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September 3, 2011 1:26 PM

Govt committed to fight food shortage’

The Government is committed to eliminate nutritional deficiency among people. Speaking at the golden jubilee meet of wheat and barley researchers in New Delhi, Minister of State for Agriculture Harish Rawat said India would need 345 million tonne of foodgrain by 2030. According to the latest estimat...

September 3, 2011 9:16 AM

Criminals may be barred from contesting polls

As part of the electoral reforms, the Law Ministry will move a Cabinet note seeking to bar persons facing serious criminal charges from contesting elections. This was disclosed by Law Minister Salman Khurshid in New Delhi on Friday. In an interview to the Rajya Sabha TV, he said the proposed legisla...

September 3, 2011 9:13 AM

Delhi Govt to bring all departments under RTI

The Delhi Government has decided to bring all its departments under the Right to Service Act, which will enable Delhiites to get their work done from the Government in a time-bound manner. Chief Secretary P K Tripathi said under the 'Delhi Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services Act...

September 2, 2011 4:23 PM

CPI demands immediate scrapping of AFSPA

The CPI on Friday demanded immediate scrapping of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), saying there should be no delay in the name of seeking a consensus on the issue.The party's demand came a day after Home Minister P Chidambaram said he was trying to evolve a consensus to revisit AFSP...

September 2, 2011 4:23 PM

CPI demands immediate scrapping of AFSPA

The CPI on Friday demanded immediate scrapping of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), saying there should be no delay in the name of seeking a consensus on the issue.The party's demand came a day after Home Minister P Chidambaram said he was trying to evolve a consensus to revisit AFSP...

September 2, 2011 12:04 PM

SC agrees to hear plea against acquittal of 26/11 accused

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the Maharashtra government's plea against the acquittal of two accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attack case. The Apex court also issued notices to Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed, who were acquitted in the case. The Maharashtra government petition had cha...

September 2, 2011 10:12 AM

Conference of Secretaries of Administrative Reforms begins today in New Delhi

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is organizing a conference of Secretaries of Administrative Reforms of the states in New Delhi on Friday. The Conference aims to create a national platform to share experiences of the states in the field of reforms and initiatives taken ...

March 10, 2011 5:47 PM

Govt sets up high powered Review Committee on Antrix-Devas deal

The high powered Review Committee, set up to examine the procedural lapses in the agreement between Antrix and Devas Multi-media on the allocation of S-band spectrum, will be submitting its report very shortly to the government. The two-member Committee, headed by former Cabinet Secretary Mr B K Cha...

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