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September 22, 2011 10:59 PM

PM dismisses reports of any tussle between Mukherjee and Chidambaram on 2G scam

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has dismissed reports of any tussle between senior Ministers Pranab Mukherjee and P. Chidambaram on the 2G Scam issue. Dr. Singh was replying to a question from media on the Finance Ministry letter to the PMO on the allocation of the 2G spectrum. The Prime Minis...

September 22, 2011 10:26 PM

New rules notified to handle bio-medical waste

The Centre on Thursday notified new rules to ensure that bio-medical waste is handled without any adverse effect on human health and environment in the country. The new Draft Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 seek to address environmental and health concerns, review the rules p...

September 22, 2011 10:22 PM

Chidambaram visits SC, reviews security preparedness

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday visited Supreme Court to review the security preparedness at the complex against the backdrop of the recent terror attack outside the Delhi High Court.Mr. Chidambaram was accompanied by Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta and other senior police official...

September 22, 2011 9:10 PM

2G: Govt, Congress defend Chidambaram, BJP demands resignation

Amidst the row over the 2G spectrum allocation issue, the Union Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram spoke to the Prime Minister and Finance Minister on phone. In a statement issued on Thursday, Mr. Chidambaram said that he has assured Dr. Manmohan Singh that he will not make any public statement on the...

September 22, 2011 7:45 PM

2G: CBI defends Chidamabaram in SC, blames DoT

CBI on Thursday defended Home Minister P Chidamabaram in the Supreme Court in the 2G scam by blaming the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) for what it called jumping the gun in spectrum allocation. Senior advocate K K Venugopal, appearing for CBI, submitted before a bench of justices G S Singhvi...

September 22, 2011 6:50 PM

Centre announces 50 cr for earthquake hit Sikkim

Union Home minister P. Chidambaram who reviewed the situation in quake hit Sikkim on Thursday announced that the Centre will release a sum of 50 crore rupees as immediate relief to the earthquake affected people in the state. He said, this will be in addition to the second installment of the Centre&...

September 22, 2011 6:19 PM

PM speaks to Chidambaram on 2G scam

The Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh spoke to Union Home Minister on phone and is understood to have expressed full faith in Mr. Chidambaram' integrity in the 2G spectrum allocation when he was the Finance Minister. The conversation took place during Dr. Singh's stay in Frankfurt where he ...

September 22, 2011 6:07 PM

Govt likely to set up coal regulator by fiscal end

The government is hopeful of setting up the coal regulator by the end of this financial year. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai on Thursday, Union Coal Minister, Mr. Sriprakash Jaiswal said that although there is some opposition, the government is tying its best to set up the regulator in this fiscal ...

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