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October 19, 2012 5:51 PM

Govt. open to more suggestions on bidding for power projects: Moily

The government on Friday said it is open to accommodating more suggestions from stakeholders on new bidding documents for power projects to make the process more comprehensive. Talking to the media on the sidelines of a research and development conclave in New Delhi, Power minister M Veerppa Moily s...

October 19, 2012 5:51 PM

Prez Pranab to visit WB for Durga Puja

President Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal from October 20th to 23rd for Durga Puja. On October 21st, the President will inaugurate school building of Junior High School at Mirati. On the next day, Mr Mukherjee will attend felicitation ceremony organized by Kirnahar Shib Chandra High School a...

October 19, 2012 1:55 PM

60cr people to get Aadhar numbers by 2014: UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI will provide Aadhaar numbers to sixty crore people in the country by 2014. This was stated by UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani in New Delhi today. Talking to media, he said, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will formally launch Aadhaar Enabled Servic...

October 19, 2012 1:55 PM

SC grants bail to Journalist Kazmi

Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged role in the February 13th bomb attack at an Israeli diplomat's car in New Delhi has been granted bail.Kazmi was arrested by Special Cell of Delhi Police on March 6th. Kazmi, who claims to have been writing for an Iranian publication...

October 19, 2012 1:49 PM

Pink reservation forms for Tatkal tickets from tomorrow

The Northern Railway will introduce dedicated pink colour reservation forms for tatkal tickets from tomorrow to check the misuse of Tatkal bookings. Informing this in New Delhi, Chief PRO of Northern Railway, Niraj Sharma said, different from the normal white reservation forms, the pink form is bigg...

October 19, 2012 1:27 PM

Power Cos can sign FSAs with Coal India even without power purchase agreement

Power Minister Veerappa Moily today said that power companies can sign Fuel Supply Agreements, FSAs, with Coal India Limited even if there is no Power Purchase Agreements, PPAs with distribution companies.Our correspondent reports, the Prime Minister's Office, PMO, had last week directed power compa...

October 19, 2012 1:27 PM

India, New zealand ink five pacts to cooperate in education

India and New Zealand today signed five Memoranda of Understanding, MoU in the different fields of education. The MoUs were signed in New Delhi in the presence of Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and visiting New Zealand's Minister for Tertiary, Education, Skills and Employment S...

October 19, 2012 1:22 PM

HC notice to TV Today on defemation suit filed by Khurshid

The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to the TV Today group on the defamation suit filed by Law Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid. Summons have been issued to TV Today Chairman and MD Aroon Purie and 13 others.Louise Khurshid, in her petition filed on Thursday, accused the TV n...

October 19, 2012 1:20 PM

Biodiversity Conference: Ministerial Group takes up mobilisation issue

The Ministerial Group at the ongoing International Conference on Biodiversity in Hyderabad has taken up today the issue of resource mobilization to find a way forward as consensus eluded so far among the member countries. The Group comprising 77 ministers representing different regions of the world ...

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