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December 5, 2011 12:19 PM

Govt. set to launch common mobility card for seamless travel

Government is all set to launch the common mobility card, which can work as a cashless means of travel through the city. According to official sources, the card will be a single point of transaction applicable in state buses, Metro or even parking. It will enable a commuter to travel seamlessly thro...

December 5, 2011 12:15 PM

Govt. creates non-lapsable fund for railways in north-east

The government has created a dedicated non-lapsable fund to expedite development of rail network in the North Eastern region of the country. The Railway Ministry sources said, this will ensure enough fund flows to National Rail projects in northeast region.Railways have also taken up 12 new lines, f...

December 5, 2011 11:12 AM

Jayalalitha seeks deployment of CISF at Mullaperiyar dam

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms. J. Jayalalitha has sought immediate deployment of Central Industrial Security Force, CISF, at the Mullaperiyar dam to "avert man-made catastrophic consequences and mob vandalisation". In a letter written to Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh, the state Chief Minister ...

December 5, 2011 11:06 AM

Prez Patil to review Sudarshan Shakti in Rajasthan

The President, Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, will review Army exercise Sudarshan Shakti in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan today. It is being conducted in Barmer-Jaisalmer sector jointly by the Southern Command of Army, and the South Western Air Command. AIR correspondent covering the exercise reports...

December 4, 2011 7:46 PM

Kiran Bedi urges Congress to clear its stand on Lokpal Bill

Ms. Kiran Bedi, a prominent member of team Anna has urged the ruling Congress to clear its stand on Lokpal Bill. She led a protest rally in New Delhi on Sunday along with senior lawyer Prashant Bushan to press for passage of a comprehensive Anti corruption law. The rally began from Rajghat and ended...

December 4, 2011 7:44 PM

Centre okays creation of ITBP’s 2 battalion centres, Sect HQ in Bihar

The Centre has given its nod for creation of two battalion centres and a sector headquarter of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, ITBP, in Bihar. While the battalion centres will come at Chapra andKatihar districts, a sector headquarter headed by a Deputy Inspector General rank officer will come up at ...

December 4, 2011 7:29 PM

Maoists kill 9 police personnel in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, nine police personnel and one eight year old boy have been killed when the Maoists attacked the convoy of an Independent MP, Mr. Inder Singh Namdhari at Satnadiya under Garu police station in Latehar district. One jawan is missing while a 19 year old girl, Arti Kumari, has been injured...

December 4, 2011 5:36 PM

Bhanwari case probe: CBI shifts Maderna from Jodhpur to Delhi

The CBI on Sunday shifted former Minister of Rajasthan, Mahipal Maderna to Delhi from Jodhpur for further investigation. Maderna was arrested on Friday in the Bhanwari Devi case. He is on CBI remand till the 9th of this month. Another accused Paras Ram Bisnoi who was arrested with Maderna, has also ...

December 4, 2011 5:34 PM

Army conducting military exercise ‘Sudarshan Shakti’ in Rajasthan

The Army is conducting a massive military exercise in Rajasthan involving troops, tanks, artillery guns and fighter aircraft. The exercise called Sudarshan Shakti, is being conducted in Barmer-Jaisalmer sector jointly by the Southern Command, headquartered in Jodhpur, and the Ahmedabad-based South-W...

December 4, 2011 2:45 PM

Maoists kill 9 police personnel in Jharkhand

In Jharkhand, nine police personnel and one eight year old boy have been killed when the Maoists attacked the convoy of an Independent MP, Mr. Inder Singh Namdhari at Satnadiya under Garu police station in Latehar district. One jawan is missing while a 19 year old girl, Arti Kumari, has been injured...

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