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October 19, 2011 9:43 PM

Workshop on Capacity Building by Dept of Administrative & Public concludes

A two-day workshop on Capacity building organised by the Department of Administrative and Public concluded in New Delhi on Wednesday. The workshop was aimed to enhance the delivery of services under the Citizen Charter of the concerned Ministries and Departments.Cabinet Secretary A K Seth in his ina...

October 19, 2011 9:21 PM

EGoM on food meets in New Delhi tomorrow

The empowered group of Ministers on food is meeting in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss the overall export policy and prices of farm items. Speaking on the sidelines of the function in New Delhi on Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said that the issue of price of some foodgrain items and ...

October 19, 2011 9:20 PM

India assures B’desh to resolve all land border issues soon

India has assured Bangladesh that all land border issues between the two countries will be resolved at the earliest. In an exclusive interview to the News Services Division of All India Radio Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the message was conveyed to Ban...

October 19, 2011 9:19 PM

Centre approves construction of 1000 km expressways under NHDP

The Government has approved construction of 1,000 kilometer of expressways under its National Highways Development Project- NHDP at a total cost of 16,680 crore rupees. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a statement said, the constructions of roads will be carried out through public private ...

October 19, 2011 8:54 PM

MiG-29 crash- pilot missing; 3 killed in BSF chopper crash

A MiG-29 fighter aircraft crashed into a mountain during a night flying exercise near Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh. Air Force spokesperson told AIR Correspondent in New Delhi on Wednesday the mishap occurred at 8.30 PM last night in Chokang village. Pilot is reportedly missing after the crash. I...

October 19, 2011 8:50 PM

Delhi HC reserves orders on Amar Singh’s bail plea

The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on the bail plea of jailed Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh arrested in cash-for-vote scam case. The order was reserved after theCentre told the court that medical reports given by All India Institute of Medical Sciences,AIIMS, suggest that all is not well with A...

October 19, 2011 7:01 PM

Govt to devise policies for labourers’ well-being

Government on Wednesday said that it is formulating innovative policies to enhance the well-being of the labourers and other workers in the factories. Addressing the 12th national conference on safety and health in New Delhi, Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said that government is ...

October 19, 2011 7:00 PM

Fight against corruption: Govt. to introduce 5 new legislations

Law Minister Salman Khurshid has said that the government will bring five new legislations in the winter session of Parliament to fight corruption.Talking to media persons at the Women Press Club in New Delhi, Mr Khurshid reiterated government's commitment to bring an effective and strong Lokpa...

October 19, 2011 7:00 PM

Govt plans campaign to spread awareness about RTE Act

Government has planned a Comprehensive Mobilisation Strategy to spread awareness about the Right to Education Act and its effective implementation across the country. A nation wide campaign is being launched to educate people about the need to enroll all children in schools. Human Resource Developme...

October 19, 2011 7:00 PM

Global meltdown to impact India’s growth prospects: FM

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that global slowdown will impact India's growth prospects, but expressed hope that inflation will start moderating from December. While addressing the annual conference of Economic Editors in New Delhi, Mr. Mukherjee attributed both the econom...

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