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Far from busy - DTC buses remain underutilised

The Delhi Transport Corporation`s (DTC) fleet of buses, the main transport-medium in the national capital, is being utilised to just 60 percent of its capacity. The DTC has as many as 5082 buses. Presently, each bus runs 180 km per day on average,

Mobile police teams to check snatching incidents

Special mobile police teams will be formed to keep a check on rising incidents of snatching money bags and robberies near banks, a senior police official said here. "Robberies and snatching incidents have been increasing alarmingly ne

MP forms panel to look into Bhopal evidence

A committee set up by the Madhya Pradesh government to look into the trial court judgement in the Bhopal gas tragedy case will examine all legal aspects including any fresh evidence, its chairman said today. "We are examining e

Regulation to ensure safe, good quality medical devices

To ensure that the medical device in the market are of good quality, the health ministry will soon introduce Central Drug Authority bill in the parliament under which all the medical device will have to be registered with the ministry, said minist

Time for course correction in West Bengal, says CPI

Holding the "wrong" industrialisation and other policies of the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government responsible for the defeat of Left Front in the recent West Bengal civic polls, CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan today said they need to

Plant owners,govts responsible for magnitude of disaster:Court

The trial court in the Bhopal Gas tragedy case has held the owners of the Union Carbide pesticides plant, the Indian government and "to some extent" Government of Madhya Pradesh responsible for the "magnitude" of the disaster.

K`taka will have Rs 1,300 cr storm water drainage system soon

Karnataka government has decided to implement a Rs 1300 crore storm water drainage and sewerage project in ten assembly constituencies in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (city corporation)limits. It was decided to borrow Rs 6

Government mulling freezing suspicious bank accounts

The finance ministry is likely to recommend freezing and closure of bank accounts found suspicious during the ongoing exercise by banks to collect information under the `Know Your Customer`(KYC) norms. Banks in both the national and

Bihar Cong to present `chargesheet` against Nitish govt

Charging the NDA government of failing on all fronts, the Congress today said that the party would soon come out with a `chargesheet` against the present dispensation. "We will go to the peoples` court with facts and figures and prese

Protect children from exploitation during CWG, say NGOs

Over five lakh children in the national capital are likely to succumb to prostitution, the rising demand for labour and displacement from their homes during the upcoming Commonwealth Games here, estimate rights activists. The govern

Mumbai gets CCTVs at signals to monitor water logging

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) alongwith traffic police is gearing up to monitor water logging in the city by installing CCTVs at major traffic junctions in the metropolis. The civic administration has written to the t

CBI failed to act on warrant against Anderson last year

The trial court in the Bhopal gas tragedy case had issued an arrest warrant against former Union Carbide CEO Warren Anderson last year but the CBI had failed to give any written response to it, according to court sources. They said the war

Cash flows likely to ease on Gov spending, redemptions

The tight liquidity condition in the system is unlikely to persist beyond the short-term once the government start spending and money from bond redemptions coming in to the system in the approaching weeks. Over Rs 65,000 crore is ex

Govt wants three-tiered regulation for media

Information and broadcasting secretary Raghu Menon has advocated the need for a three tier regulatory mechanism for media in the country. Inaugurating a seminar here on `Marketing Responsibly` organised by the Advertising Standards

India, China rich list continue to grow: report

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is optimistic about the wealth creation in Asia`s two biggest countries - India and China. In its latest global wealth report titled –Regaining Lost Ground: Resurgent Markets and New Opportunities - 2010, it

Pension for unmarried tribal mothers launched

A pension scheme for unmarried tribal mothers was launched today in Kerala. Launching the pension scheme titled `Sneha Sparsham`, health minister P K Sreemathi had assured to provide help for the welfare of the marginalised women.

Security beefed up at Guj airport after terror threats

Security at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport was today beefed up following an alert sounded by the union home ministry of a possible terror strike. "Following an alert from the union home ministry, the security has b

Petition hearing on Lankan minister at Madras HC on July 14

The Madras High Court today posted to June 14 a petition seeking direction to the Centre to take immediate steps for the arrest of Sri Lankan minister Douglas Devananda, who is part of the visiting Presidential delegation, in connection with a 198

Stadia in all tehsils in J&K soon

In a bid to promote sports in the state, the Jammu and Kashmir government today said it has decided to construct stadia at all tehsils and district headquarters. "The government has conceived an ambitious programme to construct stadia

Shown the door by AIADMK, politician claims mass exodus of party workers

Expelled AIADMK leader S Muthusamy, who last week joined DMK, has said around 20,000 workers of his erstwhile party from the district would join the ruling party at a function in Chennai tomorrow. Talking to reporters here yesterday

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


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