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April 20, 2012 12:41 PM

Production begins in AP's first uranium mine

The production has begun in the first uranium mining and processing plant of Andhra Pradesh, at Thummalapalli in YSR District this morning. Atomic energy department Secretary and Chairman Atomic Energy Commission SriKumar Benarjee formally inaugurated the plant. Speaking on the occasion, he said the...

April 20, 2012 12:27 PM

Production begins in AP's first uranium mine

The production has begun in the first uranium mining and processing plant of Andhra Pradesh, at Thummalapalli in YSR District this morning. Atomic energy department Secretary and Chairman Atomic Energy Commission SriKumar Benarjee formally inaugurated the plant. Speaking on the occasion, he said the...

April 20, 2012 12:17 PM

Odisha govt renews appeal to Maoists for MLA release

In Odisha, as the Biju Janata Dal MLA Jhina Hikaka continues to be in the captivity of maoists, the Odisha Government has once again appealed to the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of the CPI (Maoist) to release him immediately, unhurt and in good health.Meanwhile, the Odisha Home Secre...

April 20, 2012 11:23 AM

India’s successful Agni-5 launch a gamechanger: DRDO Chief

India has successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Agni-V Inter- Continental Ballistic Missile, ICBM, with a striking range of over 5000 km.The surface-to-surface Agni-V was launched from a mobile platform from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast yesterday. With this India has joined the elite gr...

April 20, 2012 9:59 AM

SC upholds Centre's decision to wind up Fast Track Courts

The Supreme Court has upheld the Centre's decision to wind up Fast Track Courts(FTC) in the country saying that it was a policy decision. However, it has allowed the state government to continue with the scheme with a condition that it should not be done on an ad-hoc basis but be made a permane...

April 20, 2012 9:25 AM

New National Drug Policy soon: Centre to SC

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that a new National Drug Policy would be in place shortly. The policy will consist of 438 essential medicines which are priced within the common man's reach. The Centre's response comes in the backdrop of a PIL filed by an NGO alleging that the prices ...

April 20, 2012 9:22 AM

Inter-ministerial group to tackle ads that mislead consumers

The government is considering setting up an inter-ministerial group to tackle the menace of misleading advertisements. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public distribution Minister K V Thomas said this in New Delhi while inaugurating the 5th and final seminar on Impact of misleading advertisements on cons...

April 20, 2012 9:20 AM

National Electronics Policy soon: Sibal

The Government will soon launch national Policy on electronics, NPE, in the country. Talking to reporters in New Delhi Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal said that the dialogue is on with the planning commission and the policy is expected to be launched soon. He said ...

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