Expanding health benefits for former defence personnel, government toda
The student police cadet scheme, on the lines of NCC, would be introduced in schools in Kerala from the next academic year. This was announced by chief minister V S Achuthanandan at a news conference after a state cabinet meeting today.
With consensus eluding, the government today decided to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to take a view on the controversial issue of whether there should be a caste-based census. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Sing
Jammu and Kashmir industries minister S S Slathia today said the atmosphere in the state was congenial for making investments in different sectors, especially the industrial sector, and assured investors of incentives. "The state has
With summer holiday rush at its peak, government servants were today permitted to travel by private carriers for a temporary period due to the flight disruptions caused by the Air India strike. Government employees, who are allowed to trav
Centre has approved 32 projects related to water conservation at a cost of Rs 126.94 crore in Meghalaya this year. "The ministry has released Rs 9.1 crore for the schemes. Ninety per cent of the cost for construction of check dams and
Has the Delhi government done its part as far as preparations for the Commonwealth Games is concerned? Is everything, right from stadium for the Games to clean roads for the visitors, ready to welcome the guests? Certainly not. Then why is the gov
Western Railway said that it will run a special Rajdhani train today from Mumbai to Delhi for passengers stranded at the city airport in view of the ongoing strike by a section of Air India employees. "To reduce inconvenience caused t
Disgraced ex-Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, sentenced to 18-month prison term by a court here in the Ruchika molestation case, today filed a review petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and sought bail. 68-year-old Rathore`s lawyer-wife
Polling for elections to 39 seats of three district councils of Chandel, Churachandpur and Sadar Hills in Manipur began from 7 am today, state election office said. Sources said a little more than 2 lakh voters were exercising their franch
The NACIL will operate three domestic flights today using Air India aircraft and cabin crew in view of the ongoing agitation by a section of employees of the airline. "We will operate three flights on domestic route using Air India ai
Civil aviation minister Praful Patil on Tuesday held a high-level meeting to review all aspects of setting up a Court of Inquiry into Saturday`s Mangalore air crash that claimed 158 lives. In the meeting, which was attended by civil
Striking a conciliatory tone, agitating Air India unions today decided to hold talks with the management over the gag order issue. "We have been invited by the management for talks and we are going to attend it. We will also meet the
The home ministry has sent a proposal to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for raising a new agency for de-mining operations in the Maoist-infested areas to reduce casualties of the security forces from the landmines laid by the ultra
In a stunning censure of the UPA government, an internal document of the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO) accuses it of putting brakes on increasing power generation, stating that "the reforms impetus was virtually abandoned" since th
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar today said she has begun consultations on changing the time of the Question Hour to prevent frequent disruptions and hoped the shift to happen before the Monsoon session in July. "I have begun cons
Disgraced ex-Haryana DGP SPS Rathore was today jailed after he was arrested for the first time shortly after a sessions court enhanced his prison term to 18 months for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra-who later committed suicide-20 years back.
The government today vowed to crack down on coal mafia, which according to some estimates consists of at least 10,000 groups. "Unfortunately, the coal producing areas are affected by twin problems of naxalism and mafia. Naxal p
The Planning Commission of India has approved Central funding to the tune of Rs 7,000 crore for building canal network in the command area of Narmada project in Gujarat. Last week, the Commission approved the revised cost estimation
Students blocked Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district today in protest against shortage of teachers due to their deployment on census duty, police said. Around 800 students of several high schools and higher seco
