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  • Centre provides over 1,134 Cr for setting up model schools in 17 states

    The government today said it has provided over 1,134 crore rupees for setting up 1,107 model schools at block level in 17 states. In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for HRD Purandeswari said Andhra Pradesh has got the maximum of 412 crore rupees for setting up 355 model schools […]

    CAG recommends rationalisation of freight, passenger tariffs to improve railways finance

    The Comptroller and Auditor General – CAG – has recommended rationalising of freight and passenger tariffs to improve its finances. The premier auditing body also pressed for making quick decisions about unviable projects and increasing focus on more viable projects. The CAG in its 2010-11 report tabled in Parliament today said the way forward for […]

    Govt implementing programme to control Vector-Borne Disease under NRHM

    Government is implementing an integrated National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme under the National Rural Health Mission to control diseases like Malaria, Chikungunya and Dengue. This was stated by Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said in the Lok Sabha today. In a reply to query, he said government has directed community health centres […]

    Sonia Gandhi successfully underwent surgery in US hospital

    UPA Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who had undergone a surgery in a New York hospital yesterday, has been moved to Intensive Care Unit. According to the medical bulletin, the surgeon had said the operation was successful.Sharing this information with newsmen in New Delhi today, Congress Working Committee Member and spokesperson Janardhan Dwivedi said, […]

    Lok Sabha passes grants of 25,707 Cr and Appropriation bill

    The Lok Sabha today passed the Supplementary demands for Grants of 25,707 crore rupees and the relevant Appropriation bill by a voice vote. Replying to the discussion, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the additional grants had been needed because of the increased expenditure on the various counts MPLAD schemes besides the hike in stipend for […]

    CAG report on CWG indicts Delhi CM for irregularities

    The report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India – CAG – on Common Wealth Games was tabled in the Lok Sabha today. It leveled allegations against Delhi Chief Minister accusing her of irregularities and overspending in the games. The report says Delhi government committed lapses and irregularities in the bidding process for procurement […]

    Chidambaram for consultation process on Telangana

    With government being in a fix over Telangana, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday appealed to all sections to allow consultation process on the statehood issue to reach its logical conclusion. “The Government would like to make an earnest appeal to all sections of the people in Andhra Pradesh that they should allow the consultation […]

    Cash scam: SC slams Delhi Police for “half-hearted” probe

    The Supreme Court slammed Delhi Police for its “half-hearted” probe into the cash-for-vote scam and asked it to take the investigations to its logical conclusion and submit a final report within three weeks. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and R M Lodha also regretted that a middleman of the “cheapest kind” was allowed to […]

    ULFA submits its ‘charter of demands’ to Chidambaram

    Top ULFA leaders met Home Minister P Chidambaram and presented the outfit’s ‘charter of demands’, setting the ball rolling for peace talks with the government to bring about a lasting solution to Assam’s three-decade old insurgency problem. During the 40-minute meeting, which was also attended by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, a seven-member ULFA team […]

    Par panel for separate unit in Navy to deal with sea brigands

    Expressing concern over increasing incidents of piracy, a Parliamentary committee has asked the Defence Ministry to consider setting up a separate unit in the Navy to deal with sea brigands. The Standing Committee on Defence said in its report that the constant piracy threats by Somalian pirates in the Indian Ocean is a cause of […]