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September 5, 2012 8:15 PM

World remembers Mother Teresa on her 15th death anniversary

Kolkata, along with other parts of the globe, remembered Nobel Peace laureate Mother Teresa on her 15th death anniversary on Wednesday.Special prayer meetings were held at the Headquarters' of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata to mark the day. Floral tributes were also offered at the grave of t...

September 5, 2012 8:09 PM

CAG asks urban local bodies to improve their financial reporting

The Comptroller and Auditor General, CAG, has asked urban local bodies to improve their financial reporting practices to access markets for funding needs.Speaking at a seminar on the Performance Reporting for Urban Local Bodies in New Delhi today, the CAG, Vinod Rai said, challenges posed by the urb...

September 5, 2012 6:07 PM

PM to review security situation with top police officers

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh will review security situation in the country with top police officers in New Delhi at a high-level beginning conference on Thursday. The meet will focus on naxal violence and growing activities of terror groups.Recent violence in Assam and subsequent exodus of...

September 5, 2012 6:07 PM

President suggests application of new technology in education curriculum

The President Mr Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that new technologies should be an integral part of the curriculum development for all stages of education. Speaking at a function in New Delhi after presenting National awards to teachers for 2011, Mr Mukherjee said new methods and teaching aids m...

September 5, 2012 6:05 PM

NFSM to have Rs. 25550 crore outlay in 12th Plan

The National Food Security Mission, NFSM, has been allocated 25,550 crore rupees outlay in the 12th Five Year Plan. This was infomed by Minister of State for Agriculture, Harish Rawat in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.He said that the NFSM is being revamped during the 12th five year Plan with focu...

September 5, 2012 5:38 PM

PM to review security situation with top police officers

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will review security situation in the country with top police officers in New Delhi at a high-level conference. The meet will focus on growing activities of terror groups and Naxal violence.Recent violence in Assam and subsequent exodus of north eastern people fr...

September 5, 2012 1:58 PM

Prez confers National Teachers Awards to 330 teachers

President Mr.Pranabh Mukherjee today conferred National Teachers Awards to 330 teachers. The awards were given at an impressive function in New Delhi. Addressing the function, Mr.Mukherjee called for adopting appropriate measures to develop scientific temper among the students.Teachers awards are be...

September 5, 2012 1:50 PM

Coal block allocation: CBI registers cases against 5 Cos & Congress MP Darda

The CBI has registered five separate cases against certain private companies, their directors and unknown public servants in connection with false claims made by them in coal block allocation. These five companies include JLD Yavatmal Energy Limited, JAS Infrastructure Capital Private Limited, AMR I...

September 5, 2012 1:45 PM

Telecom Secy: Govt has no plan to censor internet

The government has reiterated that it has no plan to censor internet. It asked various stake holders including face book, google and internet service provider to engage in a constructive dialogue and come up with a consensus on what reasonable restrictions should be imposed on the online world. Addr...

September 5, 2012 1:39 PM

India's literacy rate as per provisional data of Census 2011 is over 74 %

India's literacy rate as per the provisional data of Census 2011 is a little over 74 percent. This is lower than the world literacy rate, largely because of the huge backlog of non-literate persons. The main causes are poverty, gender and social inequities and inadequate access to schooling. St...

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