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August 16, 2012 12:44 PM

Shinde: NE people safe in K’taka

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today said that people from the northeast region of the country are safe in Karnataka. Talking to reporters out side Parliament today, he warned that those spreading rumours will be severely punished. Mr Shinde said that all steps have been taken to maintain peace i...

August 16, 2012 12:41 PM

Science Express-biodiversity special train reaches TN

The Science Express-biodiversity special train has reached Madurai in Tamil Nadu today. The train will be kept for public viewing at Madurai Kudal Nagar railway station from 10 Am to 6 PM till 19th of this month.The train has thirteen airconditioned compartments which depicts aspects of climate chan...

August 16, 2012 12:19 PM

SC issues notice to Centre, State’s on 55,000 missing children

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and all the state governments on a PIL seeking its direction for tracing 55,000 missing children in the country.Agreeing to hear the public interest litigation (PIL), a bench headed by Justice Aftab Alam sought response from the Centre and States o...

August 16, 2012 11:50 AM

Fresh incidents of violence reported in Assam

Fresh incidents of violence were reported in Assam's Baksa and Kamrup (Rural) districts where unidentified persons set ablaze a car, a bus and a wooden bridge.Baksa, in lower Assam and under Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD), was one of the districts affected in the recent clashes...

August 16, 2012 11:37 AM

PM to K’taka CM: Ensure North-East students safety

Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has assured the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh that people from north-east will be given full security in the state. He said no untoward incident has taken place against the people from North-East and they do not face any threat in Karnataka. Mr. Shettar ...

August 16, 2012 11:12 AM

Pak Rangers violate ceasfire in Jammu on Independence Day

Pakistan Rangers fired at the BSF troops in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. A senior BSF official said, there was small arms firing at Indian Border Out Post of Pansar along International Border in Samba sector. Unprovoked firing by Pakistan rangers started around 3.30 PM. The BSF troop...

August 16, 2012 11:12 AM

Both Houses of Parl adjourned in respect for Vilasrao Deshmukh

Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned for the day as a mark of respect to the sad demise of a sitting member and Union Cabinet Minister, Vilasrao Deshmukh in Chennai on 14th August. The members observed silence for a while in memory of the departed soul.

August 16, 2012 10:58 AM

Vetriselvan ADG of Media & Communication PIB passes away

K.Vetriselvan, Addl Director General of Media and Communication, Press Information Bureau Trivandrum passed away in Chennai yesterday due to prolonged illness. He was 52 . A 1985 batch officer of the Indian Information Service he had worked in News Services Division New Delhi,Regional News Unit Chen...

August 16, 2012 9:20 AM

Govt to set up 14 new overseas IT fight black money

The government will set up 14 more Income Tax Overseas Units, ITOUs to deal with the menace of black money and keep a tab on illegal routing of funds from abroad and parking money in foreign countries. The Finance Ministry has recently sent a detailed proposal in this regard to the Ministry of Exter...

August 15, 2012 8:54 PM

Prez hosts ‘At Home’ on the occasion of I-Day

President Pranab Mukherjee today hosted an "At Home" on the occasion of Independence Day. Mr Mukherjee met dignitaries and diplomatic corps in the sprawling Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh along with his wife Gursharan Kaur, Lok Sab...

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