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November 27, 2010 8:44 PM

Kaiga N-plant starts ops from Today

The fourth unit of Kaiga Generating Station in Karnataka achieved its first criticality today. The generation of power by this unit has now catapulted India to the sixth rank in an elite club of nations, which have 20 or more nuclear power reactors.After the unit became operational today, the power ...

November 27, 2010 8:43 PM

Central nod to Rs 25-cr scheme for Naxal-hit states

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a special scheme for 60 districts in nine states affected by Left Wing extremism. Giving details, Home Minister P Chidambaram said Rs 25 crore would be given to each of the district as grant for the current fiscal and Rs 30 crore in the next fin...

November 27, 2010 8:43 PM

Central nod to Rs 25-cr scheme for Naxal-hit states

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a special scheme for 60 districts in nine states affected by Left Wing extremism. Giving details, Home Minister P Chidambaram said Rs 25 crore would be given to each of the district as grant for the current fiscal and Rs 30 crore in the next fin...

November 27, 2010 8:33 PM

Minister of state for I&B to be chief guest at IFF closing ceremony in Goa

Minister of state for Information and Broadcasting Mohan Jatua will be the chief guest of the closing ceremony of International Film Festival now in progress in Goa. The closing ceremony will be on Thursday. National award winning actor Saif Ali Khan will be the guest of honour. The film ' In A...

November 27, 2010 8:33 PM

CBI begins interrogation of Mecca Masjid bomb blast accused

The CBI today began interrogation of Swami Asimanand, an accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid bomb blast case. Official resources said that the agency took him in to its custody from Chanchalguda Central Prison in Hyderabad. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court there remanded Asimanand to seve...

November 27, 2010 8:32 PM

Judicial probe by HC judge on land scam draws Karnataka Lokayukta’s ire

The Judicial probe by retired High Court Judge on land scam has drawn the ire of Lokayuktha Justice Santhosh Hegde. Shooting a letter to the Chief Secretary Ranganath, Justice Hegde has expressed his displeasure at handing over land scam investigation to a Judicial Commission when the same is being ...

November 27, 2010 6:46 PM

India reiterates support to Syria for lasting peace to West Asian problem

India has reiterated its unequivocal support to Syria for a lasting and comprehensive peace to the West Asian problem based on UN resolutions. Addressing the media jointly with her Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus today, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil also stressed strong support f...

November 27, 2010 6:46 PM

Ariane-5 successfully launches ISRO’s satellite

An advanced communication satellite called Highly Adaptable Satellite or HYLAS, built by ISRO was successfully launched today by the European Ariane-5 V198 launch vehicle. The satellite was built on commercial basis in partnership with EADS-Astrium of Europe.The launch took place from the Guyana Spa...

November 27, 2010 6:18 PM

Centre working on land title reform

The Centre today said that it is working on a model for the states on land titles. Speaking at a seminar in New Delhi today, Union Minister for Urban Development Jaipal Reddy said that in the wake of the surfacing of land scams and long pending disputes over land, it had become all the more importan...

November 27, 2010 2:35 PM

Gujarat gets gold for best exhibition at IITF

Gujarat has bagged gold medal in the state category while from the North Eastern state Meghalaya won the gold medal for showcasing best exhibition in the 30th India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi today. The fortnight-long Trade Fair will come to a close this evening. In the ...

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