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September 18, 2012 5:29 PM

Chidambaram asks public sector banks & rating agencies to hand-hold SMEs

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asked public sector banks and rating agencies to hand-hold small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to enable them tap the capital market for raising funds. He was speaking after launching the dedicated SME platform 'Emerge' of National Stock Exchange (NSE)....

September 18, 2012 5:10 PM

Ansari greets people on Ganesh Chaturthi

The Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari has greeted the people on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The festival will be celebrated tomorrow across the country. In his message, Mr Ansari called upon the citizens to reaffirm their faith in all that is good, noble and vi...

September 18, 2012 5:09 PM

CPI reiterates demands for roll back of govt decision of diesel price hike

CPI today reiterated its demand for roll back of government's decision of diesel price hike, capping of subsidised LPG cylinders to six a year and FDI in retail trade. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Party General Secretary, S. Sudhakar Reddy said, the move is against the interests of common...

September 18, 2012 5:09 PM

PM greetes nation on Ganesh Chaturthi

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has greeted the nation on the joyous occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. In his message, Dr. Singh said that the festival symbolizes the cultural unity of the country, bringing people of all walks of life together. He expressed the hope that this festival will bring ...

September 18, 2012 4:34 PM

Govt sets target to make India open-defecation free in next ten yrs

The government has setup the target to make India open-defecation free in next ten years. Talking to reporters in New Delhi on the sidelines of a function on National Workshop for State and District Level Swachchata Preraks, Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Jairam Ramesh said Kerala will b...

September 18, 2012 4:05 PM

Moily:CAG report on coal block not to have impact on power sector

Power Minister M Veerappa Moily today said the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on coal block allocation will have no impact on the power sector. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Mumbai, Mr Moily said the Central auditor's assessment of notional loss of 1.86 l...

September 18, 2012 2:14 PM

Rajiv Mehta to be DG Narcotics Control Bureau

Rajiv Mehta has been appointed as the Director General of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Mr Mehta, a 1981-batch police officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, will serve the central anti-drugs agency till 2016. At present, he is serving as the Additional DG (Law and Order) in Meghalaya. He will b...

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