of Arunachal

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday announced an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees each to families of the students who were killed and one lakh rupees each to those seriously injured in a fire in a hostel in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh last week.<br/><br/&#062...

February 13, 2010 6:50 PM

PM announces ex-gratia to victims of Arunachal hostel blaze

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday announced an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees each to families of the students who were killed and one lakh rupees each to those seriously injured in a fire in a hostel in Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh last week.<br/><br/&#062...

February 13, 2010 6:47 PM

OZ varsities mark record dive in enrolments

Overseas student enrolments in Australian universities have taken a serious dive following a spate of attacks on Indian students in Melbourne and the introduction of new amended immigration programme by the Government.There are now calls for a body to represent the interests of the entire private ed...

February 13, 2010 6:33 PM

Offsets to be mandatory even for single vendor contracts

India said it will not go ahead with a single vendor for its defence products if the offsets clause was not agreed to. Defence Production Secretary R K Singh said in a single vendor situation, if he does not agree to offsets, they will look for another vendor.<br/><br/>Speaking a...

February 13, 2010 6:06 PM

HRD Minister wants participation of private sector in education

The Human Resources Development Minister, Mr. Kapil Sibal today said private sector participation and investment are essential in providing quality education to all in the country. He, however, said that though private participation is welcomed, the government will not allow profiteering in the educ...

February 13, 2010 6:05 PM

HRD Minister wants participation of private sector in education

The Human Resources Development Minister, Mr. Kapil Sibal today said private sector participation and investment are essential in providing quality education to all in the country. He, however, said that though private participation is welcomed, the government will not allow profiteering in the educ...

February 13, 2010 5:04 PM

India-Pak to hold talks on 25th Feb

India and Pakistan will hold Foreign Secretary-level talks in New Delhi on the 25th of this month. Islamabad has formally conveyed to New Delhi that it has accepted the offer of talks from India and confirmed the date for holding the talks. Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir called up his Indi...

February 13, 2010 2:27 PM

Mughal Garden opens for public

Mughal Garden at Rashtrapati Bhavan has been thrown open for public from today. People can visit the garden spread over 15 acres from 10 am to 5 pm everyday till March 11, except Mondays. During this period the musical, spiritual, herbal and the biodiversity parks will be showcased . The biodiversit...

February 13, 2010 2:25 PM

National News Mughal Garden opens for public

Mughal Garden at Rashtrapati Bhavan has been thrown open for public from today. People can visit the garden spread over 15 acres from 10 am to 5 pm everyday till March 11, except Mondays. During this period the musical, spiritual, herbal and the biodiversity parks will be showcased . The biodiversit...

February 13, 2010 2:25 PM

Conference on use of eco-tech in power begins

A two-day conference on using eco-friendly technologies in power plants began in New Delhi today. The conference organised by National Thermal Power Corporation will discuss various prospectus of modern technologies to be used in power generation industry. On this occasion the Union Power Minister S...

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