MCD commissioner K S Mehra today assured strict action against mushrooming "illegal constructions" in various East Delhi residential colonies. During a meeting with the representatives of Residents Welfare Associations, he also s
City-based ticket agents, as a rebuttal, have denied any responsibility for the frequent crashes of the IRCTC website, putting them at loggerheads with the Railways. The Railways, earlier this week, decided to bar agents from booking tatkal
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) for implementation till the remaining period of the 11th Five-Year Pl
To improve the communication between the doctors and the patients, behavioral sciences classes will be conducted for the new batch of 150 post-graduate students joining the Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) who will be serving in the Lok Nayak J
The monsoon session of Parliament will commence from July 26. Subject to exigencies of government business, the month-long session is likely to conclude on August 27, a Lok Sabha bulletin said. The Rajya Sabha will al
In order to motivate panchayats to achieve drinking water security and safety for all households in their panchayat on a sustainable basis, the rural development ministry has proposed the introduction of Sajal Gram Puraskar (SJP). Modeled
The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) today said it will look into the allegations of bribery against officials of state-owned BHEL and NTPC once their names are disclosed by the US Department of Justice. "We have our chief vi
The Calcutta high court today observed that the state information commission should dispose of appeals under right to information act within 45 days. Hearing a petition claiming that the West Bengal state information commission had
The khap panchayats and the honour killings turned out to be too hot for the union cabinet to handle all by itself. Instead of giving a go ahead to the ministry of home affairs to amend the laws to check honour killings, the cabinet has opted for
A five-year-old boy died and seven passengers received injuries when coaches of Garib Rath Express (2518) derailed between Chautara and Gossaigaon Hat stations in Kokrajhar district, Assam on Thursday at about 2.20 am. According to the rep
Government is bringing amendments to a legislation to enable quick eviction of unauthorised occupants from Delhi Metro and New Delhi Municipal Corporation properties. The Union Cabinet approved amendments to Public Premises (Evictio
In a bid to check corruption in welfare schemes, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed the rural development department to prepare posters of touts and paste them in villages and blocks. "Chief Development Officers should l
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will pump in US$ 150 million (about Rs 675 crores) to promote khadi and village industries products, minister for small and medium enterprises Dinsha Patel said in Mumbai. The money will help modernisation
The bill aiming to curb `honour killings` directed by Khap panchayats will go to a Group of Ministers, it was decided in a cabinet meeting on Thursday. In the meeting, Kapil SIbal, M S Gill and four other ministers took on Home Minister P
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said he has not demanded additional ministerial berths for his party leaders or his MP daughter Supriya Sule, in the Union ministry. "I haven`t demanded any additional berths," P
The corporate affairs ministry is exploring the option of launching a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for its prestigious e-governance project, MCA 21. The ministry`s agreement with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for this purpose comes to an end in
The government is so desperate to get the nuclear liability bill passed that it has indicated its willingness to double the nuclear operator’s liability — from Rs 500 crore to Rs 1,000 crore — in the event of a nuclear disaster.
People defecating in the open is a sight common in villages and to an extent in urban areas too. While the government maintains sanitation programmes will reach all corners of India by next year, the World Bank says this is not going to happen bef
Former Union Carbide chairman Keshub Mahindra was in Bhopal yesterday (July 6) to complete some legal formalities relating to his bail and said he wanted to do “something concrete” for the victims. I am not easily moved by stuf
Down with eviction of students from College Hostels! Onwards to students self-activity!! The current administration of Delhi University has attempted to reshape the Univ
