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April 28, 2012 5:39 PM

Parl committee concern on outstanding dues of 8 Hotels

A parliamentary committee has expressed concern on the outstanding dues of eight Hotels of over 516 crores rupees towards recoverable Ground rent and other dues like misuse and damages. The Public Accounts commitee, PAC headed by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi has asked the concerned ministry to take up th...

April 28, 2012 5:35 PM

BJP double standards on corruption exposed: Sonia Gandhi

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP in Karnataka saying its double standards on corruption has been exposed. Addressing the delegates of the Pradesh Congress Committee meeting in Tumkur, she said BJP's corruption and political corruption are more a...

April 28, 2012 5:34 PM

NCW forms committee to inquire alleged suicide of Dana Sangma

The National Commission for Women has set up a four-member committee to conduct an inquiry into the alleged suicide of Amity University student Dana Sangma. Dana, a first year MBA student and niece of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, committed suicide in her hostel room on last Tuesday after s...

April 28, 2012 1:34 PM

INS TEG inducted into Navy

State of the art Naval warship INS TEG has been formally inducted into the Indian Navy. The warship was commissioned by Southern Naval Commander-in-Chief Vice Admiral KN Sushil at a ceremony at Kaliningrad in Russia. A press release issued by the Indian Navy in New Delhi on Friday said that INS Teg ...

April 28, 2012 1:15 PM

Sahai for promoting community-based tourism activity in NE

Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai has urged for promoting community-based tourist activities in northeastern region. Speaking at a book release function in New Delhi, he said due to the fragility of the habitat and the society in the region, community-based tourism would be more successful and sust...

April 28, 2012 1:15 PM

Huge scope for PPP in India: PM

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh dedicated to the nation the Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Bhatinda today. Speaking on this occasion, the Prime Minister said successful completion of this joint sector project proved that there was a large scope of public and private partnership in the country.He sa...

April 28, 2012 12:23 PM

Need to rationalise oil rates: PM

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today formally dedicated to the nation the Rs 21,500-crore Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Bhatinda. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Singh said spiraling global oil prices had put severe strain on our import bill. There is a need to rationalise rates.He said higher refi...

April 28, 2012 11:40 AM

India acknowledges women’s contributions best: Rao

Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao has said Indian system was fair and the best in the world when it came to acknowledging the contribution of women. Speaking to students of the University of Florida in Washington, she said this was amply demonstrated in the very fact she being a women rose to...

April 28, 2012 8:57 AM

PM to inaugurate refinery in Bathinda

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the Guru Gobind Singh Refinery at Bathinda in Punjab today. The Rs 21,500-crore project is a joint venture of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and a private company with an equal investment of 49 per cent by each, while 2 per cent share is of vari...

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