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May 17, 2012 12:36 PM

Govt committed to ensure balanced regional growth, reduction of inequalities

The government remains fully committed to ensure balanced regional growth and reduction of inequalities. Giving this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Planning, Dr Ashwani Kumar said the Approach Paper to the 12th Five Year Plan also emphasized the need to ...

May 17, 2012 12:22 PM

Govt to ensure no negative impact of MNREGA on agri sector

The government said today that it will ensure that there would be no negative impact of Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act-MNREGA on the agriculture sector. During the Question Hour, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said that the fears of some state governments and public represen...

May 17, 2012 12:18 PM

Aviation Ministry convenes meeting of recognised AI unions next week

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has convened a meeting of all recognised trade unions of Air India next week to discuss their issues related to human resources. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, Civil Aviation minister said the meeting has been called to discuss the career progression issues i...

May 17, 2012 12:09 PM

Govt in process of amending SCs/STs Prevention of Atrocities Act

The government is in the process of amending the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act. Replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik said the draft has been circulated among all the states. He said the ministry ...

May 17, 2012 12:08 PM

Govt in process of amending SCs/STs Prevention of Atrocities Act

The government is in the process of amending the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act. Replying tosupplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, Minister for Social Justice andEmpowerment Mukul Wasnik said the draft has been circulated among all the states. He said the ministry is...

May 17, 2012 12:06 PM

R.K. Singh visits Kamam post in Uri, discusses LoC trade with officers

Union Home Sectary R.K. Singh today visited Kamam post in Uri and held a meeting with officers and discussed measures for enhancing cross LoC trade and removing impediments in it. Mr. Singh is on a two day visit of Jammu & Kashmir. He also met state Chief Minister Omer Abudullah and Governor N.N...

May 17, 2012 9:21 AM

India largest importer of arms during 2007-11

The Government has said that India has become the largest importer of arms, surpassing the Chinese share of five per cent of global arms imports during 2007-11. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Defence Minister A K Antony said this yesterday, citing a report published in March 2012 by the Stoc...

May 17, 2012 9:20 AM

AI stir: 3 striking pilots resume duty

Three striking Air India pilots have resumed duty. An Air India spokesperson told AIR that the national carrier has curtailed and clubbed many of its flights to the United States of America and Europe as part of its contingency plan to stabilize its international operations. He said that the conting...

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