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  • No bailouts for Pvt. Airlines: Ravi

    Civil Aviation Minister Vyalar Ravi today said that there is no question of giving bailout packages to private sector airlines. He was responding to questions on giving a possible package to the troubled Kingfisher airlines. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Mr. Vyalar Ravi said that since the government has no say in the management of […]

    CBI raids Kochi office of Hindi Prachara Sabha

    In Kerala, the CBI carried out raids at the Kochi Branch office of the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachara Sabha this morning following complaints of corruption and misappropriation of funds. Several incriminating documents were seized during the raid.

    SIT to Guj High Court: Ishrat Jahan encounter fake

    In a setback to the Narendra Modi government, the Special Investigation Team, SIT, probing the 2004 Ishrat Jehan case has concluded that Ishrat and three others were killed in a fake encounter. The Gujarat High Court has ordered a fresh FIR against the accused police officers in the case. SIT in its report said Ishrat […]

    IIIT for Assam by 2012

    Assam will soon have a new Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) with world-class infrastructure on public-private mode. To be set up at Guwahati at an estimated cost of 127 crore rupees on the lines of the Indian Institute of Technology, the proposed IIIT will be headed by the Advisor to the Prime Minister on […]

    Intn’l Drugs Law Enforcement Agencies Chiefs meet in Agra

    A meeting of Heads of National Drugs Law Enforcement Agencies is being organised today at Agra. About 100 participants from member countries of the Asia Pacific Region and United Nations Economic and Social Commision of Asia and Pacific, ESCAP, are attending the event. Deliberations about improving controls over precursor chemicals and illicit opium production in […]

    Seven dead in Howrah-Dehradun Express fire

    At least seven people have been killed after fire broke out in two AC coaches of Howrah-Dehradun Express in Giridih district of Jharkhand. Divisional Railway Manager of Dhanbad said that the fire was spotted in the coaches between Parasnath and Nimiaghat stations in the wee hours of today. He said that a relief train and […]

    No case for NDA’s call to boycott Chidambaram: PM

    PM Manmohan Singh has said that there was no case for NDA’s call to boycott Home Min P Chidambaram in Parliament and hoped that the opposition political parties would desist from any such temptation. “As far as the boycott is concerned, I sincerely hope that the political parties will desist any such temptation. There is […]

    Fire in AC coach of Doon Express, one feared dead

    At least one person was feared dead after fire broke out in an AC coach of Howrah-Dehradun Express in Giridih district in the wee hours on Tuesday, senior officials of East Central Railway said. The fire was spotted in the coach between Parasnath and Nimiaghat stations, Divisional Railway Manager (Dhanbad Division) Sudhir Kumar said. At […]

    West Bengal govt to take firm steps against Maoist’s supporters

    The West Bengal Government is going to take firm steps against those who support the Maoists in the state. Talking to news persons in Kolkata on Monday the Chief Minister Miss Mamata Banerjee said that even as a number of Maoists are surrendering and coming back to the national mainstream, some forces are trying to […]

    TN announces 10 per cent reservation for destitute women

    The Tamil Nadu government has announced a ten percent reservation for destitute women in the posts of Police, Prison Warden and fire personnel. In a press release, Chief Minister Jayalalitha said that the reservation is for destitute women who are directly recruited by the Tamilnadu Police Commission. The posts would have a maximum grade pay […]