Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured the Orissa government of faster clearances to various projects facing delays in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said. Patnaik, facing heat from the Centre over mining projects in
In a bid to placate MPs demanding higher pay packages, Government today agreed to further hike their monthly allowances by Rs 10,000. The Union Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to i
The government today said the sops would continue for exporters in sectors like capital goods and textiles to help them mitigate the impact of "fragile" recovery of global economy. Announcing the annual Foreign Trade Polic
Berating the new changes in the Nuclear Liability Bill brought by the Government, the CPI(M) today said it was not in national interest and asked all parties to oppose it. Party politburo member and Rajya Sabha MP Brinda Karat said
In a bid to equip villages with clean cooking fuel, hygienic environment and healthier animals, the Gujarat government has begun building `animal hostels` to rear cattle on community basis. "The animal husbandry and dairy indus
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar probably had his people`s aspirations in mind when he said the state will never go back to the dark ages of misgovernance. "Governance is here to stay - the average Bihari has lost his/her tolerance f
The Bihar landscape is changing, quite literally. From bridges to roads, schools to malls, infrastructure is looking at a likely boom. But is this change sustainable? A panel of experts drew a list of musts for Bihar`s future.
Branded Bihar to Brand Bihar Not long ago, Bihar’s people were seen as uncouth, regressive and the term ‘Bihari’ had stopped denoting a regional identity – and had become an insult. The state
The `template of good governance` in the 50s and from then on fodder for satire well into the late nineties, Bihar today is emerging from the shadow of misgovernance, believes eminent journalist and scholar M J Akbar. Congratulating `
“Population stabilisation in India carries a stigma of emergency and after 33 years this issue was discussed in Lok Sabha in this session of parliament. After a six-hour long debate over the issue, the ministers of state unanimously agreed t
The health ministry seems to have joined the ‘toss the blame’ game when it comes to handling the swelling dengue fever cases in the country. On one hand, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told journalists on Friday that he has a
In an important ruling, Bombay High Court has said that an offence under the Atrocities Act, can be `compounded`. Under the Criminal Procedure Code, a court can compound an offence (decide not to conduct prosecution) with the consen
Parliament approved a supplementary demand for the railway ministry on Friday. This includes Rs 100 crore proposed to be given for the Commonwealth Games sponsorship. The government had earlier given an in-principle nod to the demand. Rail
After a successful pilot projects on use of biometrics in registering attendance of National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) workers in different parts of the country, the rural development ministry is all set for a nationwide roll out.
The Delhi High Court today refused to stay the trial against senior Congress leader and former MP Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which six persons were killed. Justice A K Pathak declined the plea of Kumar, against w
Bowing to pressure from the BJP and the Left parties, Government today dropped a controversial addition in the civil nuclear liability bill which the Opposition said diluted the liability of suppliers for accidents caused by their negligence.
The basic pay of Members of Parliament was today hiked by more than three times from Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000 by the government which also doubled several other emoluments for them. Ending speculation about a delay in the pay hike of
Even as the metropolis received over 100 per cent rainfall and four lakes are overflowing, the water cut imposed last year is not going to be lifted immediately, the local civic body said today. According to Indian Meteorological Departmen
Accusing the UPA government of bias against the BJP ruled Madhya Pradesh (MP), its chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said the centre was playing narrow party politics. “It is the constitutional duty of the central governmen
To check the breeding of dengue and malaria mosquitoes in water bodies around the railway tracks, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) provided a truck mounted power sprayer to the railways which spray insecticides. MCD commissioner K.S. Mehra, al
