Maoist leaders escaped after an encounter with security forces during a raid on a camp at Jadu Loisingh forest in Orissa`s Sambalpur district today. Maoist leaders Girish Mahato of Jharkhand, Kunu Dehuri of Orissa and others escaped
Maoist leaders escaped after an encounter with security forces during a raid on a camp at Jadu Loisingh forest in Orissa`s Sambalpur district today. Maoist leaders Girish Mahato of Jharkhand, Kunu Dehuri of Orissa and others escaped
Jammu and Kashmir government should revoke the disturbed areas act (DAA) to facilitate a complete revival of civil and democratic institutions in the state as in other parts of the country, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has said. &qu
Congress and Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) today finalised the seat-sharing for the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh and Congress in-charge for Gujarat Mohan Prakash held talks with
The slugfest between the government and Team Anna on the Lokpal bill clearly demonstrates that there exists a huge gap between the two sides in their respective understanding of the malaise of corruption, the need to eradicate corruption at all le
A bomb exploded on the railway tracks in central Assam`s Dima Hasao district tonight damaging the track and halting the movement of trains. There was no casualty or injury as no train was passing at the time of the blast, said North
Social activist Anna Hazare today said he would continue his `maun vrat (vow of silence)` on health ground. "My health still does not permit me to give up my `maun vrat`. There is still some swelling on my feet and the knee tro
An unscheduled union cabinet meeting on Tuesday showered Diwali gifts on journalists in the form of new wages in newspapers recommended by the Justice G R Majithia Wage Boards while gifting higher minimum support prices (MSPs) to farmers and a lib
The Anna Hazare movement is being widely discussed globally as Governance Now`s conversation with Thomas Pogge, professor of philosophy and international affairs, Yale University would suggest. Pogge said, "The Anna movement is a huge
Five ministers from Tamil Nadu were absent in the union cabinet meeting on Tuesday, which was noticed by a senior official. P Chidambaram, GK Vasan, MK Alagiri, V Narayanansamy and Jayanthi Natarajan are in Chennai to celebrate Diwali. Nat
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday the Reserve Bank`s latest round of rate hike, which is aimed at curbing price rise, will also have some impact on economic growth. "I do hope that decision of Reserve Bank of India (RB
Bureaucrats who feel heat of the anti-corruption wave sweeping the country were in for a surprise to be told that who knows better than them to curb red-tape that inevitably leads to corruption. They got a communication from the cabinet se
Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said that union minister Jairam Ramesh’s letter on scams in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREG) scheme in the state is politically motivated. In a letter written to Mayawati, Jaira
`Save Indian Family Foundation` (SIFF), an NGO, has claimed that over five lakh persons had been harassed by the alleged misuse of various women protection laws including the Anti-dowry Law, Domestic Violence Law and Maintenance Act, even as 22 pe
The maharajah’s employees are struggling for salary even during Diwali. Eighty percent of the pilot’s salary in the form of Performance Linked Incentives (PLI) and allowances is due for almost four months. The beleaguered natio
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday called on farmers in Vidarbha to adopt crop pattern based on the changing climatic conditions. Speaking at a function in Katol near here, Chavan said natural calamities and glob
The high-level committee set up to study the Lokayukta report on illegal mining pertaining to the role of officials indicted in it, has recommended action against over 600 officials, including seven of all-India cadre. In its report
Over a month long strike by pro-Telangana government employees in Andhra Pradesh demanding a timeframe for the creation of a separate state was called off late on Monday evening following marathon discussions between the agitationists and the gove
On Monday night Anna Hazare defended his key associate Kiran Bedi from the allegations of "air travel corruption", accusing a "gang of four" in the government of being behind the campaign against his team. Observing tha
“India’s Maritime Borders lie 12 nautical miles further seawards and the onus of responsibility for security of this area lies on the police” said vice admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM, VSM, chief of Staff – western naval comm
