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September 13, 2012 1:08 PM

Govt announces relief measures for drought-hit states

The government has announced various relief measures for drought-hit areas of the country. It includes reducing interest rates on rescheduled crop loans to 7 per cent for this fiscal and increasing the number of guaranteed work days under MGNREGA to 150 days from 100 days. Briefing media about the d...

September 13, 2012 12:22 PM

PM calls for building multi-model transport systems

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 ...

September 13, 2012 12:20 PM

Rail Coach Factory able to manufacture Metro rail coaches

The largest and a modern manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, Rail Coach Factory, RCF, Kapurthala can manufacture Metro rail coaches also. General Manager of the factory, B.N. Rajasekhar told media at Kapurthala in Punjab that the RCF has the expertise to manufacture Metro rail coaches at competit...

September 13, 2012 11:42 AM

PM calls for building multi-model transport systems

The Prime Minister Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has called for building multi-model transport systems in cities that efficiently integrate different modes of public transport. Laying the foundation for the Kochi Metro rail at a function organised at the Marine drive today, he said, an efficient publi...

September 13, 2012 9:26 AM

NHRC’s notice to Delhi govt. and Police on girl’s death

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, today issued notices to the Chief Secretary of Delhi government and the Commissioner of Delhi Police on the report alleging that a five-year-old girl was crushed under a police barricade in south Delhi on the 3rd of this month. Taking suo moto cognizance o...

September 13, 2012 9:21 AM

Ban of Gutka products in national capital comes into effect from today

A blanket ban on manufacturing, sale, storage and display of all gutka products in the national capital will come into effect from today. The ban will also include pan masalas and similar products containing nicotine and tobacco. The Delhi government has already issued a notification to enforce the ...

September 12, 2012 11:01 PM

Maharashtra agrees to join National JEE for engineering admissions

The Maharashtra government has agreed to join the national Joint Entrance Exam - JEE for engineering admissions from the academic year 2014-15. A decision in this regard was taken by the state cabinet in its meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday. The government has said that scores of both the entrance exa...

September 12, 2012 10:48 PM

Legal Compliance Manual launched by Dr. Moily

The Union Corporate Affairs Minister Dr. M. Veerappa Moily today launched a Legal Compliance Manual-LCM in New Delhi. The objective of this manual is to ensure the compliance of Central and State Laws and follow the norms of good Corporate Governance. According to an official release, the LCM has be...

September 12, 2012 10:44 PM

Congress never criticized CAG: Rashid Alvi

The Congress today said, it has never criticised any Constitutional body including the CAG but maintains only one thing that all organizations should work within their limit. Party spokesperson Rashid Alvi said, formulating a policy is the domain of the government and not CAG. He said, on the other ...

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