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September 3, 2012 6:41 PM

SC grants 6 weeks more to govt to apprise of its stand on Sethusamudram project

The Supreme Court today granted six weeks more to the government to apprise it of its stand on the controversial Sethusamudram project. A high level Committee has said that an alternative alignment, other than the one through mythological Ram Sethu, is not economically and ecologically feasible. A b...

September 3, 2012 6:40 PM

Govt intends to encourage investment for highway projects

The government intends to encourage investment for highway projects in the country. Transport and Highways Minister C.P. Joshi gave this information in the Lok Sabha today. He said, to attract foreign investors in this sector he visited many countries to meet the investors and apprised them of proje...

September 3, 2012 6:40 PM

Cong: BJP's demand for PM's resignation over coal blocks outrageous

The Congress today described as outrageous the BJP's demand for the Prime Minister's resignation over the coal blocks allocation. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Senior Congress leader and Finance Minister P Chidambaram said, there is no logic in the BJP's demand for cancellation o...

September 3, 2012 4:40 PM

North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Amendment Bill, 2011 passed in LS

The Lok Sabha today passed the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Amendment Bill, 2011. It was piloted by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.After its introduction in December 2011, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Home Affairs on 13th January 2012. The Bill amends the North-Easte...

September 3, 2012 4:40 PM

Govt: To ensure stable tax regime, clarity in tax laws

The government today said that it will ensure stable tax regime and clarity in tax laws. Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that tax collection will be more systematic and there will be non-adversarial approach in revenue collection. He said that initiatives taken by the UPA government have started...

September 3, 2012 2:02 PM

LS passes Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill -2010

The Lok Sabha today passed the Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill -2010. It seeks to protect the women from sexual harassment at their workplace and redress their complaints. The bill was piloted by Minister for Women and Child Welfare Krishna Tirath. Our correspondent r...

September 3, 2012 2:01 PM

BJP seeks cancellation of coal blocks

The BJP today said that nothing less than the cancellation of allocations of all the 142 coal blocks in the wake of the CAG reports, is acceptable to the party. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, the party spokesperson Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy also said that the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh s...

September 3, 2012 1:56 PM

Govt rules out cancellation of allocation of coal blocks

The government today said that there is no question of cancellation of licences of Coal block allocation as it was done according to the rules. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minster Pawan Kumar Bansal said Inter Ministerial Committee is looking in to the matter and w...

September 3, 2012 1:46 PM

Govt rules out cancellation of allocation of coal blocks

The government today said that there is no question of cancellation of licences of Coal block allocation as it was done according to the rules. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minster Pawan Kumar Bansal said Inter Ministerial Committee is looking in to the matter and w...

September 3, 2012 1:36 PM

Coal India decides to acquire coal resources abroad

The Coal India Limited (CIL) has decided to acquire coal resources abroad with a view to bridge the increasing demand-supply gap and enhance the country's energy security. This information was given by the Power Minister, Mr M Veerappa Moily, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. He said...

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