Tamil Nadu government today made its first appointment as part of giving jobs in government service to those who studied in Tamil medium right from elementary school. Chief minister M Karunanidhi had announced during the valedictory of the
Rajkot city Congress unit has decided to protest Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC)`s decision to impose water cut from July 12. RMC officials have slapped water cut from every third day from July 12 as the main reservoirs in the city are
Facing criticism over inadequate air services in the Northeast, government would soon appoint a consultant to advise on the scope and viability of strengthening air connectivity in the region, including linking the state capitals with major metros
Kerala High court today directed the state government to inform it of the reasons for not using force to evict the encroachers at various places in Wayanad district. The direction in this regard was issued by a Division Bench, compr
The draft of the ambitious green mission to increase the forest cover and enhance eco-system services will be finalised by the month-end and then submitted to the prime minister, union environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh said today.
Expressing "great anguish" over hazardous waste lying in now defunct Union Carbide Factory even after 25 years of the Bhopal gas tragedy, environment minister Jairam Ramesh today said the government is looking at safe ways of its disposa
The Supreme Court today took exception to the failure of states and union territories for their failure to respond to NHRC`s suggestions on eradication of child and bonded labour. It warned their failure to do so by the next date of
The Delhi University (DU) has sought more time from atomic regulator AERB to submit its final reply on the radiation exposure incident in the national capital in April. Exposure to radioactive material Cobalt-60 in the scrap market in Maya
As a salute to pharmacists, the government will soon be instituting a National Pharmacists` Day, health minister Ghulam Nabi azad revealed at a seminae on pharmacy education here on Friday. He said that the pharmacists are not only dispens
A transparent healthcare delivery system is needed in India which should reach even the lowest sections of the society, said minister of state for health Dinesh Trivedi here on Friday at the third Medical Technology Conference 2010 organised by th
Karnataka cheif minister B S Yeddyurappa today proposed to give suo motu powers to the Lokayukta to investigate all public servants except the cheif minister, ministers, legislators and public servants nominated by the government. R
The controversy over “no-go” areas refuses to go. Even after Jairam Ramesh, the environment and forests minister, freed 10 percent of the “no-go” area for mining a couple of days ago, he has been asked to make more concessi
I will soon see another Rs 1230.90 crore, a part of which is paid by me and many like me, made into giant posters and glossy banners which will be visible in all the metro trains and stations, under the government’s National Programme for Pr
A friend who has access to J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah’s Facebook (FB) profile recounts how the tech-savvy CM is prompt at commenting on his friends status messages, pictures and links. He is forever online on FB
Censorship is back. Only the style is more subtle this time, not the in-your-face variety that the Emergency of 1975 symbolised. When the prime minister unveiled the “State of Panchayats Report 2008-09” to mark the National Pan
The Supreme Court today asked the Election Commission to decide within three months a complaint seeking freezing of Bahujan Samaj Party`s election symbol `elephant` for allegedly violating poll panel`s instructions on use of party symbols.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has indicted 29 J&K government and autonomous bodies for their failure to submit their annual accounts to it, among which the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) tops the list. "As
The Andhra Pradesh government came under fire from the entire opposition in the state Assembly today for grossly neglecting the health care services even as chief minister K Rosaiah announced that the government was contemplating to make one year
Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar today said the decline in prices of most agricultural commodities in coming weeks will bring down the food inflation, which is 12.63 per cent now. "Prices of most agricultural commodities are coming d
