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May 8, 2012 5:33 PM
The government today said that necessary provisions have been incorporated in the Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2012 to take care of the quality of Set Top Boxes, STBs and the redressal of grievances of the cable TV subscribers. According to an official release, as per these Rules, th...
May 8, 2012 5:25 PM
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, the Reserve Bank can take a decision on conducting any further investigation into financial irregularities reported in Maharashtra StateCooperative Bank. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Mr Mukherjee said, the bank is already under direction of the Reser...
May 8, 2012 5:22 PM
Government today dismissed the news reports that the then Finance Minister, P Chidambaram had delayed clearance by Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006. In a statement, it said, the report is factually incorrect and totally baseless. The government has reiterated it...
May 8, 2012 5:13 PM
The government today said, it has not directed the I-T Department to re-open cases similar to 11,000 crore rupees tax claim from Vodafone. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Finance, S S Palanimanickam said, the government has not issued any direction in this regard. The Mi...
May 8, 2012 5:12 PM
The government is likely to amend the death penalty clause in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) following observations of a Parliament Standing Committee. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, in view of the observations of the Standin...
May 8, 2012 5:12 PM
Wheat production this year is expected to be over 902 lakh tons. Rice production is likely to exceed 1034 lakh tons in the current Kharif season. Minister of Food and Public Distribution K.V. Thomas cited these figures from the Agriculture Ministry's Advance Estimate of Production in the Lok Sa...
May 8, 2012 5:11 PM
Over 81 per cent of the rural population in the country hasaccess to safe drinking water. In a written reply, Minister forDrinking Water and Sanitation Jairam Ramesh said in the Rajya Sabha today that out of the total water resources in the country an estimated five per cent is used for drinking and...
May 8, 2012 5:11 PM
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, the Reserve Bank can take a decision on conducting any further investigation into financial irregularities reported in Maharashtra StateCooperative Bank. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Mr Mukherjee said, the bank is already under direction of the Reser...
May 8, 2012 5:10 PM
Government today ruled out any change in norms till 2015 for providing relief in the cases of drought. It has also rejected demands from various members in the Rajya Sabha for enhancement of compensation for drought. Replying to a Calling Attention Motion in Rajya Sabha on the drought situation in K...
May 8, 2012 5:09 PM
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, R P N Singh informed Rajya Sabha today that the oil marketing companies have demanded full compensation for the losses suffered by them. In a written reply, he said, in order to benefit the common man in view of the rise in international oil price...
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