The railways claim that it would handle the catering services on board and at stations in a much effective manner. Under the catering policy 2010, it is proposed to have a nationwide grid of base kitchens which will be state-of-the-art in terms of
Even before the private mining companies protest against the ministry of mines’ proposal to provide 26 percent equity participation to the tribals in mining activities in their area, the steel ministry has opposed the move. At the Th
Five months fater becoming the BJP president, Nitin Gadkari belatedly divided the rsponsibilities of states, cadres and cells among the party leaders today with former president Venkaiah Naidu being put in charge of Maharashtra and Delhi. Party
The only thing more outrageous than a godownful of rotting food grains in a country that can`t afford to universalise the right to food, is the brazen onus-shirking of officials who are responsible for it. Reports of over 2,000 quintals of
The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed educational institutions to ensure attendance of teaching staff in a bid to overcome loss of students due to curfew and frequent strikes in the valley. "The deputy commissioners hav
The Prime Minister`s Economic Advisory Council today said the economy will grow by 8.5 per cent, up from a projected 8.2 per cent, and inflation will come down from double digits to 6.5 per cent by the end of 2010-11. The growth pro
Top BJP leaders today refused prime minister Manmohan Singh`s invitation for lunch ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament, apparently angry over the CBI summoning Gujarat home minister Amit Shah in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encoun
Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has met union home secretary G K Pillai against the backdrop of apparent differences between the MEA and MHA in connection with the Indo-Pak talks. Rao met Pillai yesterday and is understood to have briefed h
Even as the debate on nuclear energy qualifying as clean energy rages on, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has joined the naysayers` camp. "The World Investment Report still doubts whether nuclear energy is a low
The speculations that the railways would take over the catering services from the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) proved to be correct with the coming up of the Catering Policy 2010. The policy cleared by the rail
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will host a customary lunch on Friday for Sushma Swaraj, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, and Arun Jaitley, leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha. Leader of Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee and minister of parliamentar
Rs 11,412 crore of public funds misappropriated by the rulers of Bihar – the subject of tragicomedy drama played out in Bihar assembly on Wednesday -- is no longer even a teeny-weeny prick on our consciousness. The entire matter is j
Government today sanctioned funds for the second phase of the ambitious scheme to allocate unique identity numbers to 10 crore of the country`s population. The cabinet committee on Unique Identification Authority of India, at a meet
To revive caravan tourism in the state, the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC) will run three vehicles equipped with modern facilities, including LCD, home theatre and chemical toilets shortly. "We are going
Gujarat home minister Amit Shah has been summoned by the CBI to appear before it today in connection with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. "Shah has been asked to appear before us today at CBI office in Gandhinagar," C
Annual food inflation fell to 12.47 per cent for the week ended July 10 from 12.81 per cent in the previous week on back of decline in prices of vegetables, especially potato and onion. On a yearly basis, potato became cheaper by over 45 p
All 12 Lok Janashakti Party MLAs today resigned from Bihar Assembly in protest against their suspension by Speaker Udaya Narain Chowdhary for the rest of the session. "All the 12 MLAs of the party have submitted their resignati
The guidelines for large developments under the green rating for integrated habitat assessment (GRIHA) will be out by end of this year, Siva Kishan, the CEO of GRIHA secretariat told Governance Now. “They would be out in November or December
Ramalinga Raju and his family pocketed Rs 2,743 crore from the Satyam Computers fraud while stakeholders of the company lost a whopping Rs 14.162 crore, CBI sources have revealed. J L Negi, a RBI general manager on deputation to the
