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January 19, 2011 5:04 PM

Pranab holds pre budget consultations with state FMs

The Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee today held discussions with the state Finance Ministers as part of his pre budget consultations. Tackling high rate of inflation, containing fiscal deficit, enhancing agriculture productivity, plugging the leakages in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Emplo...

January 19, 2011 2:24 PM

President felicitates 23 brave children

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil felicitated 23 children, the National Bravery Awards winner for the year 2010 in a function organised at Rashtrapati Bhawan today. Among 23 children, eight are from Northeastern States. Two awards will be given posthumously. The Awardees will participate in the Rep...

January 19, 2011 2:21 PM

President felicitates 23 brave children

The President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today felicitated 23 children who have been selected for National Bravery Awards for the Year 2010. The awards were announced on Monday. The awardees include 14 boys and nine girls. Jismi P M has been selected for Geeta Chopra Award and Priyanshu Joshi has bagg...

January 19, 2011 1:54 PM

WB CM asserts all armed groups in the State will be disarmed

The West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today asserted that all armed groups in the State will be disarmed. Talking to reporters in New Delhi this afternoon, he said 28 police stations were affected by the Maoists violence and now the situation is gradually returning to normal. Mr Bha...

January 19, 2011 1:19 PM

Sushma Swaraj criticises Kerala government in regard to Sabarimala tragedy

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Mrs. Sushma Swaraj visited Pullumedu area in Idukki district this morning where 102 Sabarimala pilgrims lost their lives in a stampede on last Friday. Speaking to media persons after visiting the spot, Ms. Sushma Swaraj criticised the State Government for not t...

January 19, 2011 12:50 PM

WB CM meets Home Minister

The West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today met Home Minister P Chidambaram and discussed the prevailing situation in the state. The meeting took place in the back drop of political killings in the left ruled state. The Home Minister and the State Chief Minister have exchanged a num...

January 19, 2011 12:25 PM

Krishna presses Australia to reverse its policy of not selling Uranium to India

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today pressed Australia to reverse its policy of not selling Uranium to India. Krishna, who arrived in Melbourne today on a three-day visit, met Minister for Energy, Resources and Tourism Martin Ferguson and raised the issue of Uranium supply to India. He asked ...

January 19, 2011 12:14 PM

Chidambaram greets officers of National Disaster Response Force

Home Minister P Chidambaram has greeted the officers of National Disaster Response Force on its Raising Day today. In his message, Mr. Chidambaram said that NDRF is a unique force having proved its worth by rescuing thousands of people in disasters in several parts of the country. He said that timel...

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