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November 17, 2011 8:40 PM

India to re-activate advanced landing ground in Arunachal Pradesh

India is fully re-activating an advanced landing ground (ALG) in Arunachal Pradesh located at Vijaynagar at the tri-junction of the India, Myanmar and China border. Indian Air Force, IAF, Spokesperson told AIR in New Delhi that the upgraded Vijayanagar ALG in the Changlang district of Arunachal, is ...

November 17, 2011 8:39 PM

Azad urges states to ensure effective implementation of health programmes

Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday urged the states to ensure effective implementation of programmes funded by the Centre especially the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardio Vascular Diseases and Stroke.Addressing the State Health Sec...

November 17, 2011 8:37 PM

India, Canada ink MoU in mining, Geo-Science sector

India and Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of Geology and Mineral Resources in New Delhi to promote mutual cooperation in the mining and Geo-Science sector.An official release said that this MoU will also encourage and foster mining investment, transfers o...

November 17, 2011 8:08 PM

Cong leaders moves HC against FIR against clashes with SP workers

Four senior congress leaders including two union ministers have filed a writ petition in Allahabad High Court on Thursday seeking stay on their arrest in connection with an FIR which has been lodged after Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's rally on the alleged beating of a Samjawadi Party wor...

November 17, 2011 8:08 PM

Shah Rukh Khan to inaugurate 42nd IFFI

Noted Film actor Shah Rukh Khan will be inaugurating the 42nd International Film Festival of India to be held in Goa from the 23rd of November to the 3rd of December.The ten day festival will be spread across cultural locales like Kala Academy, Rabindra Bhawan and others and will bring the best of c...

November 17, 2011 6:52 PM

All parties assure to cooperate in smooth functioning of Parliament

Leaders of all parties have assured to cooperate in running both the Houses of Parliament smoothly. This was disclosed by Lok Sabha Speaker Miera Kumar after an all party meet held on Thursday in New Delhi ahead of Winter Session of Parliament to be commenced from 22nd of this month. She said the di...

November 17, 2011 6:26 PM

Legal framework to curtail misleading Ads underway says govt

Government says it is working to put in place a legal framework to control misleading advertisements. Addressing a function on Self Regulation of Advertising Content in New Delhi today, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said that her Ministry is working with the Consumer Affairs ...

November 17, 2011 6:18 PM

Pranab gives nod to revised draft Food Bill

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who is the head of the Empowered Group of Ministers, EGoM on Food has given his final clearance to the revised draft of the National Food Security Bill. The draft Bill will be put before the cabinet soon.This was stated by the Food and Consumer Affairs Minister K V ...

November 17, 2011 6:17 PM

Sabrimala pilgrimage begins

In Kerala, the two month long annual pilgrimage season of the Sabarimala temple began today on the first day of Malayalam month Vrishchikom.Thousands of devotees thronged the hill top Ayyapa temple, with the hillocks reverberating with the loud chants of Swami Saranam.The sanctum sanctorum of the te...

November 17, 2011 6:08 PM

Recommendation of working groups over road safety to be examined

The government on Thursday said, the recommendation of the working groups related to the issues of road safety are being examined. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Mr A. K. Upadhaya said that Working groups, set up by his Ministry have submitted th...

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