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  • Hazare continues his fast at Ramlila Ground in Delh

    Social Activist Anna Hazare is continuing his fast at Ramlila Ground in New Delhi to press for his demands. Among other demands, he is seeking inclusion of Prime Minister in the Lok Pal. The deadlock between the government and team Anna came to an end after the two sides held hectic discussions on holding the […]

    WBengal to be renamed Paschimbanga

    A consensus to rename West Bengal as Paschimbanga was reached at an all-party meeting on Friday to change the nomenclature of the state. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suggested the new name and unanimity was reached on it, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee told reporters after the meeting in the state assembly. “It has been unanimously […]

    India exploiting over 80 pc of marine resources: Pawar

    The Government on Friday said despite limited availability of deep sea fishing vessels, India has been able to exploit over 80 per cent of its marine resources. “Deep sea fishery vessels are limited,” Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha adding that the country was still exploiting 82 per cent […]

    Common exam on the anvil for under-graduate progrs: Sibal

    The Government intends to have a common examination for under-graduate programmes across the country from 2013 and prepare a common merit list as part of efforts to improve quality of education, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said. He also told the Lok Sabha on Friday that the government would crack down on fake universities, the practice […]

    Govt assures system to stop unsolicited SMS within next 6 weeks

    The government on Friday assured that a system to stop unsolicited Short Messages (SMS) on mobile phones will be in place within next six weeks. Responding to a volley of supplementaries during the question hour in the Rajya Sabha, the Telecom Minister, Mr Kapil Sibal said the government has also decided to impose heavy fines […]

    Govt plans to use solid waste for power generation

    Government plans to use solid waste for generating power in the country. Five projects are proposed to be set up in the initial phase. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah stated that two projects are already under installation in Delhi and Bangalore. The projects are […]

    MP recommends CBI probe into RTI activist Shehla’s death

    In Madhya Pradesh, the state government has decided to recommend a CBI inquiry into the murder of Bhopal’s RTI activist Shehla Masood. AIR correspondent reports that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has issued directives to the home department officials in this regard. The central government will be requested to order a CBI inquiry in Shehla […]

    Hazare to continue fast from Ramlila Maidan today

    Social activist Anna Hazare came out of Tihar Jail premises on Friday and headed towards capital’s Ramlila Maidan to continue his fast. Escorted by police officials, Hazare came out and mounted a small podium erected just outside one of the gates of the prison that was his home for over 67 hours. In the short […]

    UPSC announces results for Preliminery examination

    Union Public Service Commission has finally announced the results of preliminery examination 2011 on Thursday. The Union Public Service Commission have a Facilitation Counter near the ExaminationHall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their result of the above mentioned examination on all working days between 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM, in person or on Tel. No. […]

    Prez, VP, PM greet nation on Navroz

    President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Mnamohan Singh on Thursday greeted the nation on the occasion on Navroz -the Parsi New Year . “On the happy occasion of Navroz, I send my greetings and good wishes to all my Parsi fellow citizens,” Patil said. “May the year ahead bring happiness, joy and […]