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April 6, 2013 2:26 PM

Thane building collaps: Death toll goes up to 72

Nearly 42 hours after the fateful seven-storey illegal structure, located in Shil Phata area that collapsed on Thursday, the rescue operation has concluded. The death toll in the incident has risen to 72 including children and women. 54 people are injured in the incident. 36 of them have been admitt...

April 6, 2013 2:24 PM

President calls for transparency & accountability in public life

President Pranab Mukherjee has called for strengthening good governance and to ensure benefits of the schemes meant for the poor and underprivilged reach them without fail. He termed corruption as a threat to the democratic fabric of the country. Addressing the golden jubilee function of CBI today M...

April 6, 2013 11:58 AM

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 26 Indian fishermen

Sri Lankan Navy arrested 26 Indian fishermen in 5 trawlers last night near the coast of Karainagar near Jaffna. Speaking to All India Radio, spokesperson for Sri Lanka Navy, Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said the arrests have been made inside the maritime boundary of Sri Lanka. He said that the f...

April 6, 2013 10:59 AM

DBT scheme to be expanded to 78 more districts from July

The next phase of Direct Benefits Transfers (DBT) rollout will begin from 1st July this year in 78 more districts. With this, the total number of districts under the ambitious scheme of the UPA government will go up to 121 and about one fifth of the country will be covered. Uttar Pradesh, Himachal P...

April 6, 2013 10:54 AM

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 26 Indian fishermen

At least 26 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's waters. At least 25 Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in the country's waters. Naval spokesman Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya sai...

April 6, 2013 9:40 AM

NIA slap murder charges on marines; Italian PM talks to Salman Khurshid

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti called up External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid yesterday to discuss Italian marines issue.Mr. Monti expressed concern over the possibility that two Italian Marines held in India for killing two Indian fishermen could face death penalty despite India's ear...

April 6, 2013 9:39 AM

Direct Benefits Transfer to cover 78 more districts

News ContentThe Centre will expand the Direct Benefits Transfer-DBT programme to 78 more districts of the country.Addressing the review meeting of the National Committee on DBT in New Delhi yesterday, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said, with this the programme will cover more than 120 distric...

April 6, 2013 9:06 AM

Centre sanctions more than Rs 4,000 cr for water pollution control

The government has sanctioned 4065.81 crore rupees for pollution abatement schemes for rivers and lakes in various states.Uttar Pradesh received the largest amount of 1385.95 crore rupees.The amount includes sanctioned cost of projects and expenditure incurred including the state governments' s...

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