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  • Govt recommends demolition of Adarsh Housing Society building

    Environment Ministry has recommended demolition of tainted Adarsh Housing Society building for flouting Coastal Regulation Zone Rules 1991. The Ministry has also rejected the option of partial demolition of the building or government take over. In its reports the Ministry said that partial demolition or government take over would send a wrong message. Adarsh Housing […]

    2G spectrum scam: Montek disagree with CAG

    Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has disagreed with official auditor CAG on the calculation of a presumptive loss of 1.76 lakh crore rupees in the alleged 2G spectrum scam. Speaking to a private TV channel, Mr Ahluwalia questioned the approach adopted by the CAG for calculating the losses. He said it is not […]

    Govt thinks framing new legislation to tackle piracy

    The government is contemplating framing a new legislation to tackle piracy in view of increasing incidents of Indian ships being hijacked on high seas. Shipping Minister G K Vasan told PTI that in 2010, 12 Indian mechanised sailing vessels, commonly known as ‘dhows’, with 174 Indian nationals were hijacked. Vasan said a slew of measures […]

    CVC to enquire into alleged recruitment scam in CWG Organising Committee

    The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has initiated an inquiry into an alleged recruitment scam in the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. AIR correspondent quoting sources reports, the anti-corruption watchdog officials have seized documents related to the employees who were recruited for organising the mega sporting event last year. CVC has received complaints that it showed ghost […]

    Judicial enquiry ordered into Sabarimala stampede, 73 bodies identified

    A judicial enquiry has been ordered in to the death of 102 Sabarimala pilgrims in Kerala in a stampede. 80 other devotees have been injured in the stampede at Uppupara on the Pullumedu-Vallakadavu forest route in Idukki district, while they were returning after holy darshan at the shrine of Lord Ayyappa on Makar Sankranti day […]

    Lalgarh firing death toll rises to nine

    With the death of an injured woman undergoing treatment in Kolkata, the death toll in the January seven firing at a Lalgarh village in West Midnapore district rose to nine on Sunday. Hospital sources said Arati Mondal, who was admitted to SSKM hospital died of her bullet wounds early on Sunday. She was rushed to […]

    India growth story: Wages high, efficiency low

    The average number of employees and their wages have gone up in the country. According to the annual survey of industries released for the year 2008-09 on Friday, the emoluments of the employees in factories across the country increased by over 23 per cent as compared to nearly eight and a half per cent in […]

    Allahabad HC orders unconditional release of teenage rape victim

    The Allahabad High Court has come down heavily on incarceration of a rape victim in jail and ordered the Uttar Pradesh Government to release unconditionally Sheelu Nishad lodged in Banda jail in alleged theft case. The minor girl was allegedly raped by a ruling BSP MLA Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi, who has been sent to jail […]

    No recommendation to lower voting age to 16: EC

    The Election Commission has said that it has made no recommendation to the government to lower the voting age to 16. A press release of the Commission said that no such proposal has been made to the government. Referring to Media reports about Chief Election Commission’s observation at Bhubaneshwar, the release said that the Chief […]

    Vaishnodevi hills experience snowfall, old cave-route reopened

    Trikuta hills, which houses the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, has received fresh snowfall. There was fresh snowfall in Trikuta hills – abode of the Shrine, during the night following which cold conditions aggravated further, Shrine Board Officials said on Saturday. A thick blanket of snow has come up […]