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January 25, 2010 9:39 AM

PMO orders probe into lapse in Govt advertisement

<br/>The Prime Minister's Office has ordered an internal inquiry into the lapses in the advertisement issued by the Women and Child Development Ministry on National Girl Child Day.<br/><br/>The PMO also apologized for inclusion of photograph of a foreign national i...

January 24, 2010 9:05 PM

Overnight fog continues to affect normal life in North India

Dense fog during the night and early morning continued to disrupt normal life in North India. The days are, however, sunny at most of the places.<br/><br/>In Delhi, about forty international and domestic flights have been affected. Visibility at the airport fell to about 125 metr...

January 24, 2010 8:22 PM

Overnight fog continues to affect normal life in North India

The cold wave continues in most parts in northern India as dense fog affected rail, road and air communication in the region. Fourteen people died overnight, taking the toll this winter to 535.All the fresh deaths occurred in Uttar Pradesh where 506 people have died so far due to the chill this wint...

January 24, 2010 8:21 PM

Overnight fog continues to affect normal life in North India

The cold wave continues in most parts in northern India as dense fog affected rail, road and air communication in the region. Fourteen people died overnight, taking the toll this winter to 535.All the fresh deaths occurred in Uttar Pradesh where 506 people have died so far due to the chill this wint...

January 24, 2010 7:48 PM

PM rejects UN deadline for submission of emission targets

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has rejected the UN deadline of January 31 for submission of emission targets and climate actions under the Copenhagen Accord. PTI quoting sources in the PMO reports, the Prime Minister is particularly unhappy over the repeated persistence from Danish Prime Mini...

January 24, 2010 7:47 PM

PMO orders inquiry into advertisement lapse & for using a foreigners photograph

Prime Ministers Office has ordered an internal inquiry into the lapse in the advertisement issued by the Women and Child Development Ministry on National Girl Child Day. PMO also apologized for inclusion of photograph of a foreign national in Government advertisement on girl child. A newspaper adver...

January 24, 2010 7:41 PM

Security tightened for Republic Day celebrations

Security has been tightened in the National capital for the Republic day celebrations as inteligence have warned of possible terror attacks. A ground-to-air security apparatus will be put in place following inputs that the LeT is reported to have acquired over 50 para-gliding equipment which could b...

January 24, 2010 7:35 PM

BJP demands Pawar's resignation

Accusing the government of failing to check spiralling prices, BJP today demanded the removal of Agriculture Minister Mr Sharad Pawar from the Union Cabinet and a CBI probe into all the scams relating to wheat, paddy and sugar. In a statemant party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad sought an explanat...

January 24, 2010 7:24 PM

Panchayat polls comes to an end in Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, polling for the third and final phase of panchayat elections ended this evening. Our Bhopal correspondent reports that one person was killed and several others injured in different parts of the state in poll related violence.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent Shaqir N...

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