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September 13, 2012 4:02 PM

NHRC to hear complaints of atrocities against SC

Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission K.G. Balakrishnan has said that NHRC will hear the complaints of atrocities against Scheduled Castes in every state. Inaugurating two-day open hearing of complaints of atrocities against Scheduled Castes in Jaipur today. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan said ...

September 13, 2012 2:08 PM

AERB: No fear of tsunami affecting Kudankulam Project in TN

The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) said in Mumbai today that there was no fear of a tsunami affecting the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu. Mr. SS Bajaj, the chief of the AERB told media that fuel has not yet been loaded in the reactor. He called the safety features in t...

September 13, 2012 1:50 PM

Pak violates ceasefire in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan once again violated the ceasefire by resorting to small arms firing at Kanga forests and Dobot Nullah in Balakote sector in Poonch district late last night. Official sources said the firing continued for about 50 minutes. The Indian side retaliated only to silence the P...

September 13, 2012 1:39 PM

Ashwani Kumar charges BJP with politicizing coal block allocation issue

Minister of State for Planning and Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar today charged BJP with politicizing the coal block allocation issue. Addressing a press conference in Jaipur today Mr. Ashwani Kumar said that UPA Government has already ordered a CBI inquiry in some coal block allocation cases....

September 13, 2012 1:38 PM

Jairam: Cancellation of allotted coal blocks neither feasible nor advisable

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said that cancellation of all allotted coal blocks is neither feasible nor advisable .He said action will be taken on the case to case basis. The Minister said that the CBI is investigating the alleged corruption in the coal bocks allocations and no...

September 13, 2012 1:25 PM

PM calls upon media to avoid desire to be sensational

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has called for building multimodal transport systems in cities that efficiently integrate different modes of public transport. Laying the foundation stone for the Kochi Metro Rail at a function organised at the Marine Drive in Kochi this morning, Dr Singh noted that ...

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