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December 2, 2011 8:42 AM

Centre distributes more than 12.30 lakh land title to Tribals

Government has distributed more than 12.30 lakh land titles to Tribals and additional 13,000 titles are ready for distribution. This has been done to ensure that people in tribal areas get due share in forest land. Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Mahadeo Singh Khandela said this on Thursday in ...

December 2, 2011 8:42 AM

Salman Khurshid calls for reservation to backward Muslims

Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday called for reservation to the backward Muslims. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, he said that the separate reservation for a community is not possible and it can be provided to them under 27 per cent seats reserved for other backward classes. Reacting...

December 2, 2011 8:41 AM

Chidambaram advocates for intelligence-based operations in Naxal-hit states

Home Minister P Chidambaram has advocated for continuing effective and intelligence-based operations in Naxal-hit states. Addressing jawans and officers of BSF on its 46th Raising Day celebrations in New Delhi Chidambaram announced over 800 fresh posts for the crucial snoop unit of BSF.the Home Mins...

December 2, 2011 8:41 AM

Govt to set up Civil Aviation Authority in place of DGCA

The government proposes to set up a Civil Aviation Authority to replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation - DGCA. The information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today by the Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi. He said apart from the regulatory safety oversight functions of...

December 2, 2011 8:41 AM

Govt to set up Civil Aviation Authority in place of DGCA

The government proposes to set up a Civil Aviation Authority to replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation - DGCA. The information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today by the Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi. He said apart from the regulatory safety oversight functions of...

December 2, 2011 8:41 AM

India successfully test-fires Agni-I ballistic missile

India on Thursday successfully flight tested AGNI one ballistic from Wheeler Islands near Orissa by the Armed Forces. A DRDO press release says, the missile was launched from Road Mobile Launcher System and reached the target point in the Bay of Bengal. The missile was tracked by Radar, Telemetry st...

December 2, 2011 8:40 AM

New Delhi opposes any legal binding on emission of green house gases

New Delhi is against any legal binding on the emission of green house gases. Top government sources said that the Government is also not in favour of absolute cut in green house gases. The issue came up for discussion in the Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh this eveni...

December 2, 2011 8:40 AM

Prez Patil emphasizes need for control of non-communicable diseases in country

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Thursday emphasized the need to focus on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the country. Inaugurating 41st annual conference of Endocrine Society of India, in Pune she pointed out that the onslaught of non-communicable diseases and their ...

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