The transport department has decided to deploy 24 enforcement teams at heavy-loading points in the city. The areas where large number of buses ply or where movement of traffic is more, the enforcement staff of the department will ensure that traff
Almost two months after Delhi hosted the coveted Commonwealth Games 2010, the city is losing its sheer. Infrastructure at the stadia is not the same anymore, flooring at the bus- stops is getting damaged. The city`s much vaunted world-class look i
For long the critics of the national rural employment guarantee act (NREGA) have termed it the largest relief programme, where workers are paid in lieu of negligible work, and that the stated objective of creating durable assets has not been achie
While there is protracted battle going on to end the Doha Round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), India has indicated that it is not very desperate to sign unless developing countries` (including India) concerns are addressed at the highest l
Passengers travelling on tatkal tickets must now carry their identity proof in original or face the prospect of being treated as ticket-less travellers and penalised. Dogged with complaints of alleged irregularities in the `tatkal scheme`,
As part of nationwide protests against corruption, ‘India against corruption’ activists and protesters from non-government organisations rallied at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Sunday on the 63rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Posco, the South Korean steel giant, finally got an environment clearance from the ministry of environment and forests on Monday. The clearance for the steel-cum-captive power plant comes with 28 additional conditions though. These conditions are
The minoirity affairs ministry has proposed the setting up of an equal opportunities commission, a watchdog to ensure a level playing field for minorities and other disadvantaged social groups in jobs. Minister Salman Khursheed has been pu
Pakistan on Monday welcomed Indian home minister P Chidambaram`s remarks about sharing the findings of the probe into the Samjhauta Express bombing, claiming that the level of cooperation on interaction on security matters had enhanced between the
An eight-year old boy, who underwent a brain tumor surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), alleges he was sexually abused by a doctor inside the hospital premises three days after his surgery. The boy was admitted t
The supreme court today asked the railways and the Haryana government to assess their financial losses due to the disruption in rail and road traffic following a stir against booking of some upper caste people in the Mirchpur dalit killings case.
Congress won two out of three seats in the electoral battle for municipality chairpersons in the recent general elections held in Rajasthan. BJP won a seat at Malpura in Tonk district, where the party`s candidate Subhash Galav defeated his
Holding vote bank politics responsible for the illegal infiltration from Bangladesh, outgoing Meghalaya director general of police Sibabrata Kakati has said that politicians are reluctant to solve the "serious" issue. "It is
The government on Monday revised the GDP growth rate for the 2009-10 financial year upward to 8 percent from the earlier estimate of 7.4 percent on the back of improved performance of the manufacturing and services sectors. "The growt
Around 80,000 lawyers across Bihar went on a two-day cease work from today to press for abolishing evening courts, affecting the proceedings at Patna high court and civil courts. "Around 80,000 lawyers across the state stayed away fro
Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on Monday met prime minister Manmohan Singh in the city and is understood to have raised the issue of Indian fishermen being killed allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy. Karunanidhi, who arrived here yes
Embattled central vigilance commissioner P J Thomas today side-stepped questions on his continuance in office in the wake of a corruption case against him, saying he was still the CVC. "I am still the CVC. The matter is in court. So n
The one-man panel that went into the procedures for giving 2G licences between 2001 and 2009 on Monday submitted its report and is understood to have held some officials responsible for improper spectrum allotment. The justice Shivraj Pati
The union government is planning to construct 1,000 Mega Volt-Amperes (MVA) gas project at Pathankote to give relief to the people of Jammu and Kashmir from power crises during winters. "Central government is planning to construct 100
Functioning of medical colleges and hospitals across Bihar were badly hit today with junior doctors proceeding on an indefinite strike since midnight even as police took into custody both the bodyguards of RJD MLA Surendra Prasad Yadav. Th
