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July 27, 2012 2:04 PM

Govt to install i lakh bio-toilets in backward Gram Panchayats

The Government will install one lakh bio-toilets in about 300 backward Gram Panchayats in the country in next two years. This will make the villages open defecation free. Announcing this in New Delhi, Rural Development Minister Mr Jairam Ramesh said, the project will entail a cost of 150 crore rupee...

July 27, 2012 2:03 PM

Sri Lankan authorities release 23 Indian fishermen

23 fishermen from Tamil Nadu arrested by Sri Lankan navy have been released. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said this in New Delhi today that directions have been given to the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka to make all arrangements for the safe return of the fishermen. Mr. Krishna said t...

July 27, 2012 1:56 PM

TN fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy released

23 fishermen from Tamil Nadu arrested by Sri Lankan navy have been released. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said this in New Delhi today that directions have been given to the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka to make all arrangements for the safe return of the fishermen. Mr. Krishna said t...

July 27, 2012 1:55 PM

PM calls on President Mukherjee

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today called on President Pranab Mukherjee, their first meeting since the latter took office on Wednesday.Dr.Singh drove down to Rashtrapati Bhawan for a noon meeting with Mukherjee.Officials described the meeting as a courtesy call.This is the first meeting between...

July 27, 2012 1:02 PM

CBI shifts focus to benami owners in Adarsh Housing Society case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has now shifted its focus on benami flat owners in the Adarsh Housing Society case by trying to unearth details of those who used a proxy to get a flat in the controversial Housing Society in Mumbai.The CBI has been probing benami transactions relating to 24...

July 27, 2012 12:52 PM

SC to examine 37yr delay in trial of L. N. Mishra murder case

The Supreme Court said that it would examine the role of each stakeholder for the 37-year delay in the trial of former Railway Minister L N Mishra's murder even as CBI opposed the plea of the accused for quashing the trial on account of the delay. A bench comprising justices H L Dattu and C K P...

July 27, 2012 12:41 PM

DRDO's eco-friendly bio-toilets for backward gram panchayats:Jairam Ramesh

The Government will install one lakh bio-toilets in about 300 backward Gram Panchayats in the country in next two years. This will make the villages open defecation free. Announcing this in New Delhi, Rural Development Minister Mr Jairam Ramesh said, the project will entail a cost of 150 crore rupee...

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