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October 12, 2012 7:16 PM

FIR filed against Congress MP for threatening toll plaza employees in Guj

In Gujarat, an FIR has been filed against Congress Lok Sabha MP from Porbandar Vithal Radadia for threatening toll plaza employees. Congress MP Radadia was caught on camera brandishing a gun to threaten the employees of a toll plaza who asked him to show his identity card before waiving payment. The...

October 12, 2012 5:50 PM

Thomas inaugurates Cruise Passenger Facilitation Centre in Cochin Port

The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Prof K V Thomas inaugurated a Cruise Passenger Facilitation Centre at the Cochin Port today.The Facilitation Centre, covering an area of 1500 square meter has dedicated Customs and Immigration Counters, X-ray scanning machines, met...

October 12, 2012 5:32 PM

Cultural festival based on works of Tagore to start in Colombo on Oct 15

Char Adhyaya or four chapters, a cultural festival based on the works of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore will start in Colombo on 15th of October. The festival will cover the four aspects of Gurudev's works - music, dance, painting and drama. The festival will have performances by Sri Lankan and Indian ...

October 12, 2012 5:26 PM

Ajit Singh: DGCA to decide whether KFA fulfills safety, maintenance norms

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, DGCA, would decide whether crisis-hit Kingfisher Airlines fulfills safety and maintenance requirements.Talking to the media in New Delhi today, Mr Singh said the airline is supposed to reply to the show-cause...

October 12, 2012 5:25 PM

ISMA hails recommendation of Rangarajan Committee to decontrol sugar industry

Indian Sugar Mills Association, ISMA has hailed the recommendation of Rangarajan Committee to decontrol the sugar industry. ISMA Director General Abinash Verma said, the decontrol of the sector will be in the interest of all stakeholders, including farmers, millers and consumers. He said, the sugar ...

October 12, 2012 2:33 PM

Centre warns NGOs & pvt cos against misuse of NCOF name

The Centre has warned the NGOs and private companies against misuse of the name of the National Centre of Organic Farming,NCOF, which is functioning under the Agriculture Ministry. An official statement said, it has come to the notice that some NGOs and industries are using the name of national and ...

October 12, 2012 2:32 PM

Centre co-ordinating with states on dengue: Health Min Azad

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that the Centre has been co- ordinating with the State Governments on controlling Dengue fever. Speaking to newspersons on the sidelines of the review meeting of the State health Ministers and higher officials of the Health...

October 12, 2012 2:20 PM

Home Minister on two-day visit to J&K; reviews security in border districts

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, accompanied by Union Home Secretary R.K.Singh, arrived in Jammu today on a two day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Soon after his arrival at Jammu Technical Airport, he left for Chakan-Da- Bagh, cross-LoC point in Poonch, where he had a meeting with Civil, Police...

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