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February 15, 2012 6:22 PM

Nation wide campaign to promote Saakshar Bharat Mission

A nation wide campaign is being organized by National Literacy Mission from the 18th of this month to promote Saakshar Bharat Programme.A country wide jatha will be organized covering 22 states, 180 districts, 1000 blocks, over 16,000 panchayats. President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil will flag off ...

February 15, 2012 5:36 PM

Govt aims to control open defecation in next decade

Government has set up a target to make country open-air defecation free in the next ten years.Addressing a National Consultation on Scaling up Rural Sanitation in New Delhi today, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said that the ministry will give more focus on sanitation in the 12th Five Year...

February 15, 2012 1:49 PM

Arrested RSS activist under NIA custody till Feb 24

In Haryana, a former RSS activist Kamal Chauhan, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his role in the Samjhauta Express blasts close to Diwana railway station near Haryana`s Panipat town in February 2007 produced before a Panchkula court of Additional District and Session ...

February 15, 2012 12:44 PM

Mock drills conducted in Delhi

Delhi witnessed one of the biggest co-ordinated mock drills today, to check the alertness and preparedness of various public agencies, if an earthquake of high magnitude rocks the national capital.The drills were conducted at several places, including six Metro stations, across the national capital ...

February 15, 2012 12:32 PM

Indian gets death penalty in Singapore

In Singapore, an Indian construction worker was awarded a death penalty yesterday on charges of murdering another Indian. According to a Singaporean newspaper, 20-year old, Periyasamy Devarajan, accused of killing 31-year old Raju Arivazhagan on February 8 this year, was convicted by a court yesterd...

February 15, 2012 12:25 PM

Delhi checks preparedness in case of disaster

Delhi witnessed one of the biggest coordinated mock drills today. The disaster management agencies checked the alertness and preparedness of various other agencies, if an earthquake of 7.2 magnitude or higher rocks the national capital. The drills were conducted at several places, including six Metr...

February 15, 2012 12:15 PM

Govt aims to control open defecation in next decade

Government has set up a target to make country open-air defecation free in the next ten years.Addressing a National Consultation on Scaling up Rural Sanitation in New Delhi today, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said that the ministry will give more focus on sanitation in the 12th Five Year...

February 15, 2012 12:06 PM

Arrested RSS activist under NIA custody till Feb 24

In Haryana, a former RSS activist Kamal Chauhan, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for his role in the Samjhauta Express blasts close to Diwana railway station near Haryana`s Panipat town in February 2007 produced before a Panchkula court of Additional District and Session ...

February 15, 2012 9:30 AM

Search on for sites to dump nuke waste

India has begun scouting for deep underground sites to store for several decades the nuclear waste generated from its atomic power programme.Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said that the Department of Atomic Energy will set up an underground lab...

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