The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has approved a proposal of the state government for conversion of the Agartala-Sabroom national highway into four-lane, official sources said today. Chief General Manager (CGM) of NHAI,
The central information commission (CIC) has asked the prime minister’s office (PMO) to faciltate the declaration of the assets of the union ministers after getting a go- ahead from both houses of parliament. The CIC said this on Mon
Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BSP supremo Mayawati today said her party will not contest any by-election to the Lok Sabha or the state legislature and instead concentrate on the 2012 assembly elections. "With an objective of
In a first of its kind experiment in the country, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Andhra Pradesh tonight signed MoUs with three universities and two civil society organisations making them partners for encouraging people`s participation.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Monday took out a morcha to the Collectorate here to oppose the proposed Sophiya power project in the district. Tension prevailed for a while at the Collectorate as agitators clashed with the police.
The Election Commission is seriously considering the issue of how to bring down the massive expenditure being made by contesting parties and candidates, election commissioner V S Sampath said here tonight. "We have been doing o
India and Canada will sign a civil nuclear agreement during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s forthcoming visit to the G-20 Summit in Toronto later this month. The four-day visit commences on June 26. The agreement will be signed aft
The guidelines for off-grid and rooftop solar power generation under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) will be out around the middle of June. “They should be out around 16 June, 2010,” an official from the min
Commutation woes will now not play the spoilsport in your ringside Games experience. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will be starting a park-and-ride bus service During the Games, low-floor CNG buses will ply from the city`s two airp
Meghalaya home (jails) minister Augustine Marak today said while the jails in the state were over-crowded, two new prisons were coming up to ease the congestion. The total registered capacity of the four jails in the state is 540, b
Against the backof a raging controversy over alleged fake encounters in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today gave an assurance that government will "act" to ensure that security forces respect the rights of civilians wh
Terming Maoism as a "very complex" issue, Justice K G Balakrishnan, who took over as the chairman of NHRC today, said "due consideration" should also be given to rights of security personnel engaged in fighting the menace.
Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party today accused Congress-National Conference coalition government of "misleading" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the ground situation in the state by restricting public movement and increasing
The Kerala High court today directed the state government to file a counter within 10 days on a writ petition by specialist doctors, challenging the newly introduced special rules. Advocate General C P Sudhakara Prasad informed the
Linking the court verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy case with the nuclear liability bill, BJP today made a strong plea to the government to reconsider the draft legislation contending that it "shielded" private suppliers.
An empowered group of ministers today failed to arrive at a decision on freeing auto fuel prices from government control, but discussed the possible inflationary impact such a move would have. Freeing petrol and diesel prices would
The Vytilla bus terminal cum-mobility hub, expected to reduce traffic congestion in Kochi, the commercial capital of Kerala, is all set to come up with Chief minister V S Achuthanandan laying the foundation stone for it. Speaking on
Hailing India for leading economic recovery in South Asia, the World Bank has said that India will grow by 8.5 percent in 2010 and 9 percent in 2011. “The recovery of Indian GDP could be even faster than what is projected, but rising interes
Having cracked the whip on the scam-tainted Medical Council of India, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has cautioned the panel of doctors, which has replaced the body, against touts and asked them to take transparent and corruption-free decisions.
Disappointed with the court verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy case, activists, who have been fighting for justice for the families of victims, today said the eight persons have been convicted on "diluted" charges and they will appeal bef
