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May 14, 2012 3:58 PM

Chidambaram launches new website of ISCS in New Delhi

Home Minister P. Chidambaram today launched a new website of the Inter State Council Secretariat -ISCS in New Delhi. The new website developed in house by the Secretariat will provide a wealth of information on the genesis, constitution, procedure and meetings of the Inter State Council and Zonal Co...

May 14, 2012 3:58 PM

NRHM Scam: Court extends judicial custody of 3 accused till May 28

A special CBI court in Ghaziabad today extended the judicial custody of three accused till the 28th of this month in the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission scam.The accused, including Former Director General (Health) SP Ram, along with two medicine suppliers Saurabh Jain and his brother Vivek...

May 14, 2012 2:17 PM

Cartoon row: Sibal assures enquiry into officials' role

The Government will conduct an enquiry into the role of NCERT officials who approved the inclusion of offending material in the text book of political sciences of Class IX-XII. Replying to a discussion in the Loksabha on an objectionable cartoon on B.R Ambedkar in an NCERT text book, HRD Minister Ka...

May 14, 2012 1:54 PM

No mismanagement in maintaining food grains, says Govt

The government today denied the opposition allegations of mismanagement of food grains and the failure to contain their prices. Replying to supplementary during the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Food and Public distribution Prof. K V Thomas said the country is handling 62 m...

May 14, 2012 1:39 PM

K'tka: Yeddyurappa sets fresh deadline to reinstate him as CM

The political climate in Karnataka remains cloudy with Yeddyurappa setting up deadline for BJP national leaders to replace Chief Minister Sadanand Gowda. He held parleys with BJP MLAs royal to him in the morning. Thereafter he set a deadline till four in the afternoon. He told reporters that his nex...

May 14, 2012 1:39 PM

Farooq Abdullah assure to improve the efficiency in biogas production

The minister of new and renewable energy Dr Farooq Abdullah today assured the Rajya Sabha that government is doing its best to improve the efficiency and try new feed material for biogas production. In a written reply to the House, Dr Abdullah said over 6.08 lakhs biogas plants have been installed i...

May 14, 2012 1:38 PM

Aircel-Maxis deal: BJP targets, PC clarifies

The Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram today categorically said no member of his family nor he owned any share in any telecom company at any point of time directly or indirectly.Responding to opposition allegations, Mr. Chidambaram denied that there was any delay in giving Foreign Investment Promotion...

May 14, 2012 1:38 PM

Govt informs manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is as per its needs

The Lok Sabha was informed today that India is manufacturing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles called Lakshya as per its needs. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has manufactured 30 of these aerial vehicles in the last five years. Lakshya costs four crore and 53 lakh each. The Minister of State for Defence P...

May 14, 2012 1:36 PM

FCI to use private godowns for excess grain stock

The government has formulated a scheme for construction of storage godowns through private entrepreneurs under the Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee, PEG Scheme. Under the scheme, the Food Corporation of India would give a guarantee of ten years for assured hiring.?In a written reply in the Rajya Sabh...

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