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February 3, 2011 7:46 PM

PM to inaugurate conference of chief secretaries on Friday

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a conference of chief secretaries on Friday. It will deliberate on transparency and ethics in governance and areas of concern in some flagship social sector programmes of the government. An official statement said the two-day conference will deli...

February 3, 2011 7:45 PM

Prasar Bharati to set up empowered committee

Prasar Bharati has decided to set up an empowered committee headed by its Chairperson Mrinal Pande to address the causes of failures and pinpoint responsibility in the Broadcasting Corporation.The committee has been given the mandate to restore the morale of the employees and the image of the corpor...

February 3, 2011 6:21 PM

BJP to extend support to centre for protecting interests of J&K

The BJP on Thursday said that it will extend full support to those steps of the centre which will protect the interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at a function in New Delhi, Senior party leader, Mr Arun Jaitley said that proper development is not taking place in the state due to t...

February 3, 2011 6:20 PM

Centre to bring new mining bill in upcoming Budget session

Government will bring a new mining bill in upcoming Budget session of the Parliament. The new bill will make it mandatory for mining companies to give more than a quarter of their profit to the people living near the mines. Minister of state for Mines Dinsha Patel on Thursday said in New Delhi that ...

February 3, 2011 6:19 PM

Forthcoming budget session: Nine political parties to meet on Feb 9

JD(S) National President H D Devegowda has said, nine political parties including CPI(M), CPI(I), Telugu Desam and Janata Dal (Secular) will meet on February nine to decide their strategy during the forthcoming budget session in Parliament. Talking to newsmen in Bangalore, former Prime Minister Deve...

February 3, 2011 6:18 PM

Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra to begin from May 29

The annual pilgrimage to Kailash-Mansarovar in Tibet will commence on May 29. Officials said on Thursday that over 750 pilgrims in 16 batches will travel to the Himalayan region in China for a holy dip in the Mansarovar lake. They said, each pilgrim will be asked to pay 19,200 rupees. This year the ...

February 3, 2011 6:17 PM

Drop in Infant Mortality Rate

Infant Mortality Rate has come down in the country. According to Sample Registration System infant deaths have dropped to Fifty deaths per one thousand live births at national level in 2009. Registrar General of India (RGI) under Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday noted that Infant Mortality Rate ...

February 3, 2011 6:16 PM

SJGY: Centre grants over 125 crore rupees to Bihar, Assam, Kerala & UP

Government on Thursday granted over 125 crore rupees to the States of Bihar, Assam, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh under the Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SJGY). The grants released by Rural Develpment Ministry will be used for implementation of SJGY in these States in the current financial year. ...

February 3, 2011 5:39 PM

SJGY: Centre grants over 125 crore rupees to Bihar, Assam, Kerala & UP

Government on Thursday granted over 125 crore rupees to the States of Bihar, Assam, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh under the Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SJGY). The grants released by Rural Develpment Ministry will be used for implementation of SJGY in these States in the current financial year. ...

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