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April 15, 2012 9:22 AM

47-Day fishing ban on east coast of India

A 47-day ban on fishing came into effect from Saturday night along the east coast of the country. It was imposed by the Government of India in an effort to conserve fish in their breeding season. AIR Visakhapatnam correspondent says that no boat or trawler would venture into the sea till mid-night o...

April 15, 2012 9:22 AM

New Schemes for urban areas – Bansal

UPA government is considering a scheme for urban areas on the lines of the Mahatma GandhiNational Rural Employment Guarantee programme MNREGA . Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said this in a official release issued in New Delhi on Saturday. The minister also said; a Bill on R...

April 15, 2012 9:20 AM

Indian Economy faces difficulties – PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the Indian economy is facing difficulties but expressed hope that the challenges will be overcome. Dr Singh said this in his brief intervention at a panel discussion in New Delhi on Saturday. The Prime Minister was the chief guest at a panel discussion on the Chall...

April 15, 2012 8:45 AM

PM to inaugurate Chief Ministers’ conference tomorrow

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the Conference of Chief Ministers' on Internal Security in New Delhi on Monday. Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will deliver the opening address.An official release said, the meeting will review the internal security situation in the country. Poli...

April 14, 2012 9:42 PM

Focussed development of minorities necessary for progress: Rawat

Union minister Harish Rawat says, focussed development of minorities especially Muslims and not seeing every policy through the prism of vote-bank politics are absolutely necessary for the country's progress. The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs was speaking at a conference on '...

April 14, 2012 9:42 PM

No impact of quakes on M’rashtras nuclear plants

Executive Director (Operations) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited S Krishnamurthy says, the two earthquakes that jolted Maharashtra on Saturday had no impact on nuclear power plants in the state. The Corporation operates four nuclear power plants at Tarapur in Thane district of the state...

April 14, 2012 9:41 PM

Chidambaram to inaugurate State Home Ministers’ Conference

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will inaugurate the Conference of State Home Ministers on effective implementation of Scheduled Castes (SCs)/ Scheduled Tribes (STs) Prevention of Atrocities (PoA) Act, 1989 in New Delhi on Tuesday. The conference hosted by the Ministry of Home Affairs will also be ...

April 14, 2012 9:39 PM

Govt stressed need for expanding women’s SHG movement

The Government has stressed the need for expanding the women's Self-Help Group movement, as a tool of empowerment and promoting economic well being Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh said the National Rural Livelihood Mission would connect at least one woman from every poor household...

April 14, 2012 9:05 PM

Glowing tributes paid to Dr BR Ambedkar

Glowing tributes were paid to the Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his 121st birth Anniversary on Saturday. The President, Mrs Pratibhadevi Singh Patil offered floral tributes at the statue of Baba Saheb at Sansad Bhavan Lawns in the Parliament House complex.Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari,...

April 14, 2012 6:52 PM

PM to inaugurate CMs Conference on Internal Security on Monday

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the Conference of Chief Ministers' on Internal Security in New Delhi on Monday. Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will deliver the opening address.An official release said, the meeting will review the internal security situation in the country. Poli...

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