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CAT okays IPS officer`s premature repatriation

The Central Administrative Tribunal has approved pre-mature repatriation of Shailesh Singh, an IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, from the Directore General of Foreign Trade to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the cadre-controlling authority, rulin

J&K Govt to enforce wage-board in private schools

Jammu and Kashmir government will enforce wage-board in private schools which have been asked to pay salaries through cheques. Replying to a question in the state legislative assembly, education minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed said that

Batla post-mortem report talks of injury by "blunt object/surface"

The autopsy reports of Atif Ameen and Mohammad Sajid, who were branded terrorists and shot dead at Batla House, have once again cast doubts on the veracity of the police encounter theory. Delhi Police had said Atif and Sajid were gunned do

343 cases of corruption registered in JK

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah today said 343 cases of corruption have been registered against government officials by state vigilance department during past four years. Replying to the cut motion of PDP member Peerzada Man

U`khand to have first wind energy project at Bacherikhal

Uttarakhand government will soon establish its first wind energy project with a capacity of 2 Mw at Bacherikhar area of Tehri district, state assembly was informed today. While replying to a question, Alternative Energy Minister Rajendra S

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Govt to launch website to help tourists during CWG To prevent exploitation of tourists during the Commonwealth Games, the Delhi government will launch a website containing all information needed by them to avoid dependence

New nutrition scheme for six crore young girls

The government is planning to start a scheme for providing nutritional support to adolescent girls that aims to benefit about two crore girls in the first phase in next fiscal. The scheme devised by the women and child development ministry

Discuss quota for minorities, OBCs in women`s bill later: Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar today told the opponents of the Women`s Reservation Bill to let the measure be passed in its present form and the issue of reservation for minorities and OBCs could be discussed later. "There is no specific prov

BS Meena is heavy industries secretary

BS Meena, a Maharashtra cadre IAS officer of 1975 batch, was on Thursday appointed heavy industries secretary, replacing Satyanarayana Dash (Kerala:73) who retires on March 31. Meena is currently special secretary and financial adviser in the stee

TN Govt inks pact with SCE for Cooum river cleaning

With a view to use Singapore`s expertise in cleaning up the highly polluted Cooum river in the city, Tamil Nadu government today inked a pact with the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE). The Memorandum of Understanding with SCE, an age

U`khand raises gender budget for women empowerment

For empowering women, Uttarakhand government has increased the gender budget by nearly Rs 200 crore for 2010-11. Concerned over the skewed sex ratio in the state, the state government has earmarked Rs 1417.75 crore for gender budget, meant

Maintain status quo along the Yamuna river: court

In a bid to resolve dispute over harvesting rights along river Yamuna, a local court has directed Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to maintain status quo along the border. Kairana Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sant Kumar directed senior officials of

Police modernisation taken up on war footing: Maha Governor

Maharashtra government has taken up the modernisation of the police force on a war footing, providing them with the latest equipment, advanced weaponry and armoured vehicles, Governor K Satyanarayanan informed the state legislature here on Thursda

Train ticket, via mobile-phone

Long queues and and a even longer list of ticket-less travellers seems to have spurred the railways` policymakers to go for innovation. The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) has invited tenders for an ICT-enabled unreserved ticketing s

Centre takes states to task over delay in payment under NREGS

The centre is upset with states delaying wage payment to workers under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). The rural development ministry in its a performance review meeting has come down heavily on states that do not pay wage

NREGS to use more infotech

The rural development ministry has decided to use information and communication technology (ICT) tools for the effective implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS). It has directed all state governments

Orissa clueless on Vedanta update

Determined to go for mining of bauxite in Kalahandi district in a joint venture with Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd (SIL), the Orissa government today said it has no information about reputed companies withdrawing their investment from Vedanta gr

Bihar MP gets hard-cash garland, but briefly

After Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, a Bihar MP was welcomed with a garland of currency notes. But there was a difference since the expelled JD(U) MP Ejaz Ali found the garland in tatters no sooner it was put around his neck today.

Will census give better count of the disabled?

The Census 2011 can have more detailed questions on disability, thus identifying more diasbled people, if authorities agree to activists` demand. The census commissioner has at least agreed to consider recommendations from represent

Home ministry and the fine art of disposal of waste papers!

At the home ministry, officials are busy preparing detailed strategies on how to tackle insurgencies in the northeast, how to battle Maoist rebels – and what to do with the growing mounds of wastepaper in North Block. A letter

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