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August 21, 2012 11:06 AM

Maruti Suzuki India re-opens Manesar plant amid high security

Maruti Suzuki India reopened its Manesar plant amid heavy security today, a month after a lockoutwas declared due to the violence in which one senior company official was killed and 100 others injured.Haryana Police has provided 500 personnel, out of which 200 are inside the plant and 300 in areas a...

August 21, 2012 9:27 AM

Rlys to run 500 special trains to meet Puja rush

Railways will run more than 500 special trains during the upcoming festive season to clear Puja rush. A Northern Railway official said, the special trains will be run for Patna, Gaya, Darbhanga, Lucknow, Varanasi, Jammu, Udhampur, Amritsar and other cities. The tri-weekly Anand Vihar-Patna-Anand Vih...

August 21, 2012 9:27 AM

US Envoy to UN Rice in Delhi today

The US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Susan E. Rice will arrive today in New Delhi, where she will meet with government officials and civil society representatives. Tomorrow, she will hold meetings with senior Indian officials to discuss a range of bilateral and multilateral issues ...

August 21, 2012 9:19 AM

Kasturirangan team to examine W. Ghat ecology report

The Environment Ministry has constituted a high-level Working Group to examine the Western Ghats ecology expert panel report released recently. The nine-member group, headed by eminent space scientist and Planning Commission member K Kasturirangan, will examine the Madhav Gadgil committee report. Th...

August 20, 2012 8:25 PM

Nation pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on 68th birth anniversary

President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi today led the nation in paying rich tributes to late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 68th birth anniversary. The senior leaders paid floral tributes at Vir Bhumi, the samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi. Defence M...

August 20, 2012 8:25 PM

Govt put foot down on SIM cards subscribers using forged documents

Retailers and franchisee selling mobile SIM cards will have to register police complaint against subscribers if they submit forged documents to get mobile connections. Under the new guidelines issued by the telecom department, the retailer will have to sign an undertaking that he has verified docume...

August 20, 2012 8:23 PM

Government intensifies measures to unearth black money

Government has stepped measures to unearth black money. Trade transactions by a number of export and import firms have come under the scanner following alleged money laundering and tax evasion.Sources said, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials have f...

August 20, 2012 7:45 PM

Eid-Ul-Fitr being celebrated across the country

Eid-ul-Fitr was celeberated with religious fervour and traditional gaity across the contry today. Mosques andidgahs overflowed with the devotees offering special prayers, handing out alms and exchanging gifts and greetings.In the capital, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur dro...

August 20, 2012 7:03 PM

Geetika suicide: Court rejects police custody plea of Aruna Chaddha

A Delhi court has rejected the police plea for further the custody of former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda's employee Aruna Chaddha in the Geetika Sharma suicide case. The police wanted her custoy for 3 more days to confront her with the former minister during his questioning.Metropolitan Magist...

August 20, 2012 6:37 PM

Acid attack women victims to get treatment free of cost

Acid attack women victims are to get treatment free of cost. Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said she has requested the Health Minstry to make provisions for this. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, she said that the Health Ministry is exploring how the can be implemented. Tirath...

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