Steel minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday said his ministry was "keen" that the hurdles in the path of two major steel projects of Posco and Arcelor-Mittal were removed. "We are very keen that Posco goes ahead... if the hurdl
The Centre today asked the states to appoint dedicated staff in each panchayat for effective implementation of rural development schemes, saying no goals could be achieved without them. "We are spending Rs 40 lakh each year on
Around 200 government doctors today boycotted OPD services at various government hospitals here to protest against the murder of a senior family welfare department officer who was shot dead in Lucknow yesterday. "About 200 gove
Barring stray incidents, polling passed off peacefully in 48 constituencies figuring in the third phase of Bihar Assembly elections, which saw an estimated 53 per cent voter turnout. Five Maoist-hit constituencies - Amnour, Taraya,
State finance ministers and the centre will try to reconcile their differences on the contours of the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) at a two-day meeting starting here tomorrow. However, it is unlikely that the finance minist
Taking a dig at Congress, JD(U) today said the arrest of its secretary Sagar Rayka and Bihar youth wing chief Lalan Kumar for possessing cash allegedly to influence voters. ``The seizure of cash from Congress leaders from a hotel at
Against the backdrop of outsourcing debate in the United States, one of its states Kentucky has welcomed outsourcing business with India. “We would be dealing with our business in India and hoping that India will bring business to th
Members of the Ganjam Bar Association today blocked National Highway-217 here demanding establishment of a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court at Berhampur. "We urge Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to send a proposal to the central
The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a CBI plea seeking transfer of the trial of Uttar Pradesh provident fund scam from Ghaziabad to a special court in Delhi. The apex court also discharged the notice issued to the Ghaziabad
Pioneering the efforts of developing countries to improve family planning and reproductive health, India has pledged to double its contribution on the world forum called Partners in Population Development (PPD), a network of 24 countries working t
If somebody were to tell you that the solution to the Kashmir imbroglio will have to be found outside the ambit of the constitution, you will dismiss the suggestion without so much as a second thought. If the same is said by somebody authorised by
Even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has sought information on the row over the allotment of prime land to Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society, it has now emerged that the members include his late mother-in-law Bhagwati Manoharlal Sharm
Parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has invited all members of parliament to attend US president Barack Obama`s address in Central Hall on November 8 at 5 pm. In a circular, Bansal also sought the cooperation of all MPs in en
Contesting from prison, an accused in the sensational case of chopping off the hand of Thodupuzha Newman college lecturer T J Joseph, has won from a block panchayat division in Ernakulam in the civic body elections. Anas won from the Vanch
Stressing on the need to preserve and enrich the newly developed infrastructure in the national capital, chief minister Sheila Dikshit announced the government`s decision to entrust the maintenance of such works to a committe headed by the chief s
Food inflation declined sharply to 13.75 per cent for the week ended October 16, on improved kharif supplies and fall in prices of certain vegetables, especially potatoes and onions. Food inflation fell by 1.78 percentage points to
Establishing clear supremacy in rural and urban areas, Congress-led Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) shocked the ruling LDF in Kerala by clinching the maximum number of seats in the three-tier panchayats and urban bodies in the civic elect
An otherwise reticent and publicity-shy bureaucrat, home secretary G K Pillai has queered the pitch again just ahead of the US president’s visit to India. Without any apparent provocation, he told the media on Wednesday that India was disapp
Steel minister Virbhadra Singh, who has set a target of achieving 124 million tonne of steel production by 2012, is mighty upset with the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for letting loose “activists” on the POSCO project. In
Peeved by the appointment of "activists" in the forest panel for clearing Rs 54,000 crore steel project of Posco, Steel Minsiter Virbhadra Singh today advised Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to be "pragmatic." "
