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February 24, 2012 1:15 PM

Centre committed to increase budgetary allocations for social services

The government is committed to increase the budgetary allocations for social services in the country. Addressing the concluding Diamond Jubilee function of Employees' State Insurance Corporation, ESIC in New Delhi today, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that expenditure of social services...

February 24, 2012 1:14 PM

Urgent need to boost MSMEs, says Govt

Government has said that there is an urgent need for a dynamic and self-sustaining culture of innovation and cluster based approach to boost the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs in the country. Addressing a summit in New Delhi, Secretary MSME, R. K. Mathur said that the rise of India as a g...

February 24, 2012 1:14 PM

Nation observes Excise Day today

The Central Excise Day is being observed across the country today. The day marks the day of enactment of the central excise & salt act, 1944. On the occassion, Finance Minister, Minister of State for Finance and Finance Secretary have extended their greetings to the officers and staff of the Cen...

February 24, 2012 12:26 PM

Disproportionate assets: CBI searches BJP MP’s premises

The CBI today carried out searches at the premises of BJP MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Natubhai Gomanbhai Patel, in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The agency carried out searches at his South Avenue residence in Delhi as well as at his house in Silvassa in the Union Territory ear...

February 24, 2012 11:44 AM

Sand mining scam : CBI registers FIR in Kochi

The CBI has registered an FIR at the CBI Special Court in Kochi yesterday against a naval officer and the Managing Director of a private dredging company in connection with the sand mining scam at Ezhimala Naval Academy.The case relates to the illegal selling of sand worth 1 .4 crore rupees dredged ...

February 24, 2012 11:20 AM

Centre okays construction of 85 anti-Naxalite police stations in Bihar

The Union Home Ministry has okayed construction of 85 anti-Naxalite police stations in Bihar. This is the largest number of such police stations okayed by the Centre for any state.Funds for setting up these police stations have also been allotted. AIR correspondent reports that a total of 30 out of ...

February 24, 2012 10:48 AM

Camera-trapping of tigers begins in Kaziranga National Park

The National Tiger Conservation Authority has started camera-trapping of tigers in the world-famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The Director of the National Park S. Dutta told AIR that 135 cameras have been installed in the tiger hubs of the 430 square- kilometre Park along the river Brahmaput...

February 24, 2012 10:39 AM

Italian vessel Enrica to undergo ballistic examination

The Italian vessel Enrica Lexie has been brought back to Cochin Port for ballistic examination and inspection of weapons on board. The vessel which was anchored off the Kochi coast, is now berthed at one of the oil tanker jetties at the harbour.Meanwhile, a ballistic expert has reportedly started fr...

February 24, 2012 9:14 AM

Alleged violation of model code of conduct : EC postpones hearing against Beni

The Election Commission of India has postponed the hearing fixed for today in the case against Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma for alleged violation of model code of conduct over his minorities sub-quota remarks following a request from the complainant. In a letter sent to Mr Verma and complainant ...

February 24, 2012 9:11 AM

India to set up 3 facilities for fuel supply to new nuclear power plants

India will establish three facilities to supply fuel to new nuclear power plants in the country. Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Fuel Complex, NFC , Hyderabad R N Jayaraj said this in New Delhi yesterday . He said, three new nuclear fuel complexes would be established at Kota in Rajasthan by ...

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