The national cooperative development corporation (NCDC) will soon expedite implementation of integrated cooperative development project (Part-II) for Arunachal Pradesh and will release subsidies and remaining installments of the ongoing projects.
With the Nitish Kumar government giving its nod to the new Industrial Promotion Policy, 2011, decks have been cleared for big ticket investments even as the fate of investment proposals worth around Rs one lakh crore hangs in the balance owing to
Union minister of state for rural development Pradeep Jain on Thursday visited the Bhatta Parsaul here and disbursed Rs 50,000 each to 16 farmers injured clashes during agitation against land acquisition. 49 other farmers were given compen
The RBI, which hiked interest rates for the tenth time in 15 months on Thursday, said it will continue with its tight monetary policy as inflation is spreading to the non-food segment also, which is a concern. "Based on the current an
An Air India pilots union on Wednesday demanded that the rule on serving a six-months notice before vacating employment should be waived off for the national carrier. With the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) requesting the dire
Three persons who were detained in connection with the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey here, have been let off, police said on Thursday. Three suspects--Anwar, Mateen Iqbal Hatela and Shaikh-- believed to be associated with gangs
Maoists on Thursday set afire a railway station, attacked a police station and blew up six mobile phone towers at different places to enforce a bandh to protest the arrest of their leader Jagdish Master in Bihar`s Gaya district. "Maoi
P L Punia, chairman of the national commission for scheduled caste (NCSC) and member of Parliament, has said that the dalits, minorities and backward classes in UP feel threatened and insecure under the Mayawati government`s rule. Lamentin
The comptroller and auditor general (CAG) office has ordered a review of the production sharing contracts (PSC) between the government and energy companies for oil and natural gas exploration. The order comes in the wake of the CAG
The planning commission on Wednesday approved Rs 6,600 crore annual plan for Jammu and Kashmir for 2011-12, Rs 600 crore higher than the last year`s outlay. The annual plan for the state was finalised here at a meeting between the deputy c
PM can`t be under Lokpal Judiciary doesn`t like the RTI Babus can`t be touched
As a young IIM graduate, starting a career in investment banking, I definitely wanted to be in Bombay, indeed the Maximum City in the mid- 80s. Alas, 25 years later, and wiser in the ways of how governance, or the lack of it, can make or break a c
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday said that there was a broad consensus in the state cabinet over enacting a special law to protect journalists from attacks, but added that there should be some arrangement for looking into
Rejected by the medical board at Delhi`s Safdarjung hospital to join any branch of the civil services as he was suffering from a rare genetic disorder, 25-year-old Sukhsohit Singh on Wednesday said he was contemplating moving the supreme court to
The centre has been deriding protests against corruption as a threat to democracy. The government, including prime minister Manmohan Singh, justified the midnight raid at Baba Ramdev`s protest at New Delhi`s Ramlila Maidan as an unfortunate decisi
The Centre has finally crossed the digital barrier to adopt the new age media of SMS messages and internet advertisements to reach out to the masses. The directorate of advertising and visual publicity (DAVP) has been asked by the informat
Pakistan`s spy agency ISI was planning recruitment of retired Indian military personnel to penetrate into the system and then use them for its anti-India activities, according to LeT operative David Headley. Less than six months before the
Facing opposition flak, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Wednesday said her government has no objection to a CBI inquiry into the Lakhimpur teenaged girl`s murder case if the victim`s family wanted it. However, she said her governm
Soon the sarpanch, the ward member, mukhiya and other panchayati raj functionaries will be able to track funds flowing to panchayats online, send emails, view information on the internet and use the e-panchayat application. The panchayati
HIV/AIDS in north India is an epidemic in waiting as the number of injecting drug users (IDUs) is on a rise in this part of the country, said the civil society members working on HIV at the consultation meeting for north India here on Tuesday.
