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May 10, 2012 1:48 PM
Gram panchayats have been given the power to take up any work in their jurisdiction on the basis of the decision arrived at in gram sabhas under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA . The Centre has recently unveiled the expanded version of MNREGA. Rural Development mi...
May 10, 2012 1:42 PM
The Supreme Court today refused to stay the framing of charges against former Union Minister C K Jaffer Sharief by a special CBI Court in connection with a 1995 corruption case.A bench of Justices P Sathasivama and J Chelameswar while refusing to stay the lower court procedure after which the formal...
May 10, 2012 1:33 PM
BJP President Nitin Gadkari today alleged that Indian economy has been affected by wrong economic policies of the government. Inaugurating the party convension at Madurai in Tamil Nadu, he advocated for inter-linking of rivers for greater agriculture growth. Several top leaders including L.K. Advani...
May 10, 2012 1:24 PM
The Government today said it is committed to provide subsidized food grains to address malnutrition and hunger in the country. This was stated by Food and Consumer Affairs minister K V Thomas while addressing a workshop on 'Best Practices in Public Distribution System and Food Fortification...
May 10, 2012 1:23 PM
The Central Ground Water Board has taken up pilot projects on aquifer mapping across the country. This will help in a better assessment of the country's ground water resources and the quality of water.Pilot projects on aquifer mapping have initially been taken up in parts of Bihar, Karnataka, M...
May 10, 2012 1:22 PM
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, IRCTC, has planned to set up food plazas at various railway stations over the country. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for railways K H Muniyapp said setting of food plazas will depend upon the clearance of plans, handing over o...
May 10, 2012 1:22 PM
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Jaipal Reddy today said India is perfectly free to take a decision on its Oil imports. Replying to a question in the Loksabha on Oil imports from Iran, Mr. Jaipal Reddy said, India respects the United Nations Sanctions on Iran, however do not take note of sanctions...
May 10, 2012 1:14 PM
Retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh today withdrew his petition from the Supreme Court seeking a CBI inquiry into the alleged misconduct of Army Chief Gen V K Singh. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and J. Chelameswar granted permission for withdrawal of the petition.Earlier, Tejinder Singh had approached...
May 10, 2012 1:10 PM
The Rajya Sabha will have a Special Sitting on Sunday, the 13th of May, to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the First Sitting of Parliament. Making this announcement in the House today, the Vice Chairman, Prof. P J Kurien said the House will meet at 11 AM on that day. There will be no question ho...
May 10, 2012 1:09 PM
The overall sex ratio in the country has improved from 933 in 2001 to 940 females per thousand males in 2011. However, there has been a sharp decline in child sex ratio in the age group of 0 to 6, which came down from 927 girls per thousand boys in 2001 to 914 in 2011. Minister of State for Women an...
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