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April 4, 2012 10:52 AM

23 Indian fishermen arrested for fishing illegally in Pak waters

Twenty-three Indian fishermen were arrested and four of their boats seized for what Islamabad described for fishing illegally in Pakistani territorial waters. A spokesman for the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency said in Karachi yesterday that the fishermen were arrested after being warned twice tha...

April 4, 2012 9:34 AM

FinMin : Public sector banks to function full day on April 7

The Finance Ministry has directed all public sector banks to function full day on saturday 7th April in view of three holidays this week. Usually, banks are open for public dealings between 10 am and 1 pm on saturdays.Confirming the development, a senior official of Indian Bank said the Finance Mini...

April 4, 2012 9:29 AM

SC seeks details of 18 mercy pleas before President

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to furnish details of 18 mercy pleas pending disposal before the President. This includes details on plea of Parliament attack death convict Afzal Guru.The apex court felt that the role of the state was perhaps advisory and the final verdict is of the Presid...

April 4, 2012 9:19 AM

23 Indian fishermen arrested for fishing illegally in Pak waters

Twenty-three Indian fishermen were arrested and four of their boats seized for fishing illegally in Pakistan's territorial waters. A spokesman for the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency said in Karachi that the Indian fishermen were arrested after being warned twice that they had entered into Pa...

April 3, 2012 6:33 PM

CM’s meet on May 5 to discuss NCTC

The Centre has convened a separate meeting of the Chief Ministers on the 5th of next month, to discuss the National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC. Speaking to newsmen in New Delhi today, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said, the Annual meeting of Chief Ministers scheduled for the 16th of this month, w...

April 3, 2012 6:20 PM

ADB loan to boost tourism in TN & U'khand

The Asian Development Bank, ADB has sanctioned 43 million US dollars loan to India to boost tourism in Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. The loan has been provided to support up-gradation and construction facilities in tourism sector.They include improvement in urban infrastructure and better connectivity...

April 3, 2012 6:13 PM

160 projects sanctioned by Tourism Ministry till December 2011

The Tourism Ministry has sanctioned 160 tourism projects till December last year for development of quality tourism infrastructure at tourist destinations in the country. These projects involved an amount of over 710 crore rupees. According to the annual report of the Ministry released in New Delhi ...

April 3, 2012 5:54 PM

Israeli diplomat's Feb 13 attack: Delhi Court denies bail to Kazmi

Journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, arrested for his alleged role in the February 13 bomb attack at an Israeli diplomat's car in New Delhi, was today denied bail by a Delhi court. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav dismissed Kazmi's bail plea saying there was no substance in his b...

April 3, 2012 5:51 PM

Italian vessel sails after furnishing bond

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court today set aside a Single Bench order which allowed the Italian vessel Enrica Lexie to sail after furnishing a bond for three crore rupees. The Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Mrs Manjula Chellur and Justice V Chitambaresh quashed the single be...

April 3, 2012 4:55 PM

India lauds Bhutan for GNH index on sustainable development

India has lauded the initiative of Bhutan in taking up the idea of a Gross National Happiness index in the larger discourse on sustainable development at the United Nations. Speaking at the UN Headquarters yesterday, Environment Minister, Mrs. Jayanthi Natarajan said, New Delhi happily co-sponsors t...

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