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May 16, 2012 6:09 PM
The government today said 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 as per a report published in March 2012 by the Stockholm International...
May 16, 2012 6:08 PM
The government has started a school-based screening programme on pilot basis to screen children for diabetes in six districts in the country. The programme is going on at Nainital in Uttarakhand, Theni in Tamil Nadu, Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, Dibrugarh in Assam, Bhilwara in Rajasthan and Ratlam in ...
May 16, 2012 5:43 PM
The Delhi High Court has asked its registrar to take police assistance for bringing veteran Congress leader ND Tiwari to Delhi for taking his blood sample to decide the paternity suit of a man claiming to be his son. Justice Reva Khetrapal today fixed the matter for further hearing on Monday before ...
May 16, 2012 1:56 PM
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has comprehensively revamped the scheme of Swarna Jayanti Shahari Raozgar Yojana, SJSRY. It is aimed at providing gainful employment to the urban unemployed and under employed poor living below the poverty line, BPL. In a written reply in the Raj...
May 16, 2012 1:55 PM
The government has decided to set up a Technical Group to revisit the methodology for estimation of poverty and identification of poor. It will take into account multiple dimensions and indicators of poverty so that poor and deprived households can obtain the benefit of government programmes and sch...
May 16, 2012 1:47 PM
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr R.P.N Singh today said that UPA government is taking all possible steps to ensure the growth of the country. He told this outside Parliament while replying to a question about the completion of three years of UPA -2 on 22nd of May this month. H...
May 16, 2012 1:37 PM
The CBI conducted raids on residences of former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in Bangalore and Shimoga early this morning . The raids were also conducted on mining companies in Bellary, allegedly involved in paying kickbacks to companies owned by Yeddyurappa's sons. The CBI sleuths are al...
May 16, 2012 1:34 PM
The Centre will compensate soya bean farmers if their crops are damaged by frost now on wards. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar announced this in the Lok Sabha today. He agreed with the Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj that soya bean farmers in Madhya Pradesh have suffered losses in the last thre...
May 16, 2012 1:25 PM
The government has taken several measures for the eradication of child labour. Under the Child Labour Policy of the government, a multi-pronged approach is being followed. This includes legal action plan, focus on general development programme for the benefit of the families of child-labour and proj...
May 16, 2012 1:24 PM
The government today said that reports of match fixing in IPL are disturbing. It is as anxious as anyone about the malpractice. Sharing the concern of some members on the issue in the Lok Sabha today, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said the law will take its own course if someone ...
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