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January 6, 2011 8:23 PM

EC launches special campaign to enroll young voters

Election Commission has launched a special campaign to enroll young voters. This is part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Commission. The Commission has also launched a major initiative to make voters aware of the importance of their democratic right. This was revealed today by the Directo...

January 6, 2011 8:20 PM

Major political parties favour united Andhra with empowered Telangana region

Majority of the political parties present in Thursday's meeting have favoured the sixth option of keeping a united Andhra Pradesh with social, economic and political empowerment of the Telangana region as prescribed in the Srikrishna Committee report. Mr. K.S. Rao a Congress MP who attended Thursday...

January 6, 2011 8:16 PM

Cabinet approves Rs 1496 crore for National Risk Management Project

Union Cabinet today approved National Risk Management Project for Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. According to an official press release it is estimated to cost about 1496 crore rupees. The objective of the project is to address the vulnerability of coastal community who are generally poor.In another dec...

January 6, 2011 8:15 PM

Railways offer New Year bonanza for lowest grade pay employees

Railways have announced New Year Bonanza for its lowest grade pay employees. The Minister of Railways, Ms. Mamata Banerjee has extended, for the first time, the facility of 3rd AC travel with family once in a year for the lowest grade pay employees of Indian Railways. An official release says these ...

January 6, 2011 7:39 PM

CAG can do scrutiny of the 3G auction on its own: Rai

Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai on Thursday said that though government has not sought scrutiny of the 3G auction, CAG can do it on its own.Talking to reporters in Hyderabad, he said, there is no request from the government on 3G audit, but if there is a necessity, they will go fo...

January 6, 2011 7:36 PM

EC launches special campaign to enroll young voters

Election Commission has launched a special campaign to enroll young voters. This is part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Commission. The Commission has also launched a major initiative to make voters aware of the importance of their democratic right. This was revealed today by the Director...

January 6, 2011 7:35 PM

Pranab asks states to remove supply chain bottlenecks

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday asked State Governments to remove all bottlenecks in the supply chain to bring down the rising food prices. In a press release, Mr Mukherjee attributed price rise to the widening gap between wholesale and retail prices. He asked the State governments to ...

January 6, 2011 7:35 PM

India attains high degree of self reliance in cutting-edge technologies

The country has attained a high degree of self reliance in cutting-edge technologies that it can interact with other agencies at an equal level. Speaking to AIR on the sidelines of the Indian Science Congress near Chennai, Director, Directorate of Public Interface, Ravi Kumar Gupta said that they ne...

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