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December 5, 2011 6:01 PM

Mullaperiyar row: Empowered committee to carry out an on-the-spot assessment

An empowered committee appointed by Supreme Court on Mullaperiyar Dam dispute, will visit the dam site this month to carry out an on-the-spot assessment of the claims made by Tamil Nadu and Kerala.The dates of the visit, which are agreeable to the two states, will be decided later this week.The comm...

December 5, 2011 5:35 PM

Govt allays fears of deregulating diesel, LPG prices

Government allayed fears of deregulating diesel and LPG prices. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi on Monday, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas RPN Singh said that no discussion is taking place to decontrol prices of these petroleum products in the near fu...

December 5, 2011 5:33 PM

BJP urges govt to make stand clear on FDI in retail

BJP on Monday urged the government to make its stand clear on the Foreign Direct Investment in retail sector in an all party meeting.Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, party spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad said that BJP wants immediate roll back of the decision.Mr Prasad said that the entire opp...

December 5, 2011 5:33 PM

CBI denies media reports about sharing any details of LGT bank account holders

Central Board of Direct Taxes,CBDT has denied media reports that it has shared any details about 18 individuals found to have stashed illegal funds abroad in LGT bank accounts.In a statement issued in New Delhi, the agency has clarified that it has not shared any information received under the Doubl...

December 5, 2011 5:32 PM

CMAT 2012 for admission in all management programs

Admission to all management programs in AICTE approved institutions from the next academic year 2012-13 will be conducted through an online Common Management Admission Test, CMAT.According to an official release, the decision is aimed to address the issue of physical, mental and financial stress on ...

December 5, 2011 2:41 PM

NHRC defers hearing on Mullaperiyar Dam issue

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, today deferred till March, hearing on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue. AIR correspondent quoting NHRC sources reports, the decision was taken at a meeting of the full Commission of the NHRC on the dam issue. The NHRC said it will wait till the Supreme Court-app...

December 5, 2011 2:12 PM

Congress issues whip to Lok Sabha members

Congress has issued a three-line whip to its members in Lok Sabha, asking them to be present during proceedings on Wednesday and Thursday. AIR Correspondent quoting sources, reports this has been done not for any particular issue but keeping in view the possibility of some important business. The de...

December 5, 2011 1:25 PM

International Youth Volunteerism Day being observed today

The 11th International Youth Volunteerism Day is being observed today. This is to have a better appreciation of the power of volunteerism. A decision to observe the day was taken by the United Nations after approving a proposal by the government of Japan in 2001. A report released in New Delhi today...

December 5, 2011 1:25 PM

Prez Patil reviews army exercise “Sudarshan Shakti” in Rajasthan

The President, Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil today reviewed the mega army exercise "Sudarshan Shakti" in the Thar desert of Rajasthan. AIR Correspondent covering the event reports that the network-centric warfare exercise involved real time data sharing with various battle units and defence wings.Th...

December 5, 2011 12:23 PM

Bhanwari Devi case: CBI questioning Mahipal Maderna

CBI is further questioning former Rajasthan Minister Mahipal Maderna in Bhanwari Devi abduction case. CBI sources said that he was brought to Delhi from Jodhpur yesterday and the Investigation Agency started questioning him again this morning. Maderna has been remanded to CBI custody till December 9...

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