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June 7, 2012 6:00 PM

Civil Aviation Ministry forms inter-ministerial Air Cargo Logistic Board

The Civil Aviation Ministry has formed an inter-ministerial Air Cargo Logistic Board to lay down the policy guidelines for setting up air cargo facilities at airports in the country. The 17-member board headed by Civil Aviation Secretary will also set performance standards relating to the quality of...

June 7, 2012 5:59 PM

DMK leaders meet PM, Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi

DMK leaders T R Ballu and M K Stalin today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi. The meeting was described by the DMK leaders as a courtesy call.However, it is believed that they have discussed the issue of selection of a candidate for the presidential...

June 7, 2012 5:56 PM

EGoM to discuss base price of spectrum to be auctioned in its next meeting

An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will discuss the base price of spectrum, to be auctioned to operators, in its next meeting. Financial Services Secretary D K Mittal told reporters in New Delhi, that Spectrum pricing will come at the next EGoM, for ...

June 7, 2012 5:09 PM

Ministry of WCD on detailed guideline for gender budgeting

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is working out a detailed guideline and institutional mechanism preferably within the Comptroller and Auditor General, CAG, for gender budgeting. This was stated by Secretary in the Ministry of Women and Child Development Ms Neela Gangadharan while address...

June 7, 2012 4:58 PM

Govt to move SC next month on quota for minorities

The government will move the Supreme Court next month on the issue of 4.5 per cent sub quota for minorities within 27 per cent reservation of Other Backward Classes, OBCs in central educational institutions and jobs. Talking to media after inaugurating 2 day national conference of State Ministers of...

June 7, 2012 4:57 PM

SBI cuts fixed deposit rates by 0.25% across select maturities

Ahead of the Reserve Bank's mid-quarter review of monetary policy later this month, the country's largest lender, State Bank of India today cut its fixed deposit rates by 0.25 per cent across select maturities. The bank has decided to revise its retail term deposit interest rates with a re...

June 7, 2012 4:57 PM

Ajit Singh urges all political parties to fight against black money

Civil Aviation Minister, Ajit Singh today urged all the political parties to come together in fight against black money. Talking to reporters in New Delhi after a meeting with Yoga Guru Ramdev on this issue, Mr. Singh said government is taking many steps to curb black money and it has also signed so...

June 7, 2012 4:53 PM

CCS clears agenda for talks with Pak on Siachen

The Cabinet Committee on Security,CCS,has cleared the agenda for talks with Pakistan on Siachen ahead of Defence Secretary level talks in Islamabad on 11th and 12th of this month . India is expected to stick to its stand on authentication of troop positions at Siachen at the upcoming talks with Paki...

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