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May 3, 2012 1:52 PM

Tatra case: CBI questions retired Lt. Gen. Tejinder Singh

Carrying forward its probe on the bribery allegation made by Army Chief Gen. V K Singh, the CBI has questioned retired Lt. Gen. Tejinder Singh for the first time for his alleged role in the Tatra case. Lt. Gen. Singh was questioned at the CBI headquarters yesterday at length in connection with the T...

May 3, 2012 1:51 PM

Govt to free sugar exports by removing quantitative restrictions

The government has decided to free sugar exports by removing quantitative restrictions to help the industry liquidate surplus stocks. A high-level inter-ministerial meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh yesterday also scrapped the Minimum Export Price, MEP on onion to give fillip ...

May 3, 2012 1:50 PM

10 out of 18 ongoing Railway projects in NE declared as National Projects

The Railways has fixed a target of planting one crore saplings on its land in the current financial year. In the last three years, about two crore and sixty-one lakh saplings were planted. This drive is part of the Railways' commitment to improve the environment as also to safeguard its land fr...

May 3, 2012 1:49 PM

Abducted Sukma Collector to be released today

In Chhattisgarh, stage is set for release of abducted Sukma District collector Alex Paul Menon later in the day. Two negotiators have reached Chintalnar from where they will go to the jungal near Tadmetla to secure the release of the collector. Maoists had indicated that negotiators Dr. B D Sharma a...

May 3, 2012 1:38 PM

V K Singh says, recent issues relating to defence sector complicated

Army chief Gen V K Singh today said the issues relating to the defence sector that have come up recently are complicated. General Singh, who witnessed the Armed Forces war games Shoorveer in Rajasthan said solutions to them have to be found within the parameters of transparency. He was asked by repo...

May 3, 2012 1:17 PM

Govt says, functioning of Indian Steel Industry generally satisfactory

The government today said the functioning of the Indian Steel Industry has been generally satisfactory. However, in some of the steel units, which were installed decades ago, there is a need to adopt latest technologies for their upgradation to make them more efficient and viable. This information w...

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