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July 3, 2012 4:59 PM

TDSAT divided on 3G roaming row

Telecom tribunal TDSAT on Tueasday gave a split verdict on validity of mobile phone operators offering 3G services beyond their licence areas through roaming pacts with its Chairman concurring with such a practice, while the other member on the bench differed with him.The split verdict came on a pet...

July 3, 2012 2:12 PM

Jawahar Thakur new CGA

Mr. Jawahar Thakur, a 1979-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service officer, has taken over as Controller General of Accounts, CGA, from the 1st of this month. According to an official release, Mr Thakur has taken several initiatives in the area of development of an effective financial management informa...

July 3, 2012 1:44 PM

Pranab to visit Assam to canvass support for presidential candidature

Mr. Pranab Mukherjee who is UPA's nominee for the next President's election, will visit Guwahati on Friday to canvass support for his candidature. Assam state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Nilmani Sen Deka today said that, Mr. Mukherjee will meet MPs and MLAs of Congress and its allies of Nort...

July 3, 2012 1:33 PM

Domestic tourism grows; UP, AP & TN most visited destinations

Domestic tourism in the country has grown by 103 million, registering an increase of 13.8 per cent during the last year. An official release says, the number of domestic tourist visits to the states and union territories during 2011 was 851 million as compared to 748 million, the previous year. The ...

July 3, 2012 12:41 PM

'Hunar' skill devpt program to be extended to more Muslim girls: Sibal

The government says, the skill development programme - "Hunar" - under the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will be extended to more girls from the Muslim community to enable them to nurture their skills. Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal informed this while giving away cert...

July 3, 2012 12:39 PM

NIOS skill devpt program Hunar to be extended to more Muslim girls: Sibal

The government says, the skill development programme - "Hunar" - under the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will be extended to more girls from the Muslim community to enable them to nurture their skills. Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal informed this while giving away cert...

July 3, 2012 9:33 AM

E-filing returns compulsory if income exceeds ten lakh rupees

People with income of ten lakh rupees per annum will have to file their tax returns electronically beginning 2011-12 Financial year . The Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued a notification making E-filing compulsory for assessment year 2012-13 onwards for an individual or a Hindu undivided fami...

July 3, 2012 8:56 AM

Centre launches Kharif season programme to increase pulse production

The Centre has launched a special programme in the current Kharif season to achieve more than 19 million tonnes of pulse production in the country. According to an official release, the programme focuses on inter-cropping of pulse crops over other crops and accelerating productivity through adoption...

July 3, 2012 8:51 AM

Govt rejects Sangma plaint of Pranab holding office of profit

Government has rejected allegations that UPA Presidential candidate and former Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukhejree was holding an office of profit while filing nomination for Presidential election. Talking to reporters in New Delhi yesterday, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister and UPA Presidential...

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