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December 31, 2010 6:38 PM

Prez, V Prez greet nation on eve of New Year ‘s Eve

President and Vice President have greeted the nation on the eve of the New Year. In her message, President Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil has wished for peace, harmony and all round progress in 2011. Mrs. Patil also urged the people to take a resolve to meet the challenges of the present decade and ...

December 31, 2010 6:37 PM

Textiles Ministry to seek Cabinet clearance soon for National Fibre Policy

The Textiles Ministry will soon seek Cabinet clearance for a National Fibre Policy. It is aimed at ending the tax disparity between cotton and man-made (synthetic) fibre. Official sources said that the Draft Fibre Policy has been prepared after consultation with all stakeholders. In its draft policy...

December 31, 2010 6:37 PM

Chidambaram describes killings of political workers in WB as alarming

The Home Minister P Chidambaram has described the killings of political workers in West Bengal as alarming .He said that the violence point to a virtual collapse of law and order in some parts of the state. In a letter written to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee yesterday, he agree...

December 31, 2010 2:01 PM

Govt. to consult all pol. parties on Srikrishna Committee report

The Srikrishna Committee, looking into the matter of demand for a separate Telangana state in Andhra Pradesh, submitted its report to Home Minister P Chidamaram on Thursday. The two-volume report, prepared by the Committee after extensive discussions with political parties and other organisations in...

December 31, 2010 1:37 PM

Snow, rain and cold cripple life in many places

The day after the moderate snow-fall and rainfall the weather in entire Jammu region is clear today. However the traffic on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has not been fully resumed up till now. The work of road clearing is going on in full swing. This arterial road is expected to be completely ope...

December 31, 2010 1:20 PM

President greets the nation on the eve of New Year

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has greeted the nation on the eve of the New Year. In her message, she wished for peace, harmony and all round progress in 2011. President Patil also urged the people to take a resolve to meet the challenges of the present decade and also to promote unity amongst a...

December 31, 2010 1:20 PM

Snow, rain and cold cripple life in many places

Heavy snowfall from late Thursday night to this morning has crippled the life in Ladakh Region of Jammu and Kashmir. AIR correspondent reports, flight operations, the only link between Leh and other parts of the country have been cancelled due to heavy snowfall. Leh district has been experiencing ra...

December 31, 2010 1:12 PM

LS Speaker to meet Left leaders to end impasse in Parliament on JPC issue

The Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is holding talks with Opposition parties to end the deadlock over JPC probe demand into the 2G Spectrum Scam in Parliament. After consultations with the main Opposition BJP on Thursday, Mrs Kumar is now holding discussions with CPM leaders and JD(U) Chief. After fir...

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