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January 6, 2011 9:20 AM

Plane with Mamata Banerjee makes emergency landing

A Kolkata-bound Air India plane carrying Union Ministers Mamata Banerjee and Mukul Roy among 152 passengers made an emergency landing last night at the IGI Airport in New Delhi due to a technical snag. Airport sources said, AI-680 flight took off at 8.15 pm only to return at 9 pm. Ms. Banerjee, Mr R...

January 6, 2011 9:01 AM

Srikrishna Committee report to be made public today

In Andhra Pradesh, tight security arrangements have been made in the wake of Justice Srikrishna Committee report being made public today. Central security forces have been deployed at all important places in Hyderabad and several other parts of the state. According to police, over 50 companies have ...

January 6, 2011 8:38 AM

Cold wave continues to sweep several parts of country

North India continued to reel under severe cold wave. The biting cold has claimed 12 lives, all in Uttar Pradesh, during the past 24 hours. State government has closed all schools and colleges up to 12th standard till Sunday due cold wave and foggy weather. Train, road and air services continued to ...

January 5, 2011 9:06 PM

CBI quizzes Kalmadi

The Chairman of the Organising Committee for Common Wealth Games Suresh Kalmadi was questioned by the CBI for over eight hours today in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in the preparations for the Delhi games. The questioning of Kalmadi follows the raids conducted on his office a...

January 5, 2011 9:06 PM

Centre favours empowerment of local stake holders to protect environment

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has asserted that tribal population is the largest protector of the forests and there is a need to empower local stake holders to protect the ecology and environment of the country. Speaking at a function in New Delhi on Wednesday he strongly advocated for developm...

January 5, 2011 9:00 PM

First consignment of Pak onions to arrive in Amritsar tomorrow

The first consignment of Pakistani onions contracted by Indian state-owned trading agencies will arrive in Amritsar tomorrow and could reach markets in Delhi a day or so after. Official sources said in Delhi that the consignment will reach the Wagah border, from where it will be shifted to Indian tr...

January 5, 2011 8:59 PM

Govt calls for new vision for Promotion of Urdu Language

Government today called for preparing a national strategy to preserve the rich cultural heritage of Urdu language and literature. Speaking at the 18th meeting of National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), in New Delhi, the Human Resource Development Minister Mr. Kapil Sibal also stress...

January 5, 2011 8:54 PM

North India shivers as mercury dips further

Winter woes were compounded in north India as mercury dipping further in the region today and resulting in the death of 12 more people. Uttar Pradesh accounted for the 12 deaths, three in Barabanki, seven in Pratapgarh and one each in Jaunpur and Deoria. Officials said, the death toll in the state n...

January 5, 2011 8:54 PM

Govt invites applications to appoint merchant bankers

The government today invited applications to appoint merchant bankers for advising it on the proposed public offer of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, ONGC. The finance ministry said in a public statement, it is being targeted to hit the market in March. The government plans to sell 5 per cent of it...

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