Faced with protests by farmers demanding higher compensation for land acquired for a township along the Taj Expressway, the Mayawati government today decided to hike the price offered to them by 20 per cent at Rs 570 per square metre.
The BlackBerry mobile phone maker Research In Motion (RIM) has agreed to provide security agencies partial access to its messenger services by September 1 and would complete the project by the end of the year. The move by the RIM co
A new out-patient department (OPD) block of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will soon come up at Masjid Moth near south extention here, AIIMS director R C Deka mentioned in his Independence Day speech at the hospital campus.
The NC Saxena Committee has ruled out the possibility of mining the Niyamgiri hills saying that since the proposed area belongs to the tribals as per the Forest Rights Act it would be illegal to do so. The report, which was made public tod
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) workers can now look forward to skill development training and human resource development in the form of literacy, health care and child and nutrition care. The United Nation Development Pro
The ‘Green Fund`, which will address climate change concerns of the developing countries may ideally be set up during the forthcoming Cancun Summit in December. “What is now under discussion is exactly how it will work
In the wake of complaints of alleged harassment of tourists, the government has decided to act tough against fake tour operators and guides who fleece them. A special drive has also been launched in the national capital to check the
The Government today launched a new scheme aimed at enhancing the nutritional and economic status of adolescent girls in select 200 districts of the country. The Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls -"SABLA&q
Farmers` protest over land acquisition in Uttar Pradesh derailed proceedings in Parliament today with both the Houses adjourning twice over the issue which saw BJP, SP, RLD, Shiv Sena and JD-U members storming the well in the Lok Sabha.
A move to raise salaries and allowances of MPs by three times has been put off with the union cabinet today deferring a decision on it in view of lack of consensus. The cabinet meeting, chaired by prime minister Manmohan Singh, disc
Non-teaching staff at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here staged a demonstration today amid high police security at the campus premises to press for various demands, including permanent status to daily wage workers. The protester
To keep a check on illegal mining, an authority is being set up to investigate and prosecute those found guilty of indulging in such activities, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. "We will take stringent and deterrent action on illeg
The ministry of railways has decided to accept credit cards issued by banks with laminated photograph as proof of identity for travelling on e-tickets. The new provision has come into effect from August 6, 2010. The bank credit card
Wholesale price-based inflation fell to single digit at 9.97 per cent in July, owing to decline in prices of certain food and non-food items. The inflation was at 10.55 per cent in June, while for April it was revised upwards to 11.
BJP and BSP members clashed in the Rajya Sabha today on the issue of police firing on farmers in Uttar Pradesh protesting land acquisition. As BJP demanded a discussion during the Question Hour on the farmers` agitation, BSP strongl
Three persons, including a PAC jawan, were killed and nine injured near Aligarh when farmers fought pitched battles with police who opened fire to restore calm as the Uttar Pradesh government tonight ordered a judicial probe into the violence.
A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took charge of Commonwealth Games, a Group of Ministers met here tonight and voiced satisfaction over the pace of progress in preparations and also approved the theme song for the event composed by Oscar w
Orissa`s perpetual paradox has been one of acute poverty despite abundant availability of natural resources. The paradox, arising out of misgovernance and exploitation of the state`s people is fuelling Maoism in the state, according to Achyut Das,
The gate of the Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC) office is locked, but a board hangs from a tree at the Lajpat Nagar C-Block property housing it. A few construction workers move about. Some renovation work is going on, they inform. Meanw
The Central Information Commission has asked the Delhi government to put all the information regarding the Commonwealth Games in public domain by September 15. This includes details of tenders and consultants appointed for building stadia. The NDM
