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October 1, 2011 8:43 PM

PM stresses need for Govt-NGO partnership for development of rural areas

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today stressed the need for Government-NGO partnership for the development of rural areas in the country. He was addressing the Silver Jubilee celebration of 'Vanrai' an NGO working in the field of integrated rural development in Pune today.He said, NGOs can play a ...

October 1, 2011 8:26 PM

BJP denies of rift between Advani and Modi

BJP leader Arun Jaitley has denied any rift between the senior party leader L K Advani and Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi. He was briefing media in New Delhi on Saturday at the end of the two-day National Executive meeting of party.Jaitley said an uneasy truce exists between Finance Minister ...

October 1, 2011 8:13 PM

CVC, CBI chiefs present views on Lokpal Bill before Parliamentary Committee

Central Vigilance Commissioner Pradeep Kumar and CBI Director A.P. Singh today gave their views before the parliamentary standing committee examining the Lokpal bill.The views of the two agencies have been sought as the social activists including Team Anna have been demanding that the anti-corruptio...

October 1, 2011 8:10 PM

Railway Minister flags off first ever Double Decker Train in Howrah

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi flagged off the first ever Double Decker Train at a function in Howrah station this evening. The fully air conditioned Double Decker Train will run between Howrah and Dhanbad five days in a week. The train consists of nine coaches is having 128 seats in each coach. Th...

October 1, 2011 7:37 PM

PM stresses need for more coastal security in view of piracy incidents

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has called for an accelerated pace of expansion in the shipping industry and the port sector by means of private-public partnership.Addressing the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Shipping Corporation of India in Mumbai today, he stressed that much more needs to be...

October 1, 2011 6:54 PM

Delhi court defers argument on Kanimozhi's bail plea

A Delhi court today deferred the arguments on the bail applications of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, accused in the 2G spectrum case, on their plea that they may be heard after the judge frames charges in the case.Special CBI Judge O P Saini agreed to their plea and said the arg...

October 1, 2011 6:47 PM

Prez Patil calls upon CERN to play pro-active role on climate change

President Pratibha Patil has called upon the European Council for Nuclear Research - cern - to play a pro-active role to deal with the problems of climate change. The change causes natural Catastrophy such as Tsunami, Cyclone and earth quake. Patil said this while visiting CERN - the world's la...

October 1, 2011 6:37 PM

Prez Patil calls upon CERN to play pro-active role on climate change

President Pratibha Patil has called upon the European Council for Nuclear Research - cern - to play a pro-active role to deal with the problems of climate change. The change causes natural Catastrophy such as Tsunami, Cyclone and earth quake. Patil said this while visiting CERN - the world's la...

October 1, 2011 6:07 PM

Life Expectancy in country rises to 65 years

Life Expectancy in the country has increased from 40 years in 1951 to 65 at present. Consequently the population of the elderly has increased four times. The number of senior citizens above the age of 60 was over 76 million as per the 2001 Census and it is estimated to reach over 170 million by 2026...

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