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December 2, 2011 5:25 PM

Army chief in Leh to get feel of security situation in region

Army chief Gen V K Singh is in Leh today to get a first-hand feel of the security situation in the region that borders both China and Pakistan. Gen Singh met local commanders and held discussions on the preparedness of the forces deployed in the region - both on the eastern and western fronts.The vi...

December 2, 2011 5:23 PM

No stimulus to industries to arrest moderating growth: Montek

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh today said that there is no case for providing stimulus to the industries to arrest moderating growth. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi, he also said that the fiscal deficit is likely to be above the Budget Estimate of 4....

December 2, 2011 5:06 PM

Delhi HC stays grant of bail to A Raja’s ex- private secy

The Delhi High Court today stayed the grant of bail to former telecom minister A Raja's ex-private secretary R K Chandolia in the 2G case. A bench of justice V K Shali stayed the grant of bail after taking suo motu congnisance of media reports in that regard. Chandolia, who was granted bail yes...

December 2, 2011 3:02 PM

Prez Patil inaugurates DSK Supinfocom Int’l Campus

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has called upon industrial houses and able persons to share responsibility in resolving social issues like bringing rain-fed agriculture to productive stage and minimizing cost of machinery and equipments used in the generation of renewable energy sources in the co...

December 2, 2011 2:02 PM

Centre proposes to give 1% subsidy on home loans upto 15 lakh

The Centre proposes to give one per cent subsidy on home loans upto 15 lakh rupees provided the cost of houses is under 25 lakh rupees. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, the Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Namo Narain Meena said that the scheme is in operation till the 31st of March next...

December 2, 2011 2:01 PM

Oommen Chandy meets PM to sort out Mullaperiyar dam issue with TN

The Kerala Chief Minister Mr. Oommen Chandy today met the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi to draw his attention to the issue of the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam.Later talking to reporters outside Parliament Mr. Chandy said that the Prime Minister has asked him to talk to the Water Re...

December 2, 2011 1:46 PM

Parliament sitting cancelled on Monday

The sitting of both the Houses of Parliament has been cancelled on Monday. Instead, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will sit on the 22nd of this month. There will be no question hour on that day.The decision of the Business Advisory Committee to cancel the sitting of the Upper House was announced ...

December 2, 2011 1:11 PM

Govt to open 160 trauma centers near National Highways across nation

The government will establish one hundred sixty new Trauma care Centers near National Highways across the country.In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said that these Centers would be established during the 12th Plan in government hospital...

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