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  • Govt clears revised cost of Tehri Stage-I project

    The government on Wednesday approved the revised cost of over Rs 8,390 crore for the Tehri Hydro Electric-Project Stage-1 in Uttarakhand implemented by THDC India Limited (THDCIL). The decision to revise the cost of the project to Rs 8,392.45 crore, against the original cost of Rs 2,963.66 crore in March 1994, was takenin New Delhi […]

    Govt approves scheme for welfare of women, children

    In an attempt to check rampant under-nutrition and anaemia among women and children, the Govt on Wednesday approved the implementation of a Rs 1000 crore scheme for the welfare of mother and child. The Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on a pilot basis in 52 […]

    Karnataka HC begins hearing rebel MLAs petitions

    Amid prolonged uncertainty over the fate of the BJP government in Karnataka, a new single bench of the high court will hear on Wednesday the petitions filed by 11 rebel BJP MLAs challenging their disqualification, two days after a split verdict. In a twist to the case, Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N […]

    Center’s interlocutors on J&K to visit valley later this week

    The newly-appointed three-member panel of interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday said its agenda was for a comprehensive and political settlement of the Kashmir “dispute”. “The tight focus will be for seeking a political outcome so that we put this dispute well and truly behind us,” said eminent journalist Dileep Padgaonkar, who along with […]

    CWG: ED registers case for FEMA violation

    The Enforcement Directorate has registered a case for violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act as part of its probe into the alleged corruption in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games. Official sources said Central Bureau of Investigation has also received 20 complaints regarding the Games which also include overlays works. A CBI team had even […]

    GoM gives nod for India-Malaysia pact on roads

    A ministerial panel on roads on Tuesday approved a proposal for an agreement between India and Malaysia on highway projects, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said in New Delhi on Tuesday. Earlier, certain clauses in the proposal are believed to have raised eyebrows in the Cabinet and it was referred to a Group […]

    IT raids in 23 NCR places; errant CWG contractees under scanner

    To bring to book the culprits behind the alleged corruption and irregularities in Common Wealth Games, IT Raids are being carries out in 23 places mostly in National Capital Region (NCR) in connection with the contracts awarded to various suppliers. The Income Tax department on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of businessman and BJP […]

    Campaign ends for first phase of Bihar assembly elections

    Campaigning for 47 of the 243 assembly constituencies in Bihar that go to the polls on 21st October 21 ended on Tuesday. Prominent among the 635 contestants are senior JD-U ministers, Vijendra Prasad Yadav, Narendra Narain Yadav, Renu Kumari, Congress nominee Ranjeet Ranjan, wife of incarcerated former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, state Congress […]

    Conduct independent survey on BPL families, SC tells Centre

    With states complaining of inadequate supply of foodgrains for public distribution system, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to examine at the highest level the idea of conducting an independent nation-wide survey to identify below poverty line and Antodaya Anna Yojna families. A Bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma said the Centre should […]

    Satyam case: SC pulls up CBI for filing bulky chargesheet

    B Ramalinga Raju, founder chairman of the scam-hit Satyam computers, has attempted to influence witnesses, CBI on Tuesday alleged before the Supreme Court, which pulled up the agency for filing a bulky chargesheet in the over Rs 10,000 crore scam case. CBI, which commenced the arguments on its petition seeking cancellation of the bail granted […]