The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is eyeing an over Rs 200 crore revenue by doling-out advertisement rights to companies on its 18 skywalks across the metropolis. "We expect to garner over Rs 200 crore from
The corridors of power are abuzz with speculation following a noon meeting between prime minister Manmohan Singh and Anil Ambani. The meeting took place at the prime minister’s residence, 7, Race Course Road. The meeting comes close o
The union ministry for ennvironment and forests on Tuesday put on hold the clearance it granted last month to NRI billionaire Anil Agarwal of Britain to set up a controversial multi-billion, multi-disciplinary Vedanta University in Orissa.
The admission process for various Under-Graduate courses for the academic session 2010-11 in Delhi University (DU) will commence from May 28 and will end on Jnue 11th. This year the process has been pre-poned for few days as CBSE results are ecpec
Avadhesh Kaushal, a human rights activist, has been nominated by the union ministry of rural development for monitoring of the rural job guarantee scheme NREGA. Kaushal, a Padmashri awardee, would be part of a high-powered committee for mo
Just days after Naxals dealt fresh blow to central security forces by killing eight CRPF personnel in an IED blasts, Union Home Secretary G K Pillai today said casualties are "inevitable" as they move into Maoists dominated areas.
Bihar cabinet today decided to set up an engineerig college at Begusarai and an agriculture university at Purnia with an investment of Rs 139.72 crore. Cabinet and co-ordination secretary, Afzal Amanullah told reporters after the meeting t
Union Home Secretary G K Pillai today held discussions with the Manipur government and senior officials on the situation arising from the economic blockade by Naga students and NSCN-IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah`s attempt to enter the state to visi
Jammu and Kashmir government today said an ex-servicemen cell would be set up in the state to address the problems and issues related to former men of armed forces. "We will set up an ex-servicemen cell in state home department
A proposed overarching body in higher education may not look into funding of colleges and universities but purely concentrate on regulating institutions and framing policies for them. Delinking funding of colleges and universities from reg
Honda Motorcycle & Scooters (I) Pvt Ltd (HMSI) and the Rajasthan government today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for setting up a 2-wheeler plant in the Tapukara Industrial Area of Alwar district. The Rs 500 crore project w
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, in news for his recent remarks in China, has moved on to eating something healthier and tastier than his words. He was seen eating salad, after a workshop in New Delhi on Tuesday, and advising every journalist w
The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission has asked state government and All India Council for Technology to ensure that no educational institute invited applications for admission without completing mandatory legal procedure for functioning.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will adopt Gularia village in Bihar`s Khagaria district to help improve the socio-economic condition of the people, official sources said here. At present, the village, inhabited by mainly Mahadalits,
The district administration here has suspended 66 employees for not doing the Census work seriouly, official sources said today. "A total of 66 employees were suspended on charges of negligence in doing Census work," the sources
Karnataka government is honouring more than 80 sports persons, who represented the state at International and National events and won laurels, with cash awards ranging from Rs one lakh to Rs 25,000 here tomorrow. The state has decided to p
The Govindprasad Humanitarian foundation today entered into an MoU with the Karnataka government to construct over 6000 houses for the flood ravaged people of north Karnataka. The MoU which is part of `Aasare`, a housing scheme launched by
Manipur is being held hostage by its own as a Naga students` union state leads an economic siege on the state. The Manipur government, however, has taken measures to transport essential items and other goods along the Silchar-Jiribam-Impha
Last Saturday, I got the opportunity to observe the “Zero Plastic Bag” campaign at Vile Parle that I had only read about or seen in the print and electronic media. The initiator of this revolution is the BMC’
Court work across western Uttar Pradesh was affected today as lawyers went on a day-long strike protesting against police lathicharge on Kanpur lawyers. The boycott call for court proceedings was given by the action committee, Distr
