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April 22, 2012 5:27 PM

Woman trafficking should be stopped, says NCW Prez

Expressing concern over increasing cases of women trafficking, the President of National Commission for Women, Mamta Sharma said that it should be stopped. Talking to reporters in Bhopal on Sunday, Ms. Sharma said that a number of cases of women trafficking have come to the fore in Jharkhand and tri...

April 22, 2012 5:26 PM

Separate Integrated Infra Development Prog for DNTs

The National Advisory Council has recommended a separate Integrated Infrastructural Development Programme and an empowered Inter-Ministerial Task Force to improve the socio-economic condition of 11 crore Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs). Mrs. Sonia Gandhi-led NAC has also favoured ...

April 22, 2012 1:50 PM

Jitendra says NCTC gives more power to states

Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh said the National Counter Terrorism Centre-NCTC bill gives more power to states to tackle terrorism. Speaking on the sidelines of a function at Indore, he expressed the hope that a consensus would emerge at a meeting on May 5.

April 22, 2012 9:32 AM

CBI raids in three MLA premises in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, the CBI has raided the premises of three MLAs and four others in connection with the investigation of alleged horse trading in the Rajya Sabha polls.The MLAs whose houses were raided include K N Tripathy of the Congress, Suresh Paswan of the RJD and Vishnu Bhaiya of the JMM. AIR Corres...

April 22, 2012 9:23 AM

Vice President Ansari criticises delay in justice delivery

Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Saturday criticised the delay in justice delivery in the country and said it was the poor and the marginalised people who suffered the most. Addressing a function to celebrate 150 years of the Calcutta High Court, the Vice-President said, it is evident that our progres...

April 22, 2012 9:18 AM

Over 13 crore rupee water supply scheme for Vaishnodevi pilgrims

In the holy cave shrine of Vaishnodevi in Trikuta Hills in Jammu and Kashmir, a 13.65 crore rupee water supply scheme has been launched for meeting the requirement of increasing pilgrim flow to the temple. Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah jointly unveiled the scheme at Nav Devian ...

April 22, 2012 9:14 AM

World Earth day

Sunday is World Earth Day. The Earth Day promotes environmental awareness about the growing problem of air, water and soil pollution and calls for protection of the planet.Delhi Chief minister Sheila Dikshit said the Environment Department of Delhi has a plan scheme "Eco-clubs in schools and college...

April 22, 2012 8:44 AM

No witch hunt, take bold decisions: PM to bureaucrats

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh today asked Civil Servants to show boldness in decision making. Addressing them on the Civil Services Day, he assured them that there will be no witch hunting in the name of fighting corruption. Dr. Singh urged the Civil Servants to work towards building a corr...

April 21, 2012 8:49 PM

Adarsh Scam: Court rejects bail plea of six accused

A special CBI Court in Mumbai today rejected the bail plea of six accused arrested in the Adarsh Society Housing Scam. They include former Mumbai municipal commissioner Jairaj Phatak, former secretary of Urban Development Department Ramanand Tiwari, IAS officer Pradeep Vyas, Major General (Retd) T K...

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