The Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (APSHRC) has directed the City Traffic Department to instruct the police personnel manning traffic signals and junctions here to prevent the use of infants and children by women for begging.
BSF has been deployed on a vital road link between Manipur and Silchar in Assam to bring life-saving drugs and foodgrains here as the two national highways remained blocked for over a month by Naga students. BSF personnel have been deploye
Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma today asked his commanders to maintain a high state of preparedness as the force`s role in fighting terrorism and piracy would grow. He also emphasised the need to maintain the highest standards of "mor
Kerala cabinet today favoured the proposed railway coach factory at Palakkad to be set up in the public sector. In case the centre plans to set up the factory as a joint venture, the value of land should be considered as the equity share o
The economic crisis-worn exports sector posted a staggering 36.2 per cent growth in April to USD 16.9 billion, but the government tempered the euphoria saying growth appeared large due to last year`s poor showing. Last April, exports had s
Kerala government today asked the Centre to reconsider its decision on introducing user fee for overseas bound passengers travelling from the new international airport terminal to be inaugurated here later this month. The state government
The CPI today opposed the idea of using air force to fight Maoists and said it did not comprehend the idea of "limited mandate" being given to home mnister P Chidambaram in dealing with the problem. "What more mandate you (C
As the agitation by milk producers in Tamil Nadu, demanding increased procurement price, entered the third day today, the state government said their demands were unjustified and that the stir has had minimal impact in milk supply. Ministe
HRD minister Kapil Sibal today asked the Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) to formulate an action plan for participating in the government`s recast literacy programme `Saakshar Bharat` which aims at making 70 million people literate in coming years
Maharashtra government has issued a new set of instructions making it mandatory for owners of the closed textile mills in Mumbai to offer an alternative job to the laid off workers or one member of their families. According to Mohan Joshi,
The Delhi Government today once again sent the file of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru`s mercy petition to the Lt Governor after incorporating some "minor clarifications". Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna had sent back the file y
With the present Income Tax Act proposed to be replaced by the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) next year, the I-T department is planning to introduce a host of services related to processing of tax returns and refunds in the current fiscal. The de
Sunday`s stampede at the New Delhi railway station was explained away as a `trip-up` by the following evening. But as anyone who has boarded or deboarded a train there would tell you, the tragedy remains a case of too little for too many. From spa
Four CRPF personnel were today killed and two injured in an IED blast triggered by Naxals at Lalgarh in West Bengal on the second day of their bandh called in five states. The blast comes a day after union home minister P Chidambaram asked
Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Tuesday strongly favoured bringing NGOs, autonomous organisations, societies and trusts within the purview of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). He said that this move was necessary for ensu
The Maharashtra government wants to link the country`s largest container port Jawaharlal Nerhru Port Trust (JNPT) to the ambitious Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project and said it would make suggestions to the DMIC Development Corporation on t
West Bengal Suspected Maoists triggered a landmine blast on a railway track near Jhargram in West Midnapore district today, injuring two drivers of a goods train and leaving the engine of the freight train damaged.
All Central Universities and Deemed to be Universities will need to have at least one teacher for every 10 students for their post-graduate programmes in science and one for every 25 students at the undergraduate level, as per new regulations of t
CPI-M today demanded central intervention in Manipur to resolve the ongoing crisis arising out of the state government`s decision not to allow the NSCN-IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah to enter into the state. "The Centre should im
The six new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like hospitals coming up in various parts in the country will have energy efficient buildings. Speaking to Governance Now, Ajay Mathur, director general of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BE
