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November 22, 2012 7:31 PM

Post office with latest technology opens in Kargil

A post office equipped with latest technology has been opened at Kargil, near the Line of Control, by the Department of Posts. After inaugurating the building Chief Postmaster General, Jammu and Kashmir, John Samuel said that the post office at Kargil will provide services like Speed Post, eMO, ePos...

November 22, 2012 7:27 PM

Only one-third of sewage treated, says Union Minister

Less than one third of the sewage gets treated in the country. This stunning fact has emerged in a report of Central Pollution Control Board. Out of an estimated 38254 million litres sewage generated daily in major cities and towns, only 11787 million litres can be treated. This information was give...

November 22, 2012 7:24 PM

Delhi HC acquits 2 JKLF militants in 1996 bomb blast case

Delhi High court today acquitted two alleged JKLF militants in connection with Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case in 1996. The court converted Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF) terrorist Mohd Naushad's death penalty to life term, while acquitting Mirza Nissar Hussain and Mohd Ali Bhat alias Kill...

November 22, 2012 7:04 PM

Centre’s plea for review of SC verdict on Information Commissions admitted

The Supreme Court has admitted the Centre's plea to review its judgement which had stipulated that only sitting or retired chief justices of high courts or an apex court judge can head the Central and state information commissions. While admitting the plea today , a bench of justices A K Patnai...

November 22, 2012 7:03 PM

Krishna calls for mixed land use pattern in cities

Urban Development Secretary Sudhir Krishna has called for a sustainable mixed land use pattern in the cities to improve urban transport systems. Inaugurating the annual meet on sustainable urban transport project in New Delhi today, he said unless a proper and efficient transport system is put in pl...

November 22, 2012 7:02 PM

Significant rise in coal loading by Railways

Coal loading in the Railways has crossed 274 million tonnes during April to October this year, registering a 10 per cent increase over the corresponding period last year. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, minister of state for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said coal loading has gone up fr...

November 22, 2012 7:02 PM

Govt. setting up High-powered Committee for inter-linking rivers

The government is setting up a high-powered committee to implement the interlinking of rivers as directed by the Supreme Court. River interlinking proposals in the country envisage increased use of ground water and generation of thirty-five thousand MW of power besides creating irrigation facilities...

November 22, 2012 6:24 PM

Govt. setting up High-powered Committee for inter-linking rivers

The government is setting up a high-powered committee to implement the interlinking of rivers as directed by the Supreme Court. River interlinking proposals in the country envisage increased use of ground water and generation of thirty-five thousand MW of power besides creating irrigation facilities...

November 22, 2012 6:17 PM

Hydrological data shows Brahmaputra’s flow unaffected

Hydrological data in the last four years show that the flow in the Brahmaputra river has not receded. The analysis has been done by the Central Water Commission. Giving this information in the Lok Sabha today, Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat said projects downstream the river do not store wate...

November 22, 2012 6:05 PM

BJP demands voting on FDI issue

The BJP has demanded a voting on the FDI issue. Party spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain said in New Delhi today that there is no point in discussing the matter without voting. Briefing the media, he said the government is afraid of the voting clause because it does not have a majority in the Lok Sabha.

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