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April 23, 2012 11:31 AM

Justice Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as SC Judge

Justice Ranjan Gogoi was today sworn in as a Supreme Court Judge. Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia administered the oath of office to Justice Gogoi, the former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court. Justice Gogoi's swearing in has raised the strength of the apex court to 27 against t...

April 23, 2012 11:28 AM

Collector abduction: Centre helps Chhattisgarh govt

The Centre today said it was in constant touch with the Chhattisgarh government on the abduction of the Sukma Collector and providing all necessary help to resolve the crisis. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Home secretary R K Singh said his ministry is in regular touch with the state government...

April 23, 2012 11:25 AM

280 special teams sent to investigate alleged irregularities in MNREGA

The Centre has sent 280 special teams to various states to investigate alleged irregularities in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) . The Rural Development Ministry said this in reply to an RTI query. Our correspondent reports, the teams had been sent to Madhya Pradesh, Utta...

April 22, 2012 8:34 PM

NCP, Congress to remain united in upcoming Maha Assembly elections: Pawar

Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar has said that a nominee for the Presidential polls scheduled in July this year, should be preferred from non-political background. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a girls' hostel in New Mumbai on Sunday, Mr...

April 22, 2012 6:31 PM

Mobilizing earth is theme of World Earth Day

The World Earth Day is mainly observed in appreciation of earth's environment and to spread the message of environmental conservation. This year, the theme of the day is mobilizing the earth and recognizing the urgent need of awareness among the people. This is the largest civic observance acro...

April 22, 2012 6:19 PM

AIR to broadcast programme on ‘Safe Motherhood and Child’

The News Services Division of All India Radio in its weekly "PUBLIC SPEAK" programme will bring you a discussion on "Safe Motherhood and Child Programme" on Monday. This can be heard on Rajdhani, FM Gold channels and additional frequencies from 9.30 pm. The listeners can ask questions on phone numbe...

April 22, 2012 6:04 PM

Maoist violence: BJP tells Centre to adopt unified strategy

BJP has asked the Centre to adopt a concerted and unified strategy to tackle Maoist violence. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi on Sunday, BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said, without a concerted and unified strategy to deal with the problem (Left wing extremism) and the best of coordination am...

April 22, 2012 5:33 PM

'Char Dham Yatra' to begin from Tuesday

The six-month long pilgrimage to four Hindu shrines Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri, popularly known as the 'Char Dham Yatra' will begin from Tuesday. Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee President Anusua Prasad Bhatt told reporters in Dehradun on Sunday that the shrine of Bad...

April 22, 2012 5:27 PM

Prez polls: Non-political nominee to be preferred, says Pawar

Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar has said that a nominee for the Presidential polls scheduled in July this year, should be preferred from non-political background. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a girls' hostel in New Mumbai on Sunday, Mr...

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