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September 11, 2012 6:49 PM

AERB expert committee begins review of fuel loading at Koodankulam Nuke plant

A five member expert committee of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board has begun the review of loading of fuel in Unit one of the Koodankulam Nuclear plant according to its Site Director Sh R S Sundar. Once the expert committee submits its final report the process of loading enriched Uranium will start. A...

September 11, 2012 5:26 PM

HP soon to get status of Nirmal Pradesh

The Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign began at Sundarnagar in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh today to create awareness among the common people about the central sponsored schemes being implemented in the state. The three-day campaign organized by the Press Information Bureau, Shimla was ...

September 11, 2012 5:24 PM

JD(U) president demands Bharat Ratna for Verghese Kurien

JD(U) President Sharad Yadav today demanded that the government confer the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on Verghese Kurien, the father of white revolution. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Yadav said who else other than Kurien has made such a huge contribution for the cou...

September 11, 2012 2:07 PM

48 Indian fishermen released by Pak to reach Attari today

In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan has repatriated 48 Indian fishermen who crossed over to India via Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post, today. They were set free by the neighbouring country from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi, yesterday, to reach Attari, today.Our Correspondent reports that, i...

September 11, 2012 2:06 PM

Delhi court raps CBI for 'mindless' probe in graft case involving its own men

A Delhi Court today rapped CBI for mindless probe in graft case involving its men. Four persons, including two CBI sleuths, have been acquitted in a bribery case by the court, which said the probe by the agency into the matter was done in a 'mindless, disoriented and half-hearted' manner. ...

September 11, 2012 2:04 PM

Visa-on-arrival scheme registers over 90% increase in visas issued in Aug

The Visa on Arrival scheme, which is aimed at attracting more foreign tourists to the country, has registered a positive growth of 90.2 per cent with 1750 visas issued during August this year as against 920 issued in the same month last year. Under the scheme, visas were issued to the nationals of e...

September 11, 2012 1:52 PM

Need to keep working on parts of Indo-US civilian nuke deal:US Envoy Powell

US Ambassador to India, Nancy Powell has said that there is a need to keep working on parts of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal. The ambassador was speaking at an interaction organized by the Asia Society in Mumbai last night. Powell hoped that Americans would be able to compete on a level playing ...

September 11, 2012 1:28 PM

NHRC open hearing in Jaipur on atrocities against SCs in Rajasthan

The National Human Right Commission, NHRC, will conduct a two day open hearing in Jaipur from 13th of this month on complaints of atrocities against Scheduled Castes in Rajasthan. Over 115 complaints relating to atrocities against Scheduled Castes and problems faced by them in seeking justice from t...

September 11, 2012 1:18 PM

Aggrieved party can seek postponement of publication of court proceedings:SC

The Supreme Court today laid down a constitutional principle where the aggrieved parties can seek the postponement of the publication of court hearings from the appropriate court. The court will take a decision on case by case basis. The bench observed that freedom of speech and expression enshrined...

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