Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is leading a campaign to popularise girls’ education and enrolment drive in primary schools of the state. The campaign is being held in two phases. While the first phase is being held from June 1
Eighteen months after Asha Kiran, a home for mentally challenged, was in the news with 12 residents dying within a month in 2009 due to negligence, the centre still faces an acute problem of overcrowding. In a capacity for 440, the centre
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government and police to file on June 21 a status report on the probe into the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice R V More said in view of
Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian surgeon-turned-jihadist ideologue, has been appointed the new chief of al-Qaeda to succeed the group`s slain leader Osama bin Laden, according to a statement posted on militant websites. Al-Zawahiri, 59, one
The Indian government has decided to levy tax on the interest obtained on Post Office savings schemes from the current financial year. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has brought out a notification in this regard recently, which s
The nationwide survey of people living below poverty line (BPL) would start from Tripura from June 29, Tripura`s Rural Development Minister Jitendra Chowdhury said on Thursday. A central team led by secretary of the union rural development
Civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi on Thursday asked managers of state-run airports to tighten their belts for competing with private-led ones and fulfill their customers` expectations. "Compete with the privately managed airports .
Accusing the UPA of "playing tricks" with the people of the country, Anna Hazare today questioned the rationale behind sending two versions of Lokpal Bill to the Cabinet for consideration. Hazare also said he would have to restar
Rajasthan government has made special provisions in the 2010-11 state budget for improving the living conditions of Sahariya tribe in Baran district. "The district administration is taking necessary measures for implementing the propo
The national cooperative development corporation (NCDC) will soon expedite implementation of integrated cooperative development project (Part-II) for Arunachal Pradesh and will release subsidies and remaining installments of the ongoing projects.
With the Nitish Kumar government giving its nod to the new Industrial Promotion Policy, 2011, decks have been cleared for big ticket investments even as the fate of investment proposals worth around Rs one lakh crore hangs in the balance owing to
Union minister of state for rural development Pradeep Jain on Thursday visited the Bhatta Parsaul here and disbursed Rs 50,000 each to 16 farmers injured clashes during agitation against land acquisition. 49 other farmers were given compen
The RBI, which hiked interest rates for the tenth time in 15 months on Thursday, said it will continue with its tight monetary policy as inflation is spreading to the non-food segment also, which is a concern. "Based on the current an
An Air India pilots union on Wednesday demanded that the rule on serving a six-months notice before vacating employment should be waived off for the national carrier. With the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) requesting the dire
Three persons who were detained in connection with the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey here, have been let off, police said on Thursday. Three suspects--Anwar, Mateen Iqbal Hatela and Shaikh-- believed to be associated with gangs
Maoists on Thursday set afire a railway station, attacked a police station and blew up six mobile phone towers at different places to enforce a bandh to protest the arrest of their leader Jagdish Master in Bihar`s Gaya district. "Maoi
P L Punia, chairman of the national commission for scheduled caste (NCSC) and member of Parliament, has said that the dalits, minorities and backward classes in UP feel threatened and insecure under the Mayawati government`s rule. Lamentin
The comptroller and auditor general (CAG) office has ordered a review of the production sharing contracts (PSC) between the government and energy companies for oil and natural gas exploration. The order comes in the wake of the CAG
The planning commission on Wednesday approved Rs 6,600 crore annual plan for Jammu and Kashmir for 2011-12, Rs 600 crore higher than the last year`s outlay. The annual plan for the state was finalised here at a meeting between the deputy c
PM can`t be under Lokpal Judiciary doesn`t like the RTI Babus can`t be touched
