Rail, bus and air traffic was severely disrupted for the second consecutive day in East Godavari district due to heavy rains after cyclone `Laila` struck Andhra Pradesh coast leaving over seven persons dead. Two trains--Circar Express and
All India Gorkha League president and a strong advocate of Gorkhaland, Madan Tamang, was today killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in Darjeeling town. Darjeeling District Magistrate Surindra Gupta said he was attacked with kukri
The income tax department needs to immediately add 30,000 more employees to carry out its existing operations, a senior finance ministry official said. "To avoid affecting the overall revenue collection and delivery of tax payer servi
A spurt in crimes committed by minors in this western Orissa town has baffled law-enforcing agencies as well as social activists who have attributed the trend to improper upbringing. Childlike simplicities are a thing of the past now, with
Congress appears to be treading with caution on the issue of execution of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. While Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has openly advocated early execution of Guru, another senior leader, who declin
The government is well on the way of bringing the sting back in the whiplash for corrupt babus. It is planning to drop the provision of compulsory retirement from the list of penalties awarded to errant civil servants on the grounds that it serves
Under intense criticism over the poor implementation of Panchayats (Extension of Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), the government has decided to shift the control of joint forest management committees (JFMCs) from district forest officer to the gram sa
Accusing Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee of "stoking panic" amongst Muslims in West Bengal, the CPI(M) today asked the Government to take note of her statements and set at rest the apprehensions caused by them. Se
The multi-crore rupees fodder scam cases involving top politicians are progressing well in special courts in Bihar and Jharkhand, according to CBI Joint Director (Patna), R P Agrawal. "The cases related to the scam involving to
The government today hinted that companies retailing CNG and piped natural gas in metros may not pass on the entire impact of the over two-fold hike in natural gas prices to consumers. Rates of compressed natural gas (CNG) sold to a
Amid demands from several quarters to stop the auction of paintings of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in London, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today gave an assurance that the issue will be examined but said the government has no legal rights
In a respite to L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and 19 others in the Babri Masjid demolition case, the Allahabad High Court today dismissed CBI`s revision petition challenging a special court decision to drop criminal proceedings against them.
New Delhi/Aligarh, May 20 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said the tendency to destroy the society with arms cannot be accepted and that the government should take strong action against Naxals, hours after he appeared to have favo
The Government is planning to launch the ninth round of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (Nelp-IX) by September-November this year to auction up to 45 oil and gas blocks, a top official from Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), said.
Demanding the introduction of crop insurance scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, the CPI(M) today asked the state government to provide relief to farmers who suffered heavy loss due to natural calamities. "We are concerned over the da
Apex tribal council Naga Hoho today questioned the Centre`s sincerity on its assurance to replace Manipur police with central paramilitary at Mao gate on the inter-state border to instill confidence among the Naga villagers so that they could retu
NABARD would bring five lakh farmers under its Joint Liability Group scheme on the lines of SHGs to enable small and marginal farmers across the country get financial credit for sustaining agricultural activities, a top NABARD executive said today
The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has decided to increase the age limit for state government servants and officials of state corporations/boards as well as Home Guards to apply for other government posts. According to the decision in a meeting ch
Defence minister A K Antony on Thursday said the government attached "highest priority" to coastal defence, including the island territories, and asked the Navy to expedite acquiring assets and implementing security measures approved aft
Selling price of power generated by gas-based plants will go up by up to Rs 1.20 per unit on account of the hike in the price of natural gas, government said today. However, how much of it would translate into consumer tariff would depend
