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September 21, 2011 11:19 AM

Online system by Dec to register all mineral-related transactions

In a step aimed at curbing illegal mining, the government has said, it will put in place an online system by December. Speaking to media, Mines Secretary, S Vijay Kumar said, this will register all mineral-related transactions in the country. The government has recorded 24,405 cases of illegal minin...

September 21, 2011 11:09 AM

76th conference of Presiding Officers from today

76th conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India will begin today at Jaipur. Speaker, Lok Sabha and Chairperson of the Conference of Presiding Officers, Meera Kumar, will inaugurate the Conference. This is for the third time that the Presiding Officers' Conference is being h...

September 21, 2011 11:00 AM

PM calls for Cabinet Committee meet, takes stock of Sikkim situation

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs to take stock of the situation arising out of Sunday's earthquake in Sikkim. Dr. Singh, who leaves for New York on a six-day visit today to attend the UNGA Summit, discussed with his cabinet colleagues...

September 21, 2011 8:54 AM

PM calls for Cabinet Committee meet, takes stock of Sikkim situation

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs to take stock of the situation arising out of Sunday's earthquake in Sikkim. Dr. Singh, who leaves for New York on a six-day visit today to attend the UNGA Summit, discussed with his cabinet colleagues...

September 20, 2011 9:56 PM

PM calls cabinet meeting to discuss situation arising due to earthquake

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs tonight to discuss the situation arising due to earth quake in Sikkim. The Prime Minister's office told AIR that Dr. Singh has also spoken to Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling and has p...

September 20, 2011 9:09 PM

CBI opposes probe against Chidambaram in 2G scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that investigations in the 2008 2G spectrum allocation scam during the tenure of former Telecom Minister A Raja have been completed. It further told the court that the framing of charges in the 2G Scam is to be decided b...

September 20, 2011 8:35 PM

Centre extends UIDAI’s terms of reference on Subsidies

The government has extended the terms of reference of Task Force led by Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI to include an Aadhaar-enabled unified payment infrastructure. The Task Force was constituted by the Finance Ministry in February this year to recommend a...

September 20, 2011 8:29 PM

Koodankulam nuclear project: Narayanasamy meets protestors

The Minister of State in Prime Minister's office Mr. V. Narayanasamy on Tuesday met the locals who are protesting against the Koodankulam nuclear project. He went to Idinthakarai, the venue of the protest, is 10 km from Koodankulam.The locals expressed their fears over the safety measures in the nuc...

September 20, 2011 7:48 PM

Center extends terms of UIDAI’s Task Force on cash subsidy

The government has extended the terms of reference of Task Force led by Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI to include an Aadhaar-enabled unified payment infrastructure. The Task Force was constituted by the Finance Ministry in February this year to recommend a...

September 20, 2011 7:41 PM

Govt constitutes NIC for Commemoration Ceremonies of Madan Mohan Malaviya’s

The Government has constituted a National Implementation Committee (NIC) under the Chairmanship of Member of Parliament Dr. Karan Singh for the Commemoration Ceremonies of Madan Mohan Malaviya's 150th Birth Anniversary.An official release said the other members of the committee include Minister of H...

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