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January 8, 2011 9:33 AM

5 arrested in fake visa connection

The Delhi Police has arrested five persons, including two Bangladeshis and a Nepali, in the national capital for allegedly sending people to Latin American countries, Australia and Afghanistan using forged passports and documents. According to the poolice, fake visa stickers and passports were also ...

January 8, 2011 9:30 AM

Govt mulls quota within to minorities

Government is considering allocation of quota to minorities within the existing 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in central services. This was stated by the Minority Affairs minister Salman Khurshid in Lucknow.Khurshid said granting separate quota to the minorities within the 27 per cent being given...

January 8, 2011 9:30 AM

Be a part of growth story: India to diaspora

The ninth edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is being formally inaugurated by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today. AIR correspondent reports it began on Friday with the government asking overseas Indians to invest in sectors like health and education and in the north-east where the count...

January 8, 2011 9:05 AM

Coldwave sweeps North

North India continues to battle the bitter cold wave waking up to another frosty morning on Saturday. Cold wave disrupted normal life in both Punjab and Haryana as well as their joint capital Chandigarh . The maximum temperature at all the three places is also hovering between 7 to 10 plus degree Ce...

January 7, 2011 9:00 PM

Cold wave continues to sweep several parts of country

Intense cold wave continued to sweep north India. The biting cold has claimed 12 lives in the region during the past 24 hours. While 11 people died in Uttar Pradesh, one person lost his life in Jammu and KashmirThe severe cold conditions continue in Uttar Pradesh. Though in western UP including Agra...

January 7, 2011 9:00 PM

Cold wave continues to sweep several parts of country

Intense cold wave continued to sweep north India. The biting cold has claimed 12 lives in the region during the past 24 hours. While 11 people died in Uttar Pradesh, one person lost his life in Jammu and KashmirIn Uttar Pradesh, Churk town in the district of recorded 1.4 degree Celsius while Agra re...

January 7, 2011 8:52 PM

Wheat sown in over 281lakh hectare

Wheat has been sown in over 281lakh hectare which is 7.2 lakh hectare more than last year on this date. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, pulses acreage has gone up by 8.4 hectare and it was sown in more than 141.58 hectare so far this year as compared to last year of around 133 lakh hectare...

January 7, 2011 8:47 PM

Govt plans to set up 77 PSKs, 14 mini-PSKs across country

In a bid to make the process of applying for passports more convenient, the Government plans to set up 77 Passport Sewa Kendras (PSKs) and 14 mini-PSKs across the country in three phases. External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna said that this will triple the number of passport counters to 1250. The ...

January 7, 2011 8:47 PM

India, Lanka sign MoU on Passenger Transportation by Sea

The High Commissioner of India, Mr. Ashok K. Kantha and the Sri Lankan Secretary of the Ministry of Ports and Highways, Mrs. Sujatha Cooray, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Sri Lanka on Passenger Transportation by Sea , signaling the revival of traditional linkages...

January 7, 2011 8:20 PM

Road Safety Week concludes

Road Safety Week concluded today after a week-long road-safety awareness campaign throughout the country. The week is observed during the first seven days of January every year, with various institutions, organisations and NGO-s conducting special training campaigns for vehicle drivers and other roa...

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