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High yielding varieties of rice introduced in Kashmir: Min

The Jammu and Kashmir government has introduced high yielding and early maturing varieties of rice and wheat to increase the foodgrain production, state Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir has said. The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agri

IT cadre of Babus? Industry all for it

The proposal to create a separate cadre for IT professionals in Haryana has been welcomed by the industry. “This is a visionary step by the government of Haryana. Setting up a separate cadre for IT professionals recognises the

New law for fishermen soon: Jairam

The government is planning a law to protect the fishermen`s traditional rights, on the lines of the Forest Rights Act meant for the tribals, environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh has said. The recommendations of the Swaminathan co

DDA to pay for commercial use of green-belt land

The Supreme Court has held the Delhi Development Authority cannot get away with the commercial exploitation of land acquired for green belt development. It has directed the DDA to pay 50 per cent of the land value to original owners in cas

RBI hints at more steps to fight rising inflation

The possibility of RBI tightening monetary stance further in its April 20 annual review meet became greater today with apex bank saying it could take more steps to contain inflation, even as food prices eased a bit to 16.22 per cent. "

Every second encounter is fake: NHRC

The security forces are the biggest killing machine in the country. This has been confirmed by a startling revelation by the national human rights commission (NHRC) which says that half of the cases of police encounters referred to it for investig

Centre welcomes SC order on Muslim reservation

The government and a prominent Muslim political group today welcomed the Supreme Court`s lifting the stay on Andhra Pradesh government`s move to provide four per cent quota in jobs and education for backward members of Muslims while BJP said reser

CIC makes no bones about wanting Secrets` Act gone

Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Wajahat Habibullah on Thursday said he was in favour of abrogation of Official Secrets Act of 1923 which has become an "anachronism". "The Official Secrets Act needs to be abrogated,"

Panel formed to boost indigenous IT

The Centre on Thursday said it has constituted an expert committee under the telecom ministry to suggest ways to boost indigenous development of hardware and software sector to cut down its import bill. "An expert committee headed by

Environmental impact assesment by approved consultants only

Facing allegation of delaying project approvals, the Environment Ministry has decided to clear only those proposals which are prepared by government accredited consultants - a move aimed at ensuring transparency and expediting the process.

Police modernization scheme for UTs extended till 2012-13

The scheme for modernisation of police forces in Union Territories, including Delhi, was today extended for two years till 2012-13 and Rs 458.45 crore earmarked for the extended period. The scheme, launched for UTs in 2006 with a provision

Performance audit improves health services, hits corruption in J&K

A hospital information management system (HIMS), a website, and an audit system have led to handsome growth in efficiency, revenues and uptake of public health services in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government claimed on Wednesday. There

NDMC to smoke out illegal vendors for tobacco-free CWG

Ahead of the coming Commonwealth Games, the NDMC will intensify its anti-tobacco drive under which those found smoking in public places will be fined and illegal street vendors selling such products removed. The Health Department of the ci

Maha ATS chief Raghuvanshi transferred, Maria new chief

Additional Director General K P Raghuvanshi was removed as the head of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad on Friday, days after he was criticised by the Centre for disclosing some information following the arrest of two suspected terrorists here.

Food prices rise by 50 pc in Maha in five years

Maharashtrians are now paying 50 pc more for essential commodities than they did five yars back, according to the state economic survey. The rise was observed mainly due to increase in prices of rice, wheat, tur dal, moong dal, potato, oni

Beggars make money from change

Two unusually dressed men with bulging cloth bags slung over their shoulders enter a dhaba. They dig into their bags and place handfuls of currency coins onto a table. By the time Mahesh Kumar, the dhaba owner, comes over to attend to them

Power crisis, recession behind closure of Maha industries

Power shortage, recession and competition resulted in closure of 44,997 small scale and 845 medium and large scale industries in Maharashtra during 2009-10. The closures left 1,97,798 workers in the small scale and 1,53,786 persons in the

South leads the way in e-readiness

Karnataka, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, AP have been ranked as leaders in e-readiness assessment as per the India e-Readiness Assessment Report 2008 released by Department of Information Technology, Government of India. The

Rural housing takes a beating, only 50% target achieved

Indira Awas Yojna (IAY), one of flagship schemes under ruler development ministry, aimed at building house for the poor has not been doing well with only 50% of the target achieved during 2009-10 (till January). According to the figures su

Modi ready for quizzing -- with conditions

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has sent a letter to the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), expressing his readiness for questioning in the murder of former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffery in Ahmedabad during the 2002 riots.

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


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