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Strength of NCC will be increased from 13 to 15 lakhs: PM

January 28, 2011 5:24 PM

Strength of NCC will be increased from 13 to 15 lakhs: PM

The Prime Minister has called upon the youth to work towards meeting the real challenges before the country. Addressing the National Cadet Corps (NCC) rally in New Delhi on Friday, Dr. Manmohan Singh said that the challenge of true leadership is not just to motivate to achieve, but also, to include ...

EC to send a team of EVM manufacturers to Pakistan

January 28, 2011 4:43 PM

EC to send a team of EVM manufacturers to Pakistan

Election Commission will send a team of manufacturers of Electronic Voting Machine to Pakistan next month to demonstrate the use of EVMs. A decision in this regard was taken during the meeting of Election Commissioners of two countries held in New Delhi on Friday.Chief Election Commissioner S Y Qura...

Nation remembers Lala Lajpat Rai on his 146th birth anniversary

January 28, 2011 4:43 PM

Nation remembers Lala Lajpat Rai on his 146th birth anniversary

A grateful nation remembered late freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai on his 146th birth anniversary on Friday.Leader of the Lok Sabha and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurseed led the parliamentarians in paying floral tributes at the portrait of Rai in the Cent...

Govt rules out deregulation of diesel prices

January 28, 2011 1:56 PM

Govt rules out deregulation of diesel prices

Government ruled out deregulation of diesel prices. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, the Petroleum Minister Mr. Jaipal Reddy said that it is not politically and practically feasible. He said, the government has taken several decisions to check adulteration and pilferation of kerosene. They include...

President calls upon medical fraternity to prevent female foeticide

January 28, 2011 1:51 PM

President calls upon medical fraternity to prevent female foeticide

The President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil today called upon the medical fraternity to prevent female foeticide. Inaugurating the 64h national conference of the Indian radiologists and imaging association in New Delhi, Mrs. Patil urged doctors to prevent diagnostic tests misused for the purpose of ...

Nation remembers Lala Lajpat Rai on 145th Birth Anniversary

January 28, 2011 1:50 PM

Nation remembers Lala Lajpat Rai on 145th Birth Anniversary

Nation remembers Lala Lajpat Rai on his 145th Birth Anniversary today. A leading personality in the India's struggle for freedom and known as Punjab Kesari, Lala Ji was also the founder of Punjab National Bank and Lakshmi Insurance Company. A lawyer by profession and an Arya samaji by belief La...

SC orders status quo for Vedanta University project

January 28, 2011 1:48 PM

SC orders status quo for Vedanta University project

The Supreme Court today ordered status quo in respect of land acquired or sought to be acquired for the proposed Vedanta University at Puri in Odisha. Following this, the Vedanta University project will continue to remain stalled. An apex court bench of Justice Mr. D K Jain and Justice Mr. H L Dattu...

CVC recommends major penalty against 226 officers

January 28, 2011 1:36 PM

CVC recommends major penalty against 226 officers

The Central Vigilance Commission, CVC has recommended major penalty against 226 officers. They include 50 from Department of Communications, 36 from Central Board of Excise and Customs, 23 from Ministry of Railways and from other services.According to an official release, the commission also dispose...

SC orders status quo for Vedanta University project

January 28, 2011 1:16 PM

SC orders status quo for Vedanta University project

The Supreme Court today ordered status quo on acquisition of 6,000 hectares of land for Vedanta University project in Orissa. A bench of the apex court of Justice D.K. Jain and Justice H.L. Dattu ordered status quo on the nature, character and possession of the land acquired or sought to be acquired...

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