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No meals on superfast wheels, Railways doesn`t care for you

Kumud Mishra, travelling by train from Delhi to Forbesganj in Bihar, was waiting for the train to halt at some station so that he could get a cup of tea. Sanjay Kumar Sethia, who was to  reach Forbesganj the following evening, got down at Tun

Delhi`s Bhatti mines to welcome trekkers

The Bhatti mines, once a rocky and arid patch on the outskirts of Delhi, was earlier known for mining. Soon it will be known as a hub for adventure sports. “The chief minister of Delhi (Sheila Dikshit) has in principle agreed

Special probe team under Supreme Court scanner

Ahead of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi`s appearance before the SIT, a sitting BJP MLA today approached the Supreme Court challenging its order entrusting to the special team probe into a 2002 riots case. A special three-judge

"Civil aviation ministry hell bent on finishing Air India"

The BJP today demanded a parliamentary probe into allegations of corruption and mismanagement in Air India and blamed government policies for grave financial situation in the national carrier. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in t

"Women`s quota won`t be diluted"

Even as NCP leader Sharad Pawar indicated that there could be some dilution in the Women`s Reservation Bill, the Congress today maintained that there was no such proposal. "Let me make it clear that there is no such proposal. T

Maya targets Cong at rally, under oppn attack over Bareilly

As she came under attack in parliament over the communal violence in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today held a rally in Lucknow in a big show of strength and slammed the Congress for pushing the Women`s Reservation Bill.

N-liability bill: Spectre of united opposition scares govt

Sensing the opposition parties were uniting as they did on price rise, the government on Monday developed cold feet forcing it to back off from introducing the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill. The bill, which a

End of Kendriya Vidyalaya quota soon?

Human Resource Development Minister Kabil Sibal is planning to scrap the quota system that allows the HRD ministry, MPs and other influential quarters to recommend over 1,200 candidates for admissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas, a news report said.

N-liability bill deferred, govt says no hurry

Seeking to avert trouble from opposition, the government today deferred introduction in Lok Sabha of nuclear liability bill that provides for compensation in the event of an accident and indicated that it could be delayed till the second half of t

Muslim groups demand job quota

Several Muslims groups on Monday held protests in New Delhi and asked the government to implement the Ranganath Mishra Commission’s recommendations for 10 percent reservation in government jobs for the community. Addressing the rally

Countdown to RTE, Sibal writes to CMs

With only two weeks left for implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, Human Resource Develoment minister Kapil Sibal has asked the chief ministers to cooperate in universalising elementary education. Sibal has sent letter

Rural development schemes to be reviewed

The rural development ministry is all set to review the performance of all its flagship schemes for the first quarter of this year. The performance review committee of the ministry is meeting on Wednesday and Thursday to take stock of the progress

Power generation target will be missed

India will add 62,374 MW of electricity generation capacity in five years ending March 31, 2012, nearly 21 percent less than the planned capacity addition target, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Replying to supplementaries durin

Pachauri has full backing of Ramesh

The government today came to the defence of R K Pachauri, head of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which is under fire for making controversial claims on melting of Himalayan glacier, saying it had full confidence him and will "figh

Do we really need those PSUs?

Public sector enterprises in Bihar have become white elephants and a big drain on the exchequer, says a survey. The state Economic Survey presented in the Bihar Assembly during the on-going session presented a bleak future for the 5

Nuke liability bill deferred in Lok Sabha

Apprehending trouble from opposition, the government today deferred introduction in Lok Sabha of nuclear liability bill which is a key step in operationalisation of the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal. "I have a request from Mini

Foreign degrees in India a step closer to reality

A foreign university aspiring to set up a campus in India will have to deposit Rs 50 crore as corpus fund and cannot take back the surplus generated from education activities here. These tough conditions are part of a bill approved by the union ca

Centre refuses KG basin gas to SMEs

The Gujarat government has said that despite representation by the state, the Centre did not allocate gas for small and medium enterprises of the state from D-6 block of KG basin. In a written reply to the question asked by BJP MLA

e-Office lost in babudom

The e-office project to be implemented by the Department of Administrative Reforms & PG (DARPG) appears to have been lost in the bureaucratic maze.  The project was designed to improve efficiency of the government by autom

TN bans fishing ahead of PM, Sonia visit

Fishermen were asked on Friday not to venture into the sea off this island as part of security measures on the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi`s visit to Chennai. The state coastal security grou

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


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