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May 12, 2012 4:24 PM

New lists of BPL families of all states to be ready by Sept 2012

New lists of BPL families of all the states will be ready by September this year. The survey has already begun. Rural Development Jai Ram Ramesh said, he expects the survey will be more realistic this time. Addressing members of Punjab Legislative Assembly at Chandigarh today he said that 1950 kilom...

May 12, 2012 2:07 PM

Satisfied with N-E security scenario: PC

Home minister P Chidambaram has said there was minimal presence of CPI (Maoist) in the border areas of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking to reporters in Itanagar after assessing the security scenario in the region, specially Tirap and Changlang districts with the Meghalaya Chief Minister and sen...

May 12, 2012 1:47 PM

Today is International Nurses Day

International Nurses Day is being celebrated around the world today. The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the Pioneer of modern nursing. Nightingale was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing d...

May 12, 2012 1:27 PM

Delaying NCTC will increase risk: PC

Home Minister P Chidambaram has said the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) was the need of the hour as the threat perception of terrorism continues to be high.Addressing a meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi on Friday, the Home Minister said dela...

May 12, 2012 12:53 PM

Parliament completes 60 years tomorrow

Parliament will on Sunday celebrate its 60th Anniversary. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will hold Special Sittings to mark the occasion. President Mrs Pratibha Devi Singh Patil will address the members of both the Houses in the Central Hall of Parliament at 17.30 hours. The President will releas...

May 12, 2012 10:54 AM

Naval war room leak: Commanders get bail

Two former Navy Commanders, arrested for their alleged roles in the 2006 Naval war room leak case, have been granted bail by the Delhi High Court.Imposing various conditions, Justice VK Shali said they should not communicate directly or indirectly to Ravi Shankaran till a decision on his extradition...

May 12, 2012 10:53 AM

MCOCA charge against Abu Salem to be dropped

The Delhi High Court has allowed the police to drop stringent MCOCA charges from an extortion case against gangster Abu Salem. The court's judgment came on a petition of the Delhi Police seeking revocation of the lower court's order, which had denied it the permission to withdraw the MCOCA...

May 12, 2012 9:29 AM

UCIL waste disposal: SC puts order on hold

The Supreme Court has put on hold its order directing disposal of toxic wastes lying in the Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) plant, now represented by DOW Chemical Company.The apex court deferred the implementation of its April 4, 2011 order in the wake of various issues raised by the Madhya Pradesh G...

May 12, 2012 8:40 AM

Centre to consider intra-state river-linking: Bansal

Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has said the Centre was ready to consider intra-state river-linking project on a priority basis as water security was intricately linked with full security.Bansal said in Patna the state must prepare schemes that confirm to guidelines on delay in pro...

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