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August 28, 2012 5:25 PM
The Comptroller and Auditor General, CAG today said it will not join any public debate on its findings on the coal blocks allocation. In an official statement issued in New Delhi CAG said that being a Constitutional authority, the C&AG Vinod Rai feels that it would be improper on his part to joi...
August 28, 2012 4:30 PM
The planning commission has extended by three years the completion of Tarali Irrigation Project in Maharashtra. An official release says, the project costing over 870 crore rupees has now to be completed by the 31st of March 2015. Earlier the state government had requested the commission for extendi...
August 28, 2012 3:55 PM
Over one lakh 42 thousand people were killed and more than five lakh injured in road accidents in the country last year. Giving this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, the Minister of State for Road transport Dr Tushar A Chowdary said that the states have been advised to set up...
August 28, 2012 3:52 PM
The CPI today demanded cancellation of licences of coal blocks in the wake of the CAG report on the issue . Talking to reporters outside Parliament, senior party leader D.Raja said that accountability must be fixed in this regard. He also alleged that the Prime Minister's statement on coal bloc...
August 28, 2012 2:09 PM
Israel plans to take up agricultural development projects in India. Under the Indo-Israel Action Plan for Horticulture for the period 2011-15, Israel will set up crop-specific Centres of Excellence in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Minister of State f...
August 28, 2012 1:56 PM
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is in the process of seeking Cabinet approval on financial restructuring of Prasar Bharati. Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni said this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. She said Prasar Bharati has been facing various financial...
August 28, 2012 1:37 PM
President Pranab Mukherjee today stressed the need to evolve a universal healthcare system for the nation and set up more healthcare institutions.Addressing a seminar in New Delhi, Mr.Mukherjee said preventive healthcare was equally important. He said, more heath institutes needed to be created and ...
August 28, 2012 1:34 PM
The Pre-Everest expedition of the National Cadet Corps, NCC, to Mount Kamet in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand was flagged off by the Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma in New Delhi today. An official release said, the expedition is the 2nd one in preparation for the NCC Everest expedition slated for...
August 28, 2012 1:32 PM
The President Pranab Mukherjee has greeted the nation on the occasion of Onam being celebrated tomorrow. In his message, Mr. Mukherjee said the occasion is marked by a resolve to lead our lives by imbibing the virtues of truth, love, piety and humility. The President said, the unique festival brings...
August 28, 2012 1:28 PM
The Lok Sabha was informed today that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Amendment Regulation of 2012 has now come into force. The legislation was promulgated by the President in July this year. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration has since closed down seven t...
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