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April 17, 2012 8:46 PM

Prez Patil confers gallantry awards to Army Personnel

President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil on Tuesday conferred gallantry awards to Armed Forces Personnel for their distinguished service for the nation. Lt. Gen. Krishna Singh, Lt. Gen. Shankar Ranjan Ghosh, both from Infantry and Air Marshal Dinesh Chandra Kumaria were among the fifteen Param Vishisht S...

April 17, 2012 8:36 PM

Consensus building only way forward, says PM

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said that consensus building is the only way forward in a country as diverse and complex as ours. Speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of the Gallantary Award function at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Dr. Singh said, Terrorism and extremism are vices which the Centre and t...

April 17, 2012 8:20 PM

Abducted Odisha MLA’s fate still uncertain

In Odisha, the fate of abducted Odisha MLA, Jhina Hikaka continues to remain uncertain as both the Odisha Government and the Maoists are refusing to budge from their stand. The Odisha Government on Tuesday rejected the demand of the Maoists to free 29 prisoners in exchange of the ruling BJD MLA and ...

April 17, 2012 8:04 PM

PM seeks renewed commitment in action to clean Ganga

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has asked the Centre, the Ganga basin States, civil society and industry to come together to clean the Ganga. He was chairing the meeting of National Ganga River Basin Authority in New Delhi on Tuesday. Expressing concern that the efforts in the past have not be...

April 17, 2012 7:57 PM

Maoists in Odisha threaten extreme action if demand not met

In Odisha, Maoists have threatened extreme action if their demand to set free all the 29 prisoners is not met by Wednesday. They are holding BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka as hostage from 24th of March. In a new audio message, Commander of Andhra Odisha Border Zonal Committee of CPI (Maoist) named Aruna said ...

April 17, 2012 7:48 PM

PM seeks renewed commitment in action to clean Ganga

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has asked the Centre, the Ganga basin States, civil society and industry to come together to clean the Ganga. He was chairing the meeting of National Ganga River Basin Authority in New Delhi on Tuesday. Expressing concern that the efforts in the past have not be...

April 17, 2012 7:35 PM

Several initiatives taken to provide better health care services: Azad

Government has taken several new initiatives particularly during the last three years to provide better health care services to the people and improve overall health outcomes in the country. Addressing the eighth meeting of the Mission Steering Group of the National Rural Health Mission, NRHM, in Ne...

April 17, 2012 6:03 PM

Centre willing to accommodate States' concern on NCTC, says HM

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday expressed confidence that issues relating to National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC will be resolved. Talking to media persons in New Delhi, he said that Centre is willing to accommodate States' concern and hope that the differences between some States an...

April 17, 2012 5:28 PM

BJP victory due to good governance in civic body: Gadkari

The BJP on Tuesday said, the victory in the Delhi Municipal Corporations' election is a result of its good governance in the civic body. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, party President Nitin Gadkari termed the result as a clear indicator of the mood prevalent in the national capital. He said...

April 17, 2012 5:17 PM

Cut in lending rate to encourage investments: Pranab

The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that the Reserve Bank of India, RBI's decision to cut lending rate by 0.50 per cent, will encourage investments. He assured that the government will also take additional steps to boost growth and control price rise. Talking to reporters in N...

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