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September 14, 2012 10:01 AM

Only sitting or retd. CJs or apex court judge to head Info Commissions: SC

The Supreme Court has held that only sitting or retired Chief Justices of High Courts or a Supreme Court judge can head the Central and State Information Commissions and asked the Government to amend the Right to Informationn Act.A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar also said that lik...

September 14, 2012 9:53 AM

Only sitting or retd. CJs or apex court judge to head Info commissions: SC

The Supreme Court has held that only sitting or retired Chief Justices of High Courts or a Supreme Court judge can head the Central and State Information Commissions and asked the Government to amend the Right to Informationn Act.A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar also said that lik...

September 14, 2012 9:32 AM

Justice Altamas Kabir to be new Chief Justice of India

Justice Altamas Kabir will be the new Chief Justice of India. A Law Ministry statement issued in New Delhi yesterday said that he will assume the new charge on 29th of this month. Justice Kabir assumed the office of Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court in 2005 and was made a judge of the Supreme Co...

September 14, 2012 9:28 AM

Only sitting or retd.CJs or apex court judge to head Info commissions: SC

The Supreme Court has held that only sitting or retired Chief Justices of High Courts or a Supreme Court judge can head the Central and State Information Commissions and asked the Government to amend the Right to Informationn Act.A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar also said that lik...

September 14, 2012 9:27 AM

Exercise restraint;ensure nothing divides society or country: PM to media

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has called upon journalists to exercise restraint and ensure that nothing that divides society or the country is written, broadcast or telecast.Inaugurating the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists in Kochi yesterday, he urged me...

September 14, 2012 9:17 AM

Hindi Divas being observed in the country today

Hindi Day is being observed across the country today. Hindi was declared the official language unanimously by the constituent assembly on this day in 1949. To commemorate the historic occasion, Hindi Divas is observed every year of this day.The President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee will confer awards in va...

September 13, 2012 8:53 PM

National Open Athletics Championships: Railways lift overall Trophy

Railways have lifted the overall Trophy in the 52nd National Open Athletics Championships. On the concluding day of the the 52nd edition of the event at Chennai today, they finished at the top with a total of 327 points. Services athletes finished runners-up with 138 points. Oil and Natural Gas Corp...

September 13, 2012 8:33 PM

Centre: Allocated coal blocks not to be cancelled

The Centre today said all the allocated coal blocks will not be cancelled. Addressing media persons at Bhubaneswar, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V Narayan Swamy said it would be unfair and unethical to cancel all the allocated coal blocks to different public sector underta...

September 13, 2012 8:31 PM

Govt increases diesel price by Rs 5 per litre

The government has increased the price of diesel by five rupees per litre. However, there will be no increase in prices of petrol and PDS kerosene. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) in its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has also decided to restrict the supply of...

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