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April 6, 2010 9:06 PM

J&K Employees continue strike despite ESMA

Despite invoking Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) by the J&k Government, employees in the State continued their strike, paralysing work in government offices, hospitals and educational institutions. <br/><br/>Describing the strike as unjustified , an official spokesm...

April 6, 2010 7:22 PM

M'rashtra Ministers asked to stop honking & avoid fire crackers

In its initiative to fight problem of rising pollution, Maharashtra Environment Department has recommended the ministers to cut down honking and avoid use of fire crackers in official programmes. Environment Minister Suresh Shetty informed the Legislative Council in Mumbai. <br/><br/&...

April 6, 2010 5:08 PM

VAT collection doubled in Delhi in five years

The introduction of Value Added Tax in the national capital has significantly strengthened the state exchequer with tax collection registering a 100 per cent increase in the last five years.<br/>As per the latest official figure, Delhi Government has collected 11 thousand crore rupees thro...

April 6, 2010 4:58 PM

SC asks SIT to remove 2 IPS officers from probe

The Supreme Court today asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing 2002 Gujarat riot cases, not to associate two senior IPS officers -- Geeta Johri and Shivanand Jha -- in the investigations till further orders.<br/><br/>This direction was given by a bench comprising Jus...

April 6, 2010 2:32 PM

Science Express Exhibition back in Delhi

The Science Express Exhibition after igniting the spark of science among 50 lakh visitors in the country is now back in the national capital. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister of State Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan said that the exhibition attempt to develop scientific temper among t...

April 6, 2010 2:30 PM

Karnataka adopts web based application called Police IT

<br/>Karnataka became pioneering state in the country to adopt a web based application called Police IT, a software developed as part of CCTNS project. Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems or CCTNS is a Rs. 2000 crore Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan o...

April 6, 2010 2:06 PM

Air chief to inaugurate new airfield at Thalodi

In Rajasthan,a New airbase to strengthen the air power at Thalodi in Jodhpur district close to international border with Pakistan will be inaugurated by the Chief of Air staff Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Nayak. <br/><br/>Strategically important, this air base will become operationa...

April 6, 2010 1:37 PM

Arunachal Pradesh Governor calls for completion of Siang bridge by 2012

<br/>Arunachal Pradesh Governor General Retired J.J Singh has called for completion of the bridge over Siang River by 2012 in Upper Siang district. General Singh, who was on a two-day maiden visit to Yingkiong yesterday, inspected the ongoing construction of the bridge and took stock of th...

April 6, 2010 12:56 PM

Gadkari denies talk with AGP

<br/>BJP president Nitin Gadkari today denied having held talks with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on continuing their seat sharing understanding. Talking to reporters in Guwahati, he said, no such talks have taken place during his visit with the AGP. Mr. Gadkari, however added that the par...

April 6, 2010 12:17 PM

Normalcy being restored in Hyderabad

In Andhra Pradesh, normalcy is being restored in the old city areas of Hyderabad as the curfew relaxation has gone up to 10 hours during day time. The situation remained peaceful in all the 25 police station areas after the curfew has been relaxed at 7 this morning. <br/><br/>The...

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