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
National solar mission will soon step out of the shade, with the guidelines for the same being scheduled for a June-end release, according to Deepak Gupta, secretary at the ministry of new and renewable energy. Speaking at a press conferen
High alert has been sounded in Naxal-infested districts of Maharashtra in the wake of a deadly attack by Naxals in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh in which they blew up a bus killing 31 people, police said today. "The securi
The Delhi government has cleared the file on the mercy petition of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru and sent it to the Lieutenant Governor`s office, four years after its opinion was sought on the issue by the Centre. "
Is the home minister fighting the “biggest internal security threat” with a hand tied to his back? That is the question being raised once again after the latest Dantewada massacre, when the security forces urgently needed quick logisti
Advocating a hard-line approach against Maoists who are out to destroy democracy through violence, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday came down heavily on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Digvijay Singh for advocating
The area under production of world`s best brand of rice -- basmati -- is decreasing with farmers taking to cultivating alternative varieties in the Jammu area, R S Pura Rice Growers Association (RSPRGA) said today. The progressive b
After fatwas by Darul Uloom Deoband that it was un-Islamic for women to work in close proximity of men in offices and for her family to accept her earnings, an Islamic seminary here has said that education for Muslim girls was not only important,
When Arundhati Roy met a child, acting as a messenger for Maoists, she wondered if he was the biggest security threat to the Indian state. But don`t stretch that forced irony to any children sitting in a bus carrying special police officers (SPOs)
Ending a three-week long political impasse in Jharkhand, the BJP and JMM today reached an agreement on sharing power on rotational basis with a BJP-led government to take over within a week. "We have decided that BJP and JMM wi
In view of the two-day bandh called by the Maoists in five states, Railways today stepped up vigil across its network, especially in Bihar and Jharkhand, and cancelled some trains besides imposing speed restrictions on trains plying after sunset.
Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today disfavoured use of air force in dealing with naxalism, a day after home minister P Chidambaram said he was trying to "convince" the Cabinet on providing air support to anti-naxal operations.
Most prisoners in Karnataka may no longer "live" in cities once the government completes a Rs 40 crore project to shift prisons to the outskirts. Minister for prisons, Umesh V Katti said the government is embarking on the project
In the face of criticism by the Opposition for her frequent absence from Delhi, railway minister Mamata Banerjee has defended her stay in Kolkata saying the national capital was not her home. "Delhi is not my home. When there is no Pa
Exploring new options to meet the growing demand for increased room space in `God`s Own Country,` the tourism department has launched a new initiative - Kerala Serviced Villas. Kerala tourism is expecting an increase of 10 per cent in tour
The policies pertaining to the allocation of 3G spectrum should be re-looked, Prime Minister`s advisor on infrastructure and innovation, Sam Pitroda said today. "There is a need for re-look at policies pertaining to the allocation of
Manipur government has sent feelers for holding talks with agitating Naga students union, which has been blocking national highways since one month to protest government`s plan to hold elections to autonomous district councils. Manipur spo
AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa has trodden the path which few politicians take: she offered prayers to Lord Vayulingeshwara in Srikalahasti and performed Rudrabhishekam on Monday. “Visiting the Srikalahasti temple is believ
Buying a property in the capital has become costlier as the Sheila Dikshit government has decided to hike the property registration fee from a flat Rs 100 to one percent of the price. For a Rs 50 lakh flat, this would mean shelling out Rs 50,000 &
Railways cancelled some trains in Bihar and Orissa and normal life was disrupted in some parts as a two-day bandh called by the Maoists to protest security operations against them began today in five states. The bandh has been called in Jh
