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October 30, 2012 6:48 PM

SC appoints committee on cleaning of river Yamuna

Supreme Court today expressed anguish over tardy progress in cleaning of river Yamuna and appointed an expert committee to find out what has been achieved in the last 18 years by governments of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana after spending thousands of crores of rupees for the purpose.A bench of j...

October 30, 2012 6:30 PM

New Minority Minister favours quota for backward Muslims

New Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan strongly favours reservation for backward Muslims as well as for Dalits among Christians and Muslims. The minister also intends to carry forward reforms in the administration of Wakfs across the country and bring a revised bill for this in the Winter Sessi...

October 30, 2012 6:02 PM

AP, TN braces for Storm Nilam

The deep depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal remained practically stationary and intensified into Cyclonic Storm 'Nilam' about 500 km south east of Chennai. The system is expected to move northwestwards and cross North Tamilnadu and adjoining South Andhra Coast between Nagapattinam and Nellore t...

October 30, 2012 5:29 PM

IT Dept probes 12 places in Mumbai investing in Gadkari's company

Income Tax Department has conducted inquiries at 12 places in Mumbai whether the campanies that had invested in BJP chief Nitin Gadkari's company, had given their addresses. AIR correspondent reports, Mr Gadkari is under attack over dubious funding of Purti Power and Sugar Ltd controlled by him...

October 30, 2012 5:29 PM

Sonia questions BJP for adopting double standards over graft charges

AICC President Sonia Gandhi today questioned the BJP for adopting double standards over the graft charges being leveled against its own leaders and claimed that no party has checked corruption as much as the Congress.Addressing an election rally at Shimla today, Mrs Gandhi reminded the BJP that it w...

October 30, 2012 4:54 PM

Prez to people: Take pledge on making society free from corruption

President Pranab Mukherjee has asked the people to take pledge on making the society free from corruption. In his message on the Vigilance awareness week, Mr. Mukherjee called for transparency, fairness, accountability and probity saying they are essential for functioning of public organisations. He...

October 30, 2012 1:56 PM

Centre asks States to make PDS efficient along with social audit

The Centre has asked the States to make Public Distribution System (PDS) efficient along with social audit. Addressing the two-day Conference of State Food Ministers in New Delhi today, the Minister of State for Food and PDS, Prof. K V Thomas said the processes for strengthening of Targeted Public D...

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