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November 16, 2010 1:59 PM

Govt introduces The Enemy Property Amendment and Validation Second Bill, 2010

The government today introduced a new bill in the Lok Sabha today proposing to allow Indian legal heirs to inherit the properties of relatives who migrated to Pakistan. The Bill was introduced by the Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram. Under the provisions of the Bill, the enemy property will be dives...

November 16, 2010 1:58 PM

Govt. introduces Multi State Cooperative Societies Amendment Bill

The government today introduced an amendment bill aimed at making the management of the multi state cooperative societies more accountable, self reliant, democratic and professionally efficient. The Multi State Cooperative Societies Amendment Bill has provisions for broad based representation in the...

November 16, 2010 1:53 PM

400 attempts to infiltrate terrorists in J & K in the first nine months

The government today informed the Lok Sabha that more than 400 attempts were made to infiltrate terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in the first nine months of this year. In a written reply, the Defence Minister Mr. A.K. Antony said that while 37 terrorists were killed, seven army personnel also lost th...

November 16, 2010 1:45 PM

Govt. proposes to use GIS under MGNREGS

The government proposes to use Geographical Information System (GIS) under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The Rural Development Ministry has set up an Expert Group to prepare a strategy for nationwide rollout and to evolve parameters for standardization with the...

November 16, 2010 1:45 PM

Government introduces an amendment bill to provide a juvenile justice system

Government today introduced an amendment bill in the Rajya Sabha to provide a juvenile justice system for juveniles in conflict with law. Introducing the bill Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Krishna Tirath said that the objective of this proposed legislation is to provide proper care, prot...

November 16, 2010 1:29 PM

BJP and Left leaders continue their demand for JPC

Political parties continue to react on the demand for a JPC. While the opposition BJP and the Left leaders today reiterated their stand and rationale behind the demand of JPC, the ruling Congress slammed the opposition for stalling Parliament for a week now. CPIM leader Sitaram Yechury supporting th...

November 16, 2010 1:00 PM

West Asia region celebrating Eid al-adha

People across the West Asia region are celebrating Eid al-adha, the festival of sacrifice today, which marks the culmination of Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Haj Pilgrims are performing the ritual of symbolic stoning of Devil in Jamarat in Mina. Saudi authorities have made arrangements to ease the...

November 16, 2010 12:54 PM

Brisk walk daily for a long and healthy life

Want to live a long and healthy life? Just take a brisk walk daily for half-an-hour. A study in London has by the East Anglia University found that it cuts the risk of 24 illnesses - from cancer and heart disease to dementia. Researchers have found that bursts of regular exercise reduce the ris...

November 16, 2010 12:38 PM

Opposition will continue to press its demand for setting-up JPC: Javdekar

BJP leader Prakash Javdekar has said the opposition will continue to press its demand for setting up of a JPC to probe 2G Spectrum scam and other corruption cases till the government agreed. Talking to AIR outside Parliament today, minutes before the All Party meeting convened by the government, Mr ...

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