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December 17, 2011 6:50 PM

Cabinet to be expanded tomorrow

The Union Cabinet will be expanded tomorrow. A spokesman of Rashtrapati Bhavan said the swearing-in ceremony is scheduled at 11.30 AM. Media reports say the probables include RLD chief Ajit Singh. He recently joined UPA.

December 17, 2011 6:45 PM

North India shivers under cold wave

Cold wave conditions have begun to grip North India.National capital Delhi experienced another chilled morning today with minimum temperate dipping to five degree Celsius.The cold wave condition intensified in Jammu and Kashmir with the minimum temperature in Srinagar plunging to minus 4.3 degrees C...

December 17, 2011 6:36 PM

Food Bill in House on Monday: Thomas

The Union Cabinet will take up the National Food Security bill for approval on Monday. The bill aims at ensuring food for every citizen of the country.Food and Public Distribution Minister K.V. Thomas said the government is committed to introduce the Bill in the present winter session of Parliament ...

December 17, 2011 5:06 PM

NDMA prepares guidelines for hospital safety post AMRI tragedy

National Disaster Management Authority - NDMA - is preparing guidelines for hospital safety and preparedness to deal with emergencies. This follows the recent fire accident at AMRI Hospital at Kolkata.The matter was discussed at a meeting of officers and experts in New Delhi Vice Chairman of the Aut...

December 17, 2011 5:05 PM

25% syllabus should be allotted for skill development programmes: Kalam

Former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam has called for a thorough revamp of syllabus from 10th to Plus two level in schools to enhance skill development among school children.He was inaugurating the "Siddhi 2020", a skill development campaign by the National Service Scheme wing of the Kerala Vocationa...

December 17, 2011 1:54 PM

Tihar launches reading/writing programme for inmates

Tihar Jail has lunched a programme to help the illiterate inmates to learn basic reading and writing skills. Over 60 volunteers from different reputed organisations, including housewives, students, retired professors, doctors and engineers will help the jail administration in this project.Jail Spoke...

December 17, 2011 1:54 PM

North India shivers under cold wave

Intense cold wave conditions prevail over northern parts of the country, including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, following heavy snowfall in high altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.In the National Capital Delhi weather continued to remain foggy in the mor...

December 17, 2011 1:37 PM

Food Bill in House on Monday: Thomas

Food and Public Distribution Minister K.V. Thomas has said that the Government was committed to introduce National Food Security Bill in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Mr. Thomas said the Government had evolved a consensus on various provisions of t...

December 17, 2011 12:43 PM

PC should be made accused in 2G case: Swamy

Janata Party Chief Subramanian Swamy today told a Delhi court that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram should be made an accused in the 2G case as he had jointly taken the decision of spectrum prices with former Telecom Minister A Raja. Testifying as a witness in support of his private complaint seeki...

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