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March 1, 2012 11:41 AM

HC questions AIIMS on not giving artificial limbs to blast Victims

The Delhi High Court has asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS to explain by today its failure in complying with its previous order to provide artificial limbs to the victims of the High court bomb blast in September last year.A bench of the court sought AIIMS explanation on a sub...

March 1, 2012 11:03 AM

Govt allocates 15.60 lakh tonnes of sugar for March

The government has allocated 15.60 lakh tonnes of sugar for sale in the open market and distribution through ration shops for the month of March. An official statement says, out of total quota released for March, the Food Ministry has earmarked 13.50 lakh tonnes non-levy sugar for sale in the open m...

March 1, 2012 9:33 AM

Mathai to visit Vienna for meeting with Nuclear Suppliers Group

India will put forth its case for the membership of the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) during its outreach meeting with the NSG Troika . Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai will be heading the Indian delegation in the meeting which is going to be held in Vienna today. Ministry of External Affairs s...

March 1, 2012 9:30 AM

HC asks AIIMS for not giving artificial limbs to blast Victims

The Delhi High Court has asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS to explain by today its failure in complying with its previous order to provide artificial limbs to the victims of the High court bomb blast in September last year.A bench of the court sought AIIMS explanation on a sub...

March 1, 2012 9:29 AM

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist arrested in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, a terrorist belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba was arrested in Hazaribagh District this morning.Speaking to AIR Correspondent, the Superintendent of Police of Hazaribagh Pankaj Kamboj said that L-e-T operative Mohammed Peer belonging to Kashmir was hiding in a place under Pelawal police stat...

February 29, 2012 9:08 PM

Postal ballot papers received ahead of counting process to be counted: ECI

Dispelling doubts over the time limit for receiving polled postal ballot by Returning Officers, the Election Commission of India, ECI on Wednesday said all postal ballot papers received before start of the counting process, will be counted. The clarification came following some media reports saying ...

February 29, 2012 9:05 PM

MiG 21s to be phased out from 2014: Antony

MiG 21s will start getting phased out from Indian Air Force, IAF, from 2014 .This will set the stage for giving the IAF a new look. Addressing a meeting of Parliamentary Consultative Committee of his ministry Defence Minister A K Antony said that IAF has already begun the process of phasing out the ...

February 29, 2012 8:29 PM

Govt. to increase health expenditure to 2.5 % of GDP

The government on Wednesday decided to increase its total health expenditure to 2.5 per cent of GDP by the end of the 12th Plan, from the current 1.4 per cent.A high-level meeting convened on the directions by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh also decided that the Planning Commission be requested to...

February 29, 2012 8:12 PM

Menon meets Karzai, discusses issues of mutual importance

The Indian National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Wednesday. A press release issued by the Afghan President's office in Kabul on Wednesday says the Afghan National Security adviser Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta was also present at the meeting. The ...

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