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March 15, 2012 11:45 AM

Mamata opposes fare hike; Seeks replacement of Railway Minister

Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee has sought replacement of Railway Minister Mr. Dinesh Trivedi from the Union Cabinet. Ms. Banerjee wrote a letter to this effect to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh late on Wednesday night. Ms. Banerjee took this decis...

March 15, 2012 11:39 AM

PM, FM calls rail budget forward looking

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has called the railway budget a forward looking one. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hailed the Railway Budget saying if the exercise succeeds in cutting operating costs, it would be a major improvement. The political parties have offered mixed reactions to the...

March 15, 2012 10:50 AM

Proposed NCTC an attempt to encroach state govt's rights: Nitish

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC is an attempt to encroach upon the rights of the state governments in a federal structure. However, He said the state government is with the Centre on the issue of tackling terrorism. Mr. Kumar said he would ...

March 15, 2012 9:28 AM

26/11 attack: Pak panel to arrive Mumbai today

Pakistan judicial commission will arrive Mumbai today to record the statements of witnesses in connection with 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who represented Maharashtra government in the trial against Kasab, has been appointed to assist the Commission which...

March 15, 2012 8:54 AM

Akhilesh to take oath as UP CM

In Uttar Pradesh, leader of Samajwadi Legislative party Akhilesh Yadav will take oath today as the next Chief Minister of the state. He will be the youngest and 33rd chief Minister of the state and it will be fourth tenure of the Samajwadi Party. Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has served as Chief...

March 15, 2012 8:53 AM

Annual Economic Survey to be tabled in Parl today

The annual Economic Survey 2011-12 will be tabled in Parliament today. The survey will be given an overview of the Indian economy and reflects on its strength and weaknesses alongwith indications for the future. The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is to table the survey in the Lok Sabha after the ...

March 14, 2012 6:12 PM

Major political parties demand probe into assets of Mayawati

In Uttar Pradesh, all major political parties including Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress today demanded thorough probe into assets of out going Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati. Talking to media persons today at Lucknow on the sidelines of a function Chie...

March 14, 2012 4:50 PM

Ibobi Singh sworn-in as Manipur CM

In Manipur, the Congress leader Mr Okram Ibobi Singh was today sworn-in as Chief Minister of the state for the third consecutive term. The State Governor, Mr Gurbachan Jagat, administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr Ibobi Singh at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan in Imphal today afternoon.AIR ...

March 14, 2012 4:18 PM

Ibobi to sworn in as Manipur CM today

In Manipur, Okram Ibobi Singh will be sworn-in as Chief Minister, today afternoon.The swearing-in ceremony will be held at Raj Bhavan, Imphal after a short while. This time, Mr. Ibobi Singh alone will be administered oath of office and secrecy as the other Ministers to be inducted are to be decided ...

March 14, 2012 2:41 PM

Prakash Singh Badal takes oath as Punjab CM

In Punjab, Governor Shiv Raj V. Patil administered the oath of office and the secracy to Prakash Singh Badal as Chief Minister and Sukhbir Singh Badal as Deputy Chief Minister of the State at Mohali near Chandigarh today. Total strength of Cabinet is 18 among which 14 belong to Shiromony Akali Dal a...

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