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December 18, 2011 8:48 PM

Prez Patil to arrive in Mumbai on Monday

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil is scheduled to arrive in Mumbai on Monday on a three day visit. She will participate in the President's Fleet Review (PFR) in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast. The President will embark on warship INS Subhadra to receive a salute from a flotilla of 81 ships and 44...

December 18, 2011 8:26 PM

Intense cold wave sweeps northern parts of the country

Intense cold wave conditions continue to prevail over northern parts of the country including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.The intensity of cold wave in the National capital, Delhi has increased with the night temperature coming to three degrees below the normal. The minimum t...

December 18, 2011 5:59 PM

Food security, corruption menace to hog limelight in cabinet meeting

Draft legislations to ensure food security and deal effectively with the menace of corruption are expected to come up for discussion in the Cabinet meeting. The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh made it clear while coming back home from Russia that the cabinet will take up the proposed Lok Pal bill i...

December 18, 2011 5:47 PM

AIR to broadcast discussion on ‘Preventing hooch tragedies’ on Monday

The News Services Division of All India Radio in its weekly "PUBLIC SPEAK" programme on Monday night will bring you a discussion on "Preventing hooch tragedies."This can be heard on FM Gold Channel and additional frequencies from 9.30 p.m. Listeners can ask questions to the experts sitting in our st...

December 18, 2011 5:46 PM

'Incredible India' campaign attracts maximum tourists from US

The 'Incredible India' campaign attracted maximum number of foreign tourists from the United States last year which stood at over 9 lakh 31 thousand. The United Kingdom with more than 7 lakh 59 thousand visitors occupied second position. The Tourism Ministry data said, neighbouring Banglad...

December 18, 2011 1:41 PM

Cold wave grips North India; 26 people die in last 24 hours

Cold wave has gripped large parts of North India, while dense fog disrupted road and rail traffic at several places.In Uttar Pradesh, 14 people lost their lives due to cold during the past 24 hours. Agra remained the coldest place where the minimum temperature dipped to 2.5 degree Celsius. Dense fog...

December 18, 2011 1:41 PM

17000 Delhiites caught for drunken driving since Jan'11

Close to 17,000 Delhiites have been caught for drunken driving since January, making the number the highest for any year in the history of Delhi Police. While driving licences have been suspended in 2,200 cases this year, 2,869 were sent to prison to check the menace of drunken driving in the capita...

December 18, 2011 1:12 PM

Mullaiperiyar dam: Chidambaram withdraws his remarks

Home Minister P Chidamabram has withdrawn his remarks referring to by-elections in the context of the Mullaiperiyar dam issue. The Home Minister today said that it was not his intention to hurt the feelings of anyone. He said fears over the safety of the dam are not justified but it is the governmen...

December 18, 2011 1:11 PM

Draft Lokpal Bill to come up before Union Cabinet on Sunday

The draft Lokpal Bill will come up before the Union Cabinet today for its approval before presentation to Parliament. Disclosing this, the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that his government will make every effort to pass the bill in the current session of Parliament itself. He was talkin...

December 18, 2011 1:06 PM

PM assures about safely of Koodankulam nuclear reactors

About the safety of Koodankulam nuclear power plant, the Prime Minister assured that these reactors are the safest available anywhere in the world. He said that the 2,000 Megawatt power plant set up at a cost of 14,000 crore rupees will benefit Tamil Nadu and southern states. It cannot be allowed to...

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