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February 22, 2012 6:57 PM

WB CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM in New Delhi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Ms Banerjee said she informed that the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) will disturb the federal structure of the country. She added that issues of Gor...

February 22, 2012 6:53 PM

Talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear program have failed, says IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA says the talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear program have failed. Teheran has also rejected a request to visit a key military site in Parchin. The IAEA Chief Yukia Amano said the two sides couldn't reach to any agreement.Iran's envoy to the IAE...

February 22, 2012 6:11 PM

Jawahar Sircar is new CEO of Prasar Bharati

Improving presentation qualities of Doordarshan and All India Radio and filling up of key vacancies are the top priorities of new Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar, who assumed office today.Talking to newsmen in New Delhi after assuming office, Mr. Sircar said, both AIR and Doordarshan are high on co...

February 22, 2012 6:03 PM

MNREGA calls for urgent measures to convert rural job scheme into productivity

An operational guideline suggested for a radically improved version of MNREGA calls for urgent measures to convert the rural job scheme into a productivity- enhancing instrument, particularly in the agriculture sector. Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, who unveiled the new guideline prepared...

February 22, 2012 5:49 PM

Govt removes age bar in Children' education allowance

In an initiative to extend benefits to its employees, the Centre has decided to remove the minimum age bar of five years for claiming educational allowance and hostel subsidy for their children. The decision to this effect was taken by the Department of Personnel and Training, DoPT in consultation w...

February 22, 2012 5:36 PM

CPIM condemns murder of its two leaders in WB

The CPI(M) today condemned the murder of its two leaders in West Bengal. In a statement by the Polit Bureau in New Delhi, the party alleged that the incident is part of planned attacks and killings of Left leaders and activists. It said these attacks come in the background of massive popular mobiliz...

February 22, 2012 4:30 PM

Jawahar Sircar is new CEO of Prasar Bharati

Mr Jawahar Sircar has taken over as the new Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati. He assumed charge of office in New Delhi this afternoon in place of Mr Rajiv Takru who is serving in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as Additional Secretary and was holding the temporary charge of CEO...

February 22, 2012 4:11 PM

FM hopeful of meeting indirect tax collection target in FY12

The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today expressed hope that indirect tax collection target of 3.92 lakh crore rupees for the current fiscal will be met despite the economic slowdown. Speaking at a ceremony to hand over Presidential Awards to the officers of Customs and Central Excise in New Delh...

February 22, 2012 2:15 PM

SC seeks records of all mercy pleas

Expressing concern over delay by the Centre and State governments in deciding mercy pleas of prisoners on death row, the Supreme Court today sought from them the records of all such cases. A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhyay said that the home secretaries of all the states must send...

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