Government today expressed satisfaction over progress of the work on National Population Register and census enumeration exercise, noting that data collection has been completed in several states and Union Territories. It appealed t
Kashmiri separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference today remained cool to the latest offer of talks by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying government should change its approach and look into the root of the problem in the border state.
President of two organisations, which had launched an indefinite economic blockade on national highways in Manipur since April 12, have been declared `wanted` by the state government with a cash reward of rupees one lakh each on their heads.
Media persons today urged Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik to take stern action against the concerned police officials allegedly involved in misbehaving and heckling media persons while discharging their duties at Bangamunda near here yesterda
Law minister Veerappa Moily today said the case against former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson in connection with the Bhopal gas tragedy was not closed. "As far as Anderson is concerned, the case is not closed," Moily
Capt Gustav Baldauf, the first chief operating officer of Air India, today said the government was clear that the ailing national carrier has to be turned around, noting that detailed plans, including adding new destinations, have been prepared fo
Vice President Hamid Ansari has made a strong pitch for an international legal regime against terrorism, saying the menace knows no boundaries and seriously threatens global peace and security. The recent incidents of terrorism in India an
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has approved a proposal of the state government for conversion of the Agartala-Sabroom national highway into four-lane, official sources said today. Chief General Manager (CGM) of NHAI,
The central information commission (CIC) has asked the prime minister’s office (PMO) to faciltate the declaration of the assets of the union ministers after getting a go- ahead from both houses of parliament. The CIC said this on Mon
Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BSP supremo Mayawati today said her party will not contest any by-election to the Lok Sabha or the state legislature and instead concentrate on the 2012 assembly elections. "With an objective of
In a first of its kind experiment in the country, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Andhra Pradesh tonight signed MoUs with three universities and two civil society organisations making them partners for encouraging people`s participation.
The Election Commission is seriously considering the issue of how to bring down the massive expenditure being made by contesting parties and candidates, election commissioner V S Sampath said here tonight. "We have been doing o
India and Canada will sign a civil nuclear agreement during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s forthcoming visit to the G-20 Summit in Toronto later this month. The four-day visit commences on June 26. The agreement will be signed aft
The guidelines for off-grid and rooftop solar power generation under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) will be out around the middle of June. “They should be out around 16 June, 2010,” an official from the min
Commutation woes will now not play the spoilsport in your ringside Games experience. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will be starting a park-and-ride bus service During the Games, low-floor CNG buses will ply from the city`s two airp
Meghalaya home (jails) minister Augustine Marak today said while the jails in the state were over-crowded, two new prisons were coming up to ease the congestion. The total registered capacity of the four jails in the state is 540, b
Against the backof a raging controversy over alleged fake encounters in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today gave an assurance that government will "act" to ensure that security forces respect the rights of civilians wh
Terming Maoism as a "very complex" issue, Justice K G Balakrishnan, who took over as the chairman of NHRC today, said "due consideration" should also be given to rights of security personnel engaged in fighting the menace.
Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party today accused Congress-National Conference coalition government of "misleading" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the ground situation in the state by restricting public movement and increasing
The Kerala High court today directed the state government to file a counter within 10 days on a writ petition by specialist doctors, challenging the newly introduced special rules. Advocate General C P Sudhakara Prasad informed the
