The LDF government in Kerala today expressed readiness to hold talks with all political parties on a draft bill to regulate hartals and bandhs in the state, which witnesses frequent shutdowns. Law minister M Vijayakumar said this in
The `Citizen-Friendly Services (CFS) of Transport Department` of the Andhra Pradesh government seem to have achieved some dubious distinctions. The Transport Department has issued driving licenses in as many as 551 cases in the recent past
Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa today called on govenor H R Bhardwaj, who is gunning for the removal of Reddy brothers from the state ministry, and conveyed the government`s stand against a CBI inquiry into the illegal mining scam at this
Bihar government will clear its position on the alleged irregularities in execution of welfare and development schemes after studying the High Court order for CBI probe, deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi today said here. "
A $600 million (Rs2,802 crore) world bank loan for a 444MW hydropower project in Uttarakhand, which is being constructed by the state-owned Tehri Hydroelectric Development Corp. Ltd (THDC), may be in trouble following allegations over the manner i
Delhi government has been diverting funds meant for the development of scheduled castes and tribes under the special component plan (SCP) to projects planned as infrastructure development for the Commonwealth Games. Out of Rs 8074.17 crore
The Jammu and Kashmir Police today filed a chargesheet against an army colonel, a major and seven others in a case of an alleged fake encounter in which three youths were killed in the frontier district of Kupwara in April this year.
Corporate sustainability instead of corporate social responsibility (CSR) seems to be the new mantra for corporates. At a meet on CSR organised by ASSOCHAM on Thursday, a lot of corporates agreed that businesses need to shift from philanthropic mo
The Apex Committee of the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) headed by cabinet secretary KM Chandrasekhar meets today at Vigyan Bhavan to review the Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) being implemented under the NeGP. Considering the tardy progress
A day after four persons lost their lives while protesting the inauguration of a thermal power plant in Sompeta of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh, the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) on Thursday quashed the environmental cle
The NIA today withdrew from a Delhi Court its petition seeking issuance of non bailable warrants against terror suspects David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana on the charge of plotting attacks in India, saying the US was providing access to them
The Andhra Pradesh Assembly was today disrupted by the Opposition, which led to the suspension of 57 TDP legislators, demanding state Revenue Minister Dharmana Prasada Rao`s resignation over the police firing on villagers opposing a power plant in
Rejecting Opposition`s demand for a CBI investigation into illegal mining, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today invited them instead to join a delegation headed by him to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press for a total ban on iro
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today said the 15 per cent water cut across the city has been extended till August 15 due to scanty rainfall. "Water level in the six lakes is not sufficient in comparison to the city`s con
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today appealed to the Centre that it should help states "open-heartedly" to tackle the Maoist problem. "Centre should help states open-heartedly for ensuring integrated development an
The rural development ministry has become the second central government ministry to launch the file tracking system after the corporate affairs ministry did the same in February. “The objective is that all file/notes/receipts are t
Gender experts, academicians, demographers and development practitioners gathered under one roof---State Institute of Health and Family Welfare in Jaipur to sensitise panchayats on gender issues, reports The Hindu. The occasion was inaugurat
Delhi Development Authority is not the most accessible civic agency even at the best of times. But a recent visit to the DDA office made me realise why it may well be the worst agency when it comes to sharing information with the media.
Nine major trade unions including Congress-backed INTUC today gave a call for a countrywide strike on September 7 against price rise and economic policies of the central government. The call for the strike was given at a national conventio
Annual food inflation inched up to 12.81 per cent for the week ended July 3, while fuel inflation shot up to 14.27 per cent, reflecting the hike in oil prices. In the previous week food inflation was at 12.63 per cent and fuel infla
