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April 27, 2012 1:55 PM

Over 250 lakh CFLs distributed under Bachat Lamp Yojana: State Power Min

Over 259 lakhs Compact Fluorescent Lamps, CFLs have been distributed under Bachat Lamp Yojana, BLY. This was stated by the Minister of State for Power, Mr. K.C. Venugopal in the Lok Sabha today. Replying to a question the Minister said that the scheme is proposed in the 12th Plan with modifications....

April 27, 2012 1:52 PM

RS passes amendment in Cental Edu Instns Reservation Bill to ensure equity

The Rajya Sabha today passed the Central Educational Institutions Reservation in Admission Amendment Bill 2010. The bill was passed by a voice vote. It provides that the State seats if any, in a Central Educational Institution situated in the tribal area will be governed by such reservation policy f...

April 27, 2012 1:40 PM

SC bans tinted glasses in vehicles beyond permissible limit

The Supreme Court has banned the use of tinted glasses in vehicles beyond the permissible limit as specified by the Motor Vehicles Act. The apex court has asked the state governments to frame guidelines for the use of tinted glasses for security purposes. The court was delivering verdict on a PIL se...

April 27, 2012 1:39 PM

Annual maintenance grant to keep SSA schools in good condition: Sibal

Government is providing annual maintenance grant to keep the existing schools in good condition under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, SSA. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha today, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal informed that the maintenance grant is provided at the rate of five thousand rupees per school with ...

April 27, 2012 1:14 PM

Rice production in eastern states pegged at 5.54 million tonnes: Stae Agri Min

The government has launched a special programme of Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India, BGREI under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana from 2010-11. The programme is being implemented in the eastern States including Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand Odisha, eastern Uttar Pradesh and West B...

April 27, 2012 1:01 PM

Tiwari must give blood sample in paternity suit: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court today said that veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari can be compelled to give blood sample for DNA test in the paternity suit filed by a youth claiming to be his biological son. The court set aside a single judge bench's September 2011 order that 86-year-old Tiwari cannot be ...

April 27, 2012 12:59 PM

Jap Foreign Min Gemba to visit Delhi for strategic & economic bilaterals

Foreign Minister of Japan Mr. Koichiro Gemba will be on an official visit to India on Sunday. During his two-day visit, he will co-chair the 6th annual India-Japan Strategic Dialogue and the first India-Japan ministerial-level Economic Dialogue with the External Affairs minister SM Krishna. In the S...

April 27, 2012 12:58 PM

UN Chief Ban KI Moon meets PM Manmohan Singh

The visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon today met the Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. Several multi-lateral issues of mutual concern and UN funded projects came up for discussion in the meeting. He is on a four day visit to India.Ahead of his visit to New Delhi Mr.Moon expressed...

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