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Doctors end strike at GTB hospital

Doctor’s strike at the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital here came to an end on Friday evening almost two days after it began. The services at the hospital resumed from 5 pm with all the resident doctors and interns joining duties.

Drive into Delhi`s BRT corridor at your own peril

White ambassador cars with red/blue beacon lights and screeching siren, running down the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand is a common sight. With the launch of operation control and data centre (OCC) th

Advani to flag off NDA rally

Senior BJP leader L K Advani will be arriving here on Saturday to flag off a campaign against the Central government, highlighting the issues of corruption and price rise. With many prominent leaders having already arrived in town to back

Bank account of Karmapa-backed trust frozen

Bank accounts of a trust backed by Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje and its trustees have been frozen in connection with the probe into the seizure of a huge amount of foreign currency from a transit home of the Tibetan spiritual leader.

PM approves GoM for coal

Prime minister Manmohan Singh has approved formation of a ministerial panel, headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, to sort out environmental issues hurting coal production. This comes in the backdrop of ever widening demand-supply g

No magic lamp to wish away inflation: FM

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said steps have been taken to tame inflation but the government has no magic lamp to bring it down immediately. "You cannot expect that there is any magic wand or like Alladin`s magic lamp t

Cong thaws JPC stand, but subject to conditions

Congress on Friday made an attempt to draw the opposition into ending the deadlock over a joint parliamentary committee probe into the 2G scam. Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan told the assembled media persons at a press conference

Overseas Indians officially allowed to vote now

Indians abroad will now be able to register themselves as voters in India under the Registration of Electors (Amendment) Rules notified on Thursday. The government has also published a new Form 6A for enabling the overseas electors to appl

HC`s no to sale of ground water

Madras high court on Friday directed the government not to allow any person to draw and sell ground water until the Tamil Nadu Ground water Act was notified. A division of bench comprising justice Elipe Dharma Rao and justice D.Hari

Corruption strikes at the roots of good governance: PM

With his government under attack over various scams, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday spoke out against corruption, saying that it strikes at the roots of good governance, dents the country`s international image and "demeans us

Fast track approval of PSUs` overseas investments on anvil

The government is mulling over a fast track approval of PSUs` proposals for acquisition of natural resources like oil, coal and mines overseas, without going to the cabinet, a top official said. An empowered committee headed by cabinet sec

UP guv`s addresses assembly amid opposition uproar

Amidst uproar by the Opposition members, Uttar Pradesh governor B L Joshi on Friday addressed the joint house on the opening day of the budget session of the state legislative assembly. As soon as the proceeding of the House started, the o

Teachers` census work affecting students` education

Federation of Mizoram Government School Teachers (FMGST) today criticised the government for engaging school teachers in the ongoing Census 2011 work to the detriment of the interest of the students. A press statement issued by the FMGST s

PM favours waiving octroi, local taxes

Admitting that inflation posed a serious threat to the growth momentum affecting the poor and vulnerable sections, prime minister Manmohan Singh today favoured waiving mandi, octroi and local taxes, which impede the smooth movement of essential co

Open letter to Jairam Ramesh on POSCO project approval

Mr. Jairam Ramesh Hon`ble Minister of Environment & Forests Paryavaran Bhavan CGO Complex Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 Dear Shri Ramesh, We are writing to publicly challenge yo

No panacea expected from Durban meet: Ramesh

India is not expecting any "concrete" or "final pronouncement" at the climate conclave in Durban later this year on four key issues, including one pertaining to emission cuts. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, however

SIT pronounces Modi guilty, but fails to furnish proof

The ghosts of the 2002 Gujarat riots continue to haunt chief minister Narendra Modi. The weekly magazine Tehelka claims to have dug up a carefully buried indictment of Modi by the special investigation team (SIT) probing the riots. Accordi

Punjab`s organic ferstilisation spending low: Greenpeace

In the last few decades, the negative fallout of the green revolution of the 1960s in Punjab has been continually highlighted in reports of sick soil, declining yields. A new report by Greenpeace blames government apathy for the state of affairs.

No need for CVC approval after secy-level posting: govt

The government today told the Supreme Court that once a bureaucrat is given a vigilance nod for appointment as secretary, no further clearance is required for empanelment for appointment as Central Vigilance Commissioner. "Once a pers

Corn cobs to light up Bihar villages

The ministry of New and renewable energy is soon going to generate electricity using corn cobs. After successful projects of electrification through rice husk the villages in Bihar will see electricity generation using corn cobs.  Sources in

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